Bhawna Dehariya
{{Short description|Indian mountaineer}}
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Bhawna Dehariya (born 12 November 1991) is an Indian mountaineer born in Village Tamia, District Chhindawara, Madhya Pradesh.{{cite news|date=29 June 2019|title=Megha Parmar, Bhawna Dehriya relive their death-defying journey from Madhya Pradesh to Mount Everest|language=en|work=India Today|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/mind-rocks-2019-indore/story/india-today-mind-rocks-indore-2019-megha-parmar-bhawna-dehriya-mount-everest-1558716-2019-06-29}} She reached the summit of summit of Mount Everest on 22 May 2019.{{cite news|last1=Singh|first1=Ramendra|date=22 May 2019|title=Bhawna Dheriya becomes first woman from Madhya Pradesh to complete Mount Everest summit {{!}} Bhopal News - Times of India|language=en|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/bhawna-dheriya-becomes-first-woman-from-madhya-pradesh-to-complete-mount-everest-summit/articleshow/69447396.cms}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 March 2020|title=Dehariya scales Oz highest peak on Holi|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/dehariya-scales-oz-highest-peak-on-holi.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-09-13|website=The Pioneer (India)|language=en}} She holds a Guinness World Records title for promoting and popularising Indian Himalaya with the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute on 15 August 2020 (Independence Day).{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Ramendra|date=29 October 2020|title=MP climber Bhawna Dehariya makes it to the Guinness Book {{!}} Bhopal News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/mp-climber-bhawna-makes-it-to-the-guinness-book/articleshow/78919190.cms|access-date=2021-04-16|website=The Times of India|language=en}} She is the Vice President and Brand Ambassador of Jan Parishad, a national level social enterprise.{{cite news|date=28 August 2020|title=Everest climber Bhawna Dehariya new vice president of Jan Parishad|language=en|work=The Pioneer|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/everest-climber-bhawna-dehariya-new-vice-president-of-jan-parishad.html}} The Department of Women and Child Development appointed Dehariya and her daughter Siddhi Mishra as brand ambassadors for the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ campaign.{{cite news |title=Dehariya, daughter named brand ambassadors of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/bhawna-dehariya-and-daughter-named-brand-ambassadors-of-beti-bachao-beti-padhao/articleshow/112435286.cms |work=The Times of India |date=11 August 2024}}
Early life
Dehariya was born on 12 November 1991. She hails from Village Tamia, Chhindawara, Madhya Pradesh.{{cite news |last=Singh |first=Ramendra |date=29 October 2020 |title=MP climber Bhawna Dehariya makes it to the Guinness Book |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/mp-climber-bhawna-makes-it-to-the-guinness-book/articleshow/78919190.cms |work=The Times of India}}
Dehariya has done Masters of Physical Education (M.P.Ed){{Cite web|last=|first=|title=MP girl mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya celebrates Diwali on Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak|url=https://www.windowtonews.com/news.php?id=284695&cat_id=8|access-date=2021-04-16|website=Window to News|language=en-gb|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416120319/https://www.windowtonews.com/news.php?id=284695&cat_id=8|url-status=dead}} and Bachelor of Physical Education (B.P.E & B.P.Ed) from VNS College of Physical Education and Management Studies affiliated to Barkatullah University, Bhopal.{{cite news|title=MP's Bhawna completes Mt Everest summit - Times of India|work=The Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/mps-bhawna-completes-mt-everest-summit/articleshow/69446465.cms}} She holds Post Graduate Diploma in Naturopathy and Yogic Science from Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=29 October 2020|title=Everester Bhawna Dehariya creates Guinness World Records|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/everester-bhawna-dehariya-creates-guinness-world-records.html|access-date=2021-04-16|website=The Pioneer (India)|language=en}} Bhawna also completed a judge course in sports climbing conducted by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF).{{Cite web |title=Bhopal: Motherhood No Bar To Pursuing Your Dreams, Says Mountaineer Bhawna Dehariya |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-motherhood-no-bar-to-pursuing-your-dreams-says-mountaineer-bhawna-dehariya |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}
She has represented Madhya Pradesh by participating in numerous sports at the national level like cycle polo, artificial sports climbing (a form of rock climbing), basketball, and softball.{{cite news|last1=Sharma|first1=Girish|date=16 March 2020|title=Mountaineer Bhawna, a girl who crossed all barriers|language=en|work=The Pioneer|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/mountaineer-bhawna--a-girl-who-crossed-all-barriers.html}}
Career
Dehariya holds her mountaineering certifications in Methods of Instructions (MOI), Advance Mountaineering (AMC), and Basic Mountaineering course (BMC) from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand with Grade 'A'.{{Cite web|last=Pioneer|first=The|title=Mountaineer Bhawna, a girl who crossed all barriers|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2020/state-editions/mountaineer-bhawna--a-girl-who-crossed-all-barriers.html|access-date=2021-10-04|website=The Pioneer|language=en}} Bhawna was a speaker at TEDx and conducted over 50 motivational sessions at various colleges across India. She served as the brand ambassador for the 'Run Bhopal Run' Marathon for three consecutive years and has been a national coordinator of the All India Council of Physical Education (AICPE) since 2016.
In August 2018, she was selected by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Welfare, Government of India, Delhi for mountaineering where she climbed 6593 meters high at the Mount Manirang peak. In May 2019, Dehariya became the first woman from Madhya Pradesh to climb the world's highest peak, 8,848-metre-high Mount Everest in Nepal.
Bhawna helped organize the Bhoj Adventure Fest in Bhopal and the Patalkot Adventure Festival in Patalkot, Chhindwara district. In 2022, she led the 'Chhindwara Marathon' with the District Archeology, Tourism & Culture Council (DATCC) in Chhindwara. She was also involved in planning 'Jal Mahotsav 2020' at Hanumantia Khandwa, an event by the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board.
At Ernst & Young, Bhawna works as a sports and culture consultant in the technical support unit for the Madhya Pradesh Government's Department of Tribal Affairs.
Summits
Honors and awards
2020:
- Guinness World Records holder for promoting and popularising Indian Himalaya with the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute on 15 August 2020 (Independence Day)
- Honoured as and holds the position of Vice President and Brand Ambassador of Jan Parishad since 26 August 2020{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Hitendra|date=28 August 2020|title=पर्वतारोही भावना डेहरिया बनीं जन परिषद की उपाध्यक्ष और ब्रांड एम्बेसडर|url=https://www.patrika.com/bhopal-news/mountaineer-bhavna-dehria-became-vice-president-and-brand-ambassador-6366850/|access-date=2021-04-16|website=Patrika News|language=hindi}}
- Received ‘Devi Award’ by the Chief Minister Kamal Nath of Madhya Pradesh in Indore in February 2020{{cite news|date=29 February 2020|title=Work to make Madhya Pradesh safest state for women: CM Kamal Nath|work=The New Indian Express|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2020/feb/29/work-to-make-madhya-pradesh-safest-state-for-women-cm-kamal-nath-2110097.html}}{{cite news|title=Need to change men's perspective for making MP safe & empowering women: CM Kamal Nath speaks at Devi Awards|language=en|work=Free Press Journal|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/need-to-change-mens-perspective-for-making-mp-safe-empowering-women-cm-kamal-nath-speaks-at-devi-awards}}
2022:
- Honored the state's first female mountaineer and Everest achiever by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Mangubhai C. Patel.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-01 |title=Bhopal News: राजभवन में सम्मानित हुईं पर्वतारोही भावना, कहा-अब अंटार्टिका और नार्थ अमेरिका की सबसे ऊंची चोटी फतह करना है - Bhopal News Mountaineer Bhavna honored at Raj Bhavan said now we have to conquer the highest peak of Antarctica and North America |url=https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/bhopal-bhopal-news-mountaineer-bhavna-honored-at-raj-bhavan-said-now-we-have-to-conquer-the-highest-peak-of-antarctica-and-north-america-8061184 |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=Nai Dunia |language=hi}}
= Sports achievements =
- Represented The All India Softball Championship, 2017, (Kochi){{Cite web|last=Jha|first=Sumit Kumar|date=2021-03-08|title=Meet Bhawna Dehariya, pregnant mountaineer & Everest climber looking to scale her next summit|url=https://newsmeter.in/nation/meet-bhawana-dehariya-pregnant-mountaineer-everest-climber-looking-to-scale-her-next-summit-675209|access-date=2021-04-16|website=newsmeter.in|language=en}}
- Represented National Basketball Championship at school level, 2008, (Jabalpur)
- Represented 12th Junior (Girls) Cycle Polo National Championship, 2008-09 (Kochi)
See also
References
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