Malavath Purna

Malavath Purna[lower-alpha 1] (born 10 June 2000) is an Indian mountaineer. On 25 May 2014, Purna scaled the highest peak of Mount Everest and, aged 13 years and 11 months, became the youngest Indian and the youngest female in the world to have reached the summit.[1] Purna was accompanied by Sadhanapalli Anand Kumar from Khammam. She scaled Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Russia and in Europe on 27 July 2017. After reaching the summit of Elbrus, Purna unfurled a 50 ft long Indian Tricolor singing the Indian National Anthem.[2]

Malavath Purna
Purna (second from left) (third from right) with PM Narendra Modi in 2014
Personal information
Born10 June 2000 (2000-06-10) (age 21)
Pakala, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India
EducationMinnesota State University, Mankato, USA
Telangana Social Welfare Residential School TSWREIS
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling
Climbing career
Known forMount Everest
Major ascentsMount Everest in 2014
Mount Kilimanjaro in 2016
Mount Elbrus in 2017
Mount Aconcagua in 2019
Cartsnez Pyramid in 2019
Mount Vinson Massif in 2019

A film based on Purna's life story was released in 2017 named Poorna: Courage Has No Limit directed by Rahul Bose.[3]

Early life and background

Purna was born at pakla village, Nizamabad district of Telangana state of India.[4] She joined Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society for her education. Her talent was spotted by the secretary of the Society Dr. Repalle Shiva Praveen Kumar IPS. She was shortlisted for Operation Everest along with Sadhanapalli Anand Kumar. In preparation for climbing Mount Everest she trekked to mountains of Ladakh and Darjeeling.[5]

Six Summits

Forbes List

Purna was listed on the Forbes India list of the self made women in 2020.[7]

Biography

Purna's biography has been written in the form of book format by Aparna Thota. The book captures Purna's journey from her home town Pakala, a village in Nizamabad district of Telangana, to the Everest even though she came from such a small village she managed to accomplish her dreams.[8]

See also

Notes
  1. Also written as Malavath Poorna, Purna Malavath, or Poorna Malavath

References
  1. "13-year-old Malavath Purna becomes youngest woman to scale Everest". The Indian Express. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. "Poorna Malavath on top of Mt. Elbrus". dreamwanderlust.com. 28 July 2017.
  3. "Biopic on Malavath Poorna set to hit the silver screen". Telangana Today. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  4. "Mountaineer Poorna Malavath, 19, Is Conquering Stereotypes". Forbes India. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. "CM K Chandrasekhar Rao announces reward for Poorna Malavath and Sadhanapalli Anand Kumar". Deccan Chronicle. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  6. "7 summits in 7 continents: Telangana girl Malavath Poorna one step away from goal". The Indian Express. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. "Self-Made Women 2020 : India's top women achievers. All of this hard work is done by Malavath Purna". Forbes India. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  8. Mehta, Archit (9 August 2019). "Poorna, the youngest girl in the world to scale Mount Everest, shares her story". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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