Bhawna Dehariya

Early life

Dehariya was born on 12 November 1991. She hails from Village Tamia, Chhindawara, Madhya Pradesh.

Dehariya has done Masters of Physical Education (M.P.Ed) 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. She holds Post Graduate Diploma in Naturopathy and Yogic Science from Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidyalaya. Bhawna also completed a judge course in sports climbing conducted by the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF).

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.

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'. 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. 2 Nepal, Asia Mount Everest 8,848 m (29,029 ft) 22 May 2019 3 Tanzania, Africa Mount Kilimanjaro 5,895 m (19,341 ft) 27 October 2019 4 Argentina, South America Aconcagua 6,962 m (22,841 ft) 31 December 2019 6 Uttarakhand, India, Asia Draupadi ka Danda II 5,670 m (18,602 ft) 16 June 2017 7 Europe Mount Elbrus West 5,642 m (18510.5 ft) 15 August 2022 8 Europe Mount Elbrus East 5,621 m (18441.6 ft) 16 August 2022 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) 2022''':

Honored the state's first female mountaineer and Everest achiever by the Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Mangubhai C. Patel.

Sports achievements

Represented The All India Softball Championship, 2017, (Kochi) Represented National Basketball Championship at school level, 2008, (Jabalpur) Represented 12th Junior (Girls) Cycle Polo National Championship, 2008-09 (Kochi)