Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu

Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu (Hindi: रीना कौशल धर्मशक्तू) is the first Indian woman to ski from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole covering a distance of 900 kilometers.

About Dharmshaktu was born into a Hindu family from Punjab. She grew up in Darjeeling. She completed mountaineering courses at the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling. Reena was an instructor with the US-headquartered National Outdoor Leadership Schools (NOLS) that teaches outdoor skills to people. which crossed a 900 kilometer Antarctic ice trek to reach the South Pole, marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Commonwealth. She was selected from among 800 applicants from Brunei, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Singapore, New Zealand and the UK.

Awards Dharmshaktu was awarded the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award 2010 in land adventure category.