Sunita Singh Choken

Sunita Singh Choken (born ) is an Indian mountaineer and activist. She climbed Mount Everest in 2011. Afterwards she did two long-distance cycle trips to promote both the environment and the "Save, educate the girl child" campaign (Beti Bachao Beti Padhao). She has received several awards including the 2016 Nari Shakti Puraskar.

Early life Sunita Singh Choken was born in 1985 in a Hindu Gurjar Family. She grew up in Rewari (Haryana) and Kishorpura (Rajasthan) finishing her schooling in Amritsar, (Punjab). Her father worked for the Border Security Force. Choken studied mountaineering in Manali and Darjeeling. She then scaled several other Himalayan peaks. Also in 2018, she made another cycle trip to promote Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, this time covering a distance of 5,000 km from the Somnath Temple (Gujarat) to Nepal.

Awards and recognition

Choken received the 2016 Nari Shakti Puraskar, presented by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. She has also been recognised with the Border Security Force Brave Daughter, the Bharat Gaurav and the Kalpana Chawla awards.