Malavath Purna Explained

Birth Place:Pakala, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India
Knownfor:Mount Everest
Education:Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA
Telangana Social Welfare Residential School TSWREIS
Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling
Majorascents:Mount Everest in 2014
Mount Kilimanjaro in 2016
Mount Elbrus in 2017
Mount Aconcagua in 2019
Cartsnez Pyramid in 2019
Mount Vinson Massif in 2019
Mount Denali in 2022

Malavath Poorna (born 10 June 2000) is an Indian mountaineer. On 25 May 2014, Poorna climbed Mount Everest, aged 13 years and 11 months, the youngest female to have reached the summit.[1] Purna climbed Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe on 27 July 2017. After reaching the summit of Elbrus, Poorna unfurled a 50 ft long Indian Tricolor and sang the Indian National Anthem.[2] She completed the Seven Summits on 5 June 2022 climbing Denali, along with father-daughter duo Ajeet Bajaj and Deeya Bajaj.

A film based on Poorna's life story was released in 2017 named directed by Rahul Bose.[3]

Early life and background

Poorna was born in Pakala village, Nizamabad district of Telangana state of India.[4] She joined the 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. In preparation for climbing Mount Everest, she trekked to the mountains of Ladakh and Darjeeling.[5]

Seven Summits

Forbes List

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

Biography

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 13-year-old Malavath Purna becomes youngest woman to scale Everest . . 12 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Poorna Malavath on top of Mt. Elbrus. 28 July 2017. dreamwanderlust.com.
  3. News: Biopic on Malavath Poorna set to hit the silver screen . 2017-01-11 . Telangana Today . 2017-03-16 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Mountaineer Poorna Malavath, 19, Is Conquering Stereotypes. 2021-05-17. Forbes India. en.
  5. News: CM K Chandrasekhar Rao announces reward for Poorna Malavath and Sadhanapalli Anand Kumar . . 15 June 2014 . 12 March 2016.
  6. Web site: 2019-12-31. 7 summits in 7 continents: Telangana girl Malavath Poorna one step away from goal. 2020-09-19. The Indian Express. en.
  7. Web site: Self-Made Women 2020 : India's top women achievers. All of this hard work is done by Malavath Purna . 2021-02-28. Forbes India. en.
  8. News: Mehta . Archit . 2019-08-09 . Poorna, the youngest girl in the world to scale Mount Everest, shares her story . en-IN . The Hindu . 2021-05-17 . 0971-751X.