Thirteen-year-old tribal girl Malavath Purna from
Andhra Pradesh touches a historic feat of Indian
mountaineering by conquering the highest peak of
the world – the Mount Everest. Purna, the daughter
of a poor farm laborer from Nizamabad district of
Andhra Pradesh, completed her journey with 16
year-old Sadhanapalli Anand Kumar, the son of a
cycle mechanic from Khammam district, in the
morning hour of 25th May. Both of them are
students of a government-run social welfare hostel
Andhra Pradesh Social Welfare Educational Society
and were chosen from 150 children for adventure
sports to promote excellence in the students of the
society. Some other exceptional students were sent
to a reputed mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling
for training and some of them on the expedition to
Indo-China border.
Edmund Hillary from New Zealand and Tenzing
Norgay from Nepal were first to make their mark on
the Mount Everest on May 29, 1953 after which over
4000 people has successfully climbed and many
died while attempting. The two teenagers have
again made their glorious marks on the 61st
anniversary of the conquest.
According to the reports, the two were first denied
for any training for being too young but later they
were chosen for their talents and desire. Purna
aspires to be an IPS officer like IPS officer Praveen
Kumar who actually made her realize that social
background plays the least role in becoming
something big and great you desire and deserve.
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