Poorna Malavath
Poorna MalavathPoorna Malavath is an Indian mountaineer. On 25th
May 2014, Poorna climbed the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest
at the age of 13 years and 11 months and became the youngest
Indian female in the world to have reached the world’s highest
Mountain.
Her mountaineering journey did not stop after Mount Everest; she
went on an expedition to climb seven tallest mountains in each of
the seven continents, The 7-Summits.
She successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa in the year
2016, and Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Russia and Europe, on
27 July 2017. It was a proud moment for her when she unfurled a
50ft long Indian tricolor and sang Indian National Anthem at the
top of Mt. Elbrus. Her feat of climbing continued with Mount
Aconcagua (South America, 2019), Mount Carstens pyramid (Oceanian
region, 2019), Mount Vinson Massif (Antarctica, 2019), and other
few Indian mountains. She Successfully completed Mt. Denali
(Alaska, North America) on 5th June 2022 and completed “The
7-Summits.”
Poorna was born on 10th June 2000 in a tiny village, Pakala in the
state of Telangana, India. Coming from poor family background,
both her parents are agricultural laborers. She graduated from
Telangana social welfare residential school (TSWREIS) and went to
Minnesota state university, USA as an exchange student. She
studied Political sciences to understand and fight for woman
empowerment.
A film based on Poorna’s life story was released in 2017 named
“Poorna” (Courage has no limits). A book, “Poorna the youngest
girl in the world to scale Mount Everest,” is also published on
Poorna’s life journey. The book captures Poorna’s journey from her
hometown Pakala, a village in Nizamabad district of Telangana, to
climbing Mt. Everest. The book is an inspiration for people to
achieve their dreams despite life challenges. Poorna was listed on
the “Forbes Indian List” of “Self-made Women” in 2020.
She has received many awards and appreciations from the government
and different organizations across the world. Some of the notable
awards she received are the Ruby Jubilee Healthcare award from the
then President of INDIA Sri APJ Abdul Kalam, The excellence award
by the president of India shri Pranab Mukherji, the Amazing
Indians Awards 2016 from the Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi, and
the JFW Awards 2018