Deeya Suzannah Bajaj (born 9 March 1994) is an Indian adventure sports athlete.[1] She completed climbing the Seven Summits on 5 June 2022.
Deeya Suzannah Bajaj | |
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.JPG) Deeya Suzannah Bajaj in July 2018 | |
| Born | 9 March 1994 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Cornell University Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | Mountaineer, explorer, motivational speaker, adventure tourism |
| Parent(s) | Shirly Bajaj and Ajeet Bajaj |
| Relatives | Meghna Ann Bajaj (sister) |
Biography edit
Bajaj is the daughter of Shirly Thomas Bajaj and Ajeet Bajaj (Indian adventurer and Padma Shri awardee).[2] She is a PADI certified rescue diver[3] and has completed an advance course in mountaineering from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.[4]
Adventure edit
At the age of 17, Bajaj participated in a 550 km long cross country skiing expedition,[5] where she skied across the Greenland Icecap to raise funds for a children's home.[6] She was the youngest in the world at the time to have completed the expedition.[7]
On 16 May 2018 Bajaj and her father became the first Indian father-daughter duo to climb Mount Everest.[8][9][10][11] They are also the first parent-child team to have climbed Everest from the North Side (Tibet). The climb was undertaken to support the cause of the girl child in India.[12] The father-daughter team has climbed all of the Seven Summits including Mount Everest, Denali, Aconcagua, Vinson, Elbrus, Kilimanjaro, Mont Blanc, Puncak Jaya and Mount Kosciuszko.[13][14]
Awards edit
References edit
- ^ Kumar, Ashok (16 May 2018). "Bajajs become first father-daughter duo to scale the Mount Everest". The Hindu.
- ^ Manekar, Sameer (30 May 2018). "Would Your Relationship With Your Father Survive Climbing Everest?". Vice. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ Kullar, Gagan Dhillon (4 June 2018). "The formidable challenge of scaling the Everest". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ ""Even Everest is not the limit if you put your mind to it" – Mountaineer Deeya Bajaj". cnbctv18.com. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Bhanukumar, Shashwathi (11 June 2018). "Ajeet and Deeya Bajaj: India's First Father-daughter duo to conquer Mt Everest - Parentcircle". www.parentcircle.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Skiing for a dream". Rediff. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Like father, like daughter". Retrieved 7 October 2019 – via PressReader.
- ^ ""Even Everest is not the limit if you put your mind to it" – Mountaineer Deeya Bajaj". cnbctv18.com. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ Sethi, Nidhi, ed. (24 May 2018). ""Adventure Is A Way Of Life": India's First Father-Daughter Duo Who Climbed Mount Everest". NDTV.com. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
- ^ "Mount Everest: Gurugram duo scale Mt Everest, first Indian father-daughter team to do so | Gurgaon News - Times of India". The Times of India. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "PM Modi congratulates Indian Mount Everest conquerors". www.aninews.in. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Everest climb a message for female equality". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Ajeet Bajaj and Deeya Bajaj Blog". Economic Times Blog. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Dalmia Cement empowers Ajeet and Deeya Bajaj, the first Indian father - daughter duo aiming to scale Mt. Vinson, Antarctica". Odisha Diary. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Deeya Suzannah Bajaj – TOSB". Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Flipkart presents TiE-Aspire Young Achiever awards". Sify. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Award2013". www.atoai.org. Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
External links edit
- TEDx 'The Spirit Of Adventure'
- TEDx 'Beyond Everest'
- Website