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PICS : Gritty Indian sportswomen

PICS : WOMEN WHO SHOWED SPORTING PROWESS

Bachendri Pal : She is an Indian mountaineer, who in 1984 became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Her story is one of grit and courage written all over. She took up moutaineering at time when it was often said to be a male bastion. She came out trumps .