H. P. S. Ahluwalia
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He was awarded the Padma Bhushan
award in 2002.
Major Ahluwalia is also the chairman of the Rehabilitation Council of India and is a recipient of several awards like Padma Sri, Arjuna award
, the National Award for the best work done in the field of Disability, the Order of the Khalsa (Nissan A Khalsa).
He has written several books like Higher than Everest, Beyond the Himalayas, Everest is within you.
He won the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award for lifetime achievement on August 29, 2009. Even after climbing Mount Everest he had a question in his mind 'why Everest?'
Padma Bhushan
The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...
award in 2002.
Major Ahluwalia is also the chairman of the Rehabilitation Council of India and is a recipient of several awards like Padma Sri, Arjuna award
Arjuna award
The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....
, the National Award for the best work done in the field of Disability, the Order of the Khalsa (Nissan A Khalsa).
He has written several books like Higher than Everest, Beyond the Himalayas, Everest is within you.
He won the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award for lifetime achievement on August 29, 2009. Even after climbing Mount Everest he had a question in his mind 'why Everest?'