When satosh yadavu climed himachal pradesh …

Ms. SANTOSH YADAV was born on 10th October 1967 in village Joniyawas of Rewari District in Haryana. Inspite of her rural background and in the prevalent social taboo forbidding education of girls in rural set up, she was able to force her way and continue her schooling. She graduated from the Maharani College, Jaipur, in Economic (Honours) in 1987 and also obtained her NCC „C‟ Certificate, the following year. While studying in the prestigious Maharani College, Jaipur, she found her way to the Himalayas through the Aravali Mountains. In 1986 she did her Basic Mountaineering Course from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi with „A‟ Grading and saw snow / ice for the first time in her life. In the following year, she did Advance Mountaineering Course from the same Institute, also with „A‟ Grading.On 30th March 2000, the “His Excellency President of India” honoured her with the award of “PADMASHRI”, one of the highest civilian award, for her excellence in the field of mountaineering in the Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.