Malavath Poorna (born 10 June 2000) is an Indian

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. On 25 May 2014, Poorna climbed

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, aged 13 years and 11 months, the youngest Indian and the youngest female to have reached the summit. Purna climbed Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in

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and

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on 27 July 2017. After reaching the summit of Elbrus, Poorna unfurled a 50 ft long Indian Tricolor and sang the

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. She completed the

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on 5 June 2022 climbing Mount

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, along with father-daughter duo Ajeet Bajaj and Deeya Bajaj. A film based on Poorna's life story was released in 2017 named '' Poorna: Courage Has No Limit'' directed by

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Early life and background

Poorna was born at Pakala village,

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state of

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. She joined Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational Institutions Society for her education. Her talent was spotted by the secretary of the Society Dr. Repalle Shiva Praveen Kumar IPS. She was shortlisted for Operation Everest. In preparation for climbing

she trekked to mountains of

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and

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Seven Summits

Everest Mount Everest (; Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border runs across its summit point. Its elevation (snow heigh ...

(Asia, 2014) *

Kilimanjaro Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: above sea level and a ...

(Africa, 2016) * Elbrus (Europe, 2017) *

Aconcagua Aconcagua () is a mountain in the Principal Cordillera of the Andes mountain range, in Mendoza Province, Argentina. It is the highest mountain in the Americas, the highest outside Asia, and the highest in the Southern Hemisphere with a summi ...

(South America, 2019) *

Carstensz Pyramid Puncak Jaya (; literally "Glorious Peak") or Carstensz Pyramid, Mount Jayawijaya or Mount Carstensz () on the island of New Guinea, with an elevation of , is the highest mountain peak of an island on Earth. The mountain is located in the Sudi ...

(Oceania region, 2019) *

Vinson Massif Vinson Massif () is a large mountain massif in Antarctica that is long and wide and lies within the Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains. It overlooks the Ronne Ice Shelf near the base of the Antarctic Peninsula. The massif is located ...

(Antarctica, 2019) * Denali (North America, 2022)

Forbes List

Poorna was listed on the Forbes India list of the self-made women in 2020.

Biography

Poorna's biography has been written in the form of book format by Aparna Thota. The book captures Poorna's journey from her home town Pakala, a village in Nizamabad district of Telangana, to Everest even though she came from such a small village she managed to accomplish her dreams.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Purna, Malavath Living people Telugu people Indian female mountain climbers Indian mountain climbers 2000 births People from Nizamabad district Indian summiters of Mount Everest Sportswomen from Telangana 21st-century Indian women 21st-century Indian people Adivasi Scheduled Tribes of India Mountain climbers from Telangana