On Wednesday 22nd May 2013 Shri Narendra Modi congratulated Ms. Arunima Sinha, a former national volleyball player who has entered history as the first Indian amputee to climb Mount Everest. Ms. Sinha scaled the world’s highest peak at 10:55 AM as a member of Eco Everest Expedition from the Tata Group.
Shri Modi Tweeted, “Congratulations to Arunima Sinha. Inspiring story of determination & dedication that took her on top of the world!”
Ms. Sinha faced immense adversity in the wake of her being pushed off a train for resisting chain snatching in 2011. Last year, she had climbed Mount Chhamser Kangri of Ladakh.
(with inputs from https://ibnlive.in.com/news/arunima-sinha-becomes-first-indian-amputee-to-scale-mt-everest/393126-3.html)