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D. K. Khullar
Born1941
Bassi Pathana,Fatehgarh district,Punjab,India
Occupation(s)Mountaineer
Writer
Army officer
Known forEverestascent
AwardsPadma Shri

Darshan Kumar Khullaris an Indian mountaineer, writer and a formerBrigadierof theIndian Army.[1]He led theEverestexpedition which includedBachendri PalandPhu Dorjeethat summitted the peak in May 1984.[2][3]TheGovernment of Indiaawarded him the fourth highest Indian civilian honour ofPadma Shriin 1984.[4]

Biography

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Born in 1941[5]atBassi PathanainFatehgarh Sahib districtin the Indian state ofPunjab,Khullar did his education at theRashtriya Indian Military College,Dehradun.[1]

He was commissioned into22 Mountain Regimentin theRegiment of Artilleryin 1961. He participated in theSino-Indian Warof 1962. He commanded168 Field Regiment.As a Brigadier, he commanded 54 Artillery Brigade (under54th Infantry Division) in Sri Lanka as part of theIndian Peace Keeping Force.He briefly commanded the corps artillery brigade inKashmir,when the insurgency broke out. He took premature retirement from the Army in 1993.[6]

He was the principal of theHimalayan Mountaineering Institute(HMI),Darjeelingbetween 1981 and 1985.[1][7]He was chosen as the leader of the 1984 Everest expedition team composed of eleven men and six women, which summitted the peak in May 1984 through the South East Ridge route.[8]The team includedBachendri Pal,the first Indian woman to scaleMount EverestandPhu Dorjee,the first Indian to climb the peak without oxygen.[9]


Khullar is a member of the Expedition Commission of theInternational Mountaineering and Climbing Federation,Berne, Switzerland.[10]He is the author of several books on mountaineering and international politics[11]and has co-authored the second book written byBachendri Palin 2006 about the Trans-Himalayan all-women expedition of 1997. Khullar lives a retired life inAmbalain Haryana.[1]

Works

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Some of his publications are:

  • Themes of Glory: Indian Artillery in War[12]
  • The Call of Everest: First Ascent by an Indian Woman[13]
  • A Mountain of Happiness[14]
  • When Generals Failed: The Chinese Invasion: Abdiction from Battle, Tawang, Sela, and Bomdila, 1962[15]
  • Security, Peace and Honour[16]
  • Pakistan, Our Difficult Neighbour and Allied Issues[17]
  • Pakistan our Difficult Neighbour and India's Islamic Dimensions[18]

Awards

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TheGovernment of Indiaawarded him the civilian honour ofPadma Shriin 1984.[4][19]He was also awarded theArjuna awardandAti Vishisht Seva Medal.[6][20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcd"Bachendri and brigadier join hands over book".The Telegraph. 1 February 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 15 July 2015.Retrieved14 July2015.
  2. ^"Bachendri Pal".iLove India. 2015.Retrieved14 July2015.
  3. ^"Sherpas who has Summited Everest".Everest History. 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 5 September 2015.Retrieved14 July2015.
  4. ^ab"Padma Awards"(PDF).Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 15 October 2015.Retrieved18 June2015.
  5. ^"WorldCat profile".WorldCat. 2015.Retrieved14 July2015.
  6. ^ab"About the author".Retrieved5 January2024.
  7. ^"Former Principals".Himalayan Mountaineering Institute. 2015.Retrieved14 July2015.
  8. ^"Everest summits 151 - 300".Adventure Stats. 2015.Retrieved14 July2015.
  9. ^"First Man to Climb Mount Everest Without Oxygen".Colours of India. 2015.Retrieved14 July2015.
  10. ^"Expedition Commission"(PDF).International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation. 2015.Retrieved14 July2015.
  11. ^"DK Agencies profile".DK Agencies. 2015.Retrieved14 July2015.
  12. ^Khullar, Darshan (2017).Themes of Glory: Indian Artillery in War.VIJ Books (India) Pty Ltd.ISBN978-9385563973.
  13. ^D K Khullar (1992).The Call of Everest: first ascent by an Indian woman.Vision Books. p. 200.ISBN9788170940883.
  14. ^D K Khullar (1995).A mountain of happiness.Interprint. p. 118.ISBN9788185017761.OCLC315344825.
  15. ^D K Khullar (1999).When generals failed: the chinese invasion: abdiction from battle, Tawang, Sela, and Bomdila, 1962.Manas Publications. p. 267.ISBN9788170490982.OCLC42719474.
  16. ^D K Khullar; B K Nehru (2000).Security, peace and honour.Manas Publications. p. 232.ISBN9788170490845.OCLC51591756.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ^Pakistan, our difficult neighbour and allied issues.Pushpa Books. 2009. p. 111.ISBN9788188039869.OCLC421152460.
  18. ^D K Khullar (2014).Pakistan our difficult neighbour and India's Islamic dimensions.Vij Books. p. 224.ISBN9789382652755.OCLC890952784.
  19. ^"Gazette of India, No 77, page 2".Retrieved5 January2024.
  20. ^"Gallantry awards"(PDF).23 January 1988.Retrieved5 January2024.
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