11-06-2025
Lohardaga Everester gives pep talk to govt school kids
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Gumla: A Bihar regiment subedar Bahadur Pahan, who recently scaled Mt Everest, counselled students of his village school in Lohardaga to pursue their dreams of becoming a mountaineer.
He was addressing a felicitation function organised by mukhiya Chemni Toppo, Kakargarh panchayat samiti and ward members to felicitate him after he arrived in his village. It was attended by the Govt Middle School.
"If you aspire to be a mountaineer, poverty won't come in the way. If you possess the required traits, entities like Tata Adventure Foundation will sponsor you," said Pahan, an instructor at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi.
Fulfilling his dream of 15 years, he scaled Mt Everest on May 23. He is the only Everester from his regiment. "Not just mountaineering; you should excel in other fields of your choice and do it differently," he added.
Mukhiya Toppo said, "It's a great moment for all of us that a jawan of our panchayat made history by scaling the world's highest peak."
