Golden Jubilee Program 2015 held at Kolkata to felicitate the living members of 1965 Everest Expedition team

Dream Wanderlust | May 27 , 2015

A Tribute to the Heros of First Successful Indian Everest Expedition 1965 was organised by IMF, East Zone in association with The Himalayan Club, Kolkata Section on 26th May, 2015. Mr. Manik Banerjee was chairing the programme. Rupamanjari Biswas (IMF, Kolkata), Harvind Singh (DG, GSI), Col Chauhan (President, IMF), Captain M S Kohli (Leader, 1965 Expedition), Brigadier Mulk Raj (Food Incharge of 1965 Expedition), Sonam Wangial (Member, 1965 Expedition), G S Bhanhu (Communication Manager, 1965 Expedition) and Aninda Chakravarti (Daughter of A K Chakravarti - Doctor, 1965 Expedition) had been felicitated by the IMF East zone and Kolkata and Himalayan Club. Veteran Mountaineers and mountain lovers across the city came to Ashutosh Birth Centenary Hall to attend the felicitation programme. The programme started with a film featuring 1965 expedition and it followed by the felicitation given by many clubs, individual and organization which includes some mountain personalities like Pradeep Sahoo, Pravat Gangully, Meher Mehta, Manik Banerjee, and Ujjal Roy. Dipankar Ghosh and Pradeep Sahoo also shared their views and experiences of Himalaya in recent years.

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