Chhanda Gayen ( 9 July 1979 – 20 May 2014) was a Bengali mountaineer, martial artist, explorer, and teacher of self-defense. She is best known for being the first civilian woman from the Indian state of West Bengal to climb to the summit of Mount Everest, at 7 A.M., 18 May 2013. She was awarded as "Sera Avishkar" in Sera Bengali 2013 from ABP Ananda (8 August 2013).
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9 July 1979 West Bengal, India
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Died |
20 May 2014 (aged 34) Mount Kanchenjunga
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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