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Jaspal Rana (born June 28, 1976) is an Indian shooter. He contested mainly in the 25 m Centre Fire Pistol category. He was a gold medallist at the 1994 Asian Games, 2006 Commonwealth Games, and 2006 Asian Games. At present, Rana coaches at the Jaspal Rana Institute of Education and Technology in Dehradun.
 
Early days
Rana was born in Uttarakhand. He grew up in Mussoorie, Dehradun Nainbagh and later on in Delhi and studied at the K.V. Air Force Station Tughlkabad, and St. Stephen's and Sri Aurobindo colleges. His first coach was his father, Narayan Singh Rana, an ITBP official. Later on Tibor Ganazol coached him to perfection.
Rana made his national début at the age of 12, at the 31st National Shooting Championship at Ahmedabad and won won a Silver Medal. He shot into Standard Pistol shooting fame when he won a Gold at the 46th World Shooting Championship (Junior Section) with a world record score at Milan, Italy, in 1994.International eventsRana won most of his medals in the Centre Fire Pistol event, but has also won Air Pistol, Standard Pistol, Free Pistol and Rapid Fire Pistol events. He has won more than 600 Medals at the national and international levels.
At the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, he equalled the world record in 25 m Center Fire Pistol with 590 points (he had made this score twice previously; in 1995 in Coimbatore, and in 1997 in Bangalore in the national competitions). The Indian Olympic Association sparked controversy when it announced that Rana would receive the 'Best Sportsperson' award at the Asian Games; but it was awarded to Korea's Tae Hwan Park. Rana was graceful about the goof-up. so yeaMajor achievements

• Gold Medal in the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima
• Gold medal in Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol (Pairs) with Samaresh Jung at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
• Gold Medals in 25m Standard Pistol and 25m Center Fire Pistol at the 2006 Asian Games on 7-8th Dec 2006^[1]
• While winning the 25 m Center Fire Pistol event, Rana equalled the world record by aggregating 590 points.*

Awards and recognitionIn 1994, he was awarded Arjuna Award, the second highest award for achievement in sport, by the Indian government at an age of eighteen, by twenty one he became PadamShree and in between he was awarded National Citizen award by none other than Mother Teresa, other awards of national fame also came his way like windfall.Political careerRana is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Shortly after the Asian Games, he indicated that he would be interested in contesting elections and campaigning for the party. Recently political party BJP has announced that Rana will be contesting Lok Sabha elections from Tehri seat which also comprises most of the Dehradun town, Uttarkashi and Tehri district of Uttarakhand.Personal lifeHe is married to a lovely lady Reena Rana, also a fashion designer and national level shooter, and has two children, one daughter Devanshi, and son Yuvraj.

Bachendri Pal
 
Bachendri Pal summited Everest on May 23, 1984 via the standard south east ridge route. She was the first woman from India to summit Everest.
 
HER CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME:  MS. BACHENDRI PAL

DAUGHTER OF:  LATE SHRI KISHAN SINGH PAL & SMT. HANSA DEVI

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH ON 24TH MAY AT NAKURI, UTTARKASHI, UTTARANCHAL

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:  M.A., B.Ed

 
AWARDS
1.   PADMASHREE -1985
2.   ARJUNA AWARD -   1986
3.   NATIONAL ADVENTURE AWARD - 1994
4.   LISTED IN GUINESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS - 1990
5.   LIMKA BOOK OF RECORDS (PEOPLE OF THE YEAR   -1997
6.   YASH BHARTI AWARD BY THE GOVT. OF U.P. -1995   
7.   HON. D.LITT BY THE UNIVERSITY OF GARHWAL - 1997
8.   NATIONAL YOUTH AWARD -1985
9.   GOLD MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN MOUNTAINEERING BY THE IMF
10. MAHILA SHIROMANI AWARD -    1997
11. GOLD MEDAL BY THE DEPT. OF EDUCATION OF U.P. - 1985
12. FIE FOUNDATION?S NATIONAL AWARD  - 1990           
13. 1ST  CSR GOLD MEDAL  -    1984
14. CALCUTTA SPORTS JOURNALIST?S ASSOCIATION  AWARD - 1985
15. CALCUTTA LADIES STUDY GROUP AWARD      - 1986

MOUNTAINEERING AND ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES

1.   SUMMITER OF MT. GANGOTRI ? 1 (6672 MTR) AND MT. RUDUGAIRA (5819 MTR)

2.   EXPEDITION TO MT. MANA IN 1983 REACHED UPTO 23000 FT.

3.   MEMBER OF INDIAN MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION IN 1984 AND CLIMBED MT. EVEREST ON THE 23RD MAY 1984.

4.      LEADER AND SUMMITER OF MT. KEDARNATH DOME EXPEDITION IN 1986 (6380  MTR)

5.      CLIMBED MT. BLANC, THE HIGHEST PEAK IN EUROPE IN 1986 (15,782 FT.)

6.      LED TATA?S SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION TO MT. SRIKAILASH IN 1988 (22,744 FT)

7.      LED TATA?S SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION TO MT. KAMET AND MT. ABI-GAMIN IN 1989 (7756 MTR AND 7735 MTR RESPECTIVELY)

8.      CLIMBED MT. RUAPEHU MT. ERNSLOW AND MT. AGRIUS IN NEW ZEALAND IN 1990

9.      LEADER ? WOMEN?S PRE-EVEREST SELECTION EXPEDITION TO MT. KAMET (25,445 FT) AND MT. ABI-GAMIN (24,130 FT) IN 1991.  16 GIRLS CLIMBED MT. ABI-GAMIN AND REACHED A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 25,350 FT ON MT. KAMET.

10.  LEADER ? WOMEN?S 2ND PRE-EVEREST SELECTION EXPEDITION TO MT. MAMOSTANG KANGRI (24,686 FT).  15 MEMBERS INCLUDING 10 GIRLS REACHED THE SUMMIT.  A FIRST ASCENT BY WOMEN ? 1992.

11.  LEADER ? TATA?S MT. SHIVLING EXPEDITION IN 1992.

12.  LEADER ? INDO-NEPALESE WOMEN?S MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION IN 1993.  THIS EXPEDITION LCOULD CREATE 7 WORLD RECORDS AND 18 PEOPLE REACHED THE SUMMIT INCLUDING 7 WOMEN.

13.  SINCE 1984, PROMOTING MULTIFARIOUS ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL AND TATA STEEL IN PARTICULAR -

      PERSONAL GROWTH THROUGH ADVENTURE LEARNING :- TATA STEEL IS PERHAPS THE ONLY ONE COMPANY IN INDIA WHICH HAS MADE ADVENTURE TRAINING COMPULSORY FOR THE NEW RECRUITS (AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF ITS ONE YEAR TRAINING) FOR THEIR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT.

14.  LEADER ? THE GREAT INDIAN WOMEN?S RAFTING VOYAGE? 1994, PIONEERING EFFORT BY WOMEN IN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE JOURNEY IN THE GANGES FROM HARIDWAR TO CALCUTTA 2150 KM.

15.  LEADER ? THE INDIAN WOMEN?S FIRST TRANS HIMALAYAN JOURNEY? 1997.  EFFORT BY WOMEN IN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING THE TREKKING JOURNEY FROM ARUNACHAL PRADESH (EAST) TO SIACHEN (WEST) REACHING INDIRA COL THE NORTHERN MOST TIP OF INDIA (20100 FT), COVERING MORE THAN 4500 KM IN ?225? DAYS CROSSING MORE THAN 40 HIGH MOUNTAIN PASSES.  THIS IS THE FIRST SUCCESS BY ANY COUNTRY.

16. TREKKED THE ENTIRE SNOWDONIA CIRCUIT IN PLAS-Y-BRENIN NORTH WALES . U.K., - 1998.

17.   LEADER ?VIJAY RALLY TO KARGIL? ? 1999.  EXPEDITION ON MOTORCYCLES BY WOMAN MOUNTAINEERS TO EXPRESS SOLIDARITY AND TO PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR BRAVE SOLDIERS. ROUTE TAKEN, DELHI-MANALI-LEH-KARGIL-DRAS-KARGIL-SRINAGAR-JAMMU-HARYANA-DELHI CROSSING ROHTANG PASS (13044?), TANGLANG LA (17582?)

MEMBERSHIP IN OTHER ORGANISATIONS
 
1.MEMBER OF EXPLORER?S CLUB, NEW YORK

2.FELLOW MEMBER OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, U.K. (FRGS)

3.LIFE MEMBER OF HIMALAYAN MOUNTAINEERING INSTITUTE, DARJEELING

4.CHAIR-PERSON, BHAGIRATHI SEVEN SISTER?S ADVENTURE CENTRE, UTTARKASHI

5.MEMBER OF INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, NEW DELHI

6.LIFE MEMBER OF HIMALAYAN CLUB, MUMBAI   

MEMBERSHIP IN GOVERNMENT AND OTHER MOUNTAINEERING ORGANISATIONS

1.EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBER OF NEHRU INSTITUTE OF MOUNTAINEERING, UTTARKASHI AND HMI DARJEELING

2.MEMBER CENTRAL SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR NATIONAL YOUTH AWARD OF GOVT. OF INDIA.

3.EX-MEMBER OF NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF GOVT. OF INDIA

4.MEMBER OF THE GENERAL BODY OF SPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA

5.EX-MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL SELECTION COMMITTEE, GOVT. OF INDIA FOR NATIONAL ADVENTURE AWARD.

6.EX-MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE PLAN COMMITTEE FOR YOUTH, UNDER DEPT. OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

7.MEMBER OF INDIAN MOUNTAINEERING FOUNDATION, NEW DELHI.

VISITS  ABROAD

1.MEMBER OF THE INDIAN YOUTH DELEGATION TO WORLD YOUTH FESTIVAL
MOSCOW (U.S.S.R.) IN 1985.

2.ADDRESSED EXPLORER?S CLUB, NEW YORK IN MARCH? 1986 AND DELIVERED
LECTURE IN THREE CITIES IN U.S.A. AND TORONTO IN CANADA.

3.REPRESENTED INDIA IN WORLD EMINENT WOMEN MOUTAINEERING MEET IN
CHAMONIX, FRANCE IN JULY? 1986.

4.STUDY AND CLIMBING TOURS TO-FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, WEST GERMANY, AUSTRIA AND ENGLAND IN MAY? 1986

5.ONE OF THE INDIAN DELEGATES TO THE FESTIVAL OF INDIA IN U.S.S.R. IN JULY?1987

6.ATTENDED HIMALAYAN FESTIVAL IN HONG KONG IN 1988 AS AN INDIAN DELEGATE

7.40 DAYS CLIMBING/LECTURE TOURS IN 4 MAJOR CITIES OF NEW ZEALAND, SPONSORED BY WOMEN CLIMBING NETWORK OF NEW ZEALAND IN 1990.  ALSO HAD AN EXPERIENCE OF 14 KM WHITE WATER RAFTING IN SHOTOVER RIVER.

8.LEADER ? INDIAN DELEGATION TO JAPAN FOR CROSS CULTURAL CLEAN MOUNTAIN YOUTH PROJECT IN AUGUST?1994, TREKKED TO MT. TAMURASHI.

9.INVITED BY HIMALAYAN ADVENTURE TRUST OF JAPAN IN 1995, TO ATTEND SYMPOSIUM TO COMMEMMORATE THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE 1ST ASCENT OF EVEREST BY A WOMAN.  CLIMBED MT. FUJI.

10.PARTICIPATED IN WOMEN?S 1ST INTERNATIONAL CLIMBING SEMINAR AND STUDY TOUR IN U.K. IN 1998.

11.ATTENDED 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF MINISTERS AND SENIOR OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS AT  PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY FROM 30TH NOVEMBER TO 3RD DECEMBER 1999.

12.COMPLETED A 3 MONTH OUTDOOR EDUCATORS TRAINING IN SIR EDMUND HILLARY OUTDOOR PURSUIT CENTRE NEW ZEALAND IN 2001.

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

1.AUTHOR OF EVEREST ? MY JOURNEY TO THE TOP, AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY PUBLISHED BY NATIONAL BOOK TRUST, DELHI..