Sunita Singh Choken

Choken climbed five mountains in Manali, Darjeeling and Uttarkashi, then was chosen by Nepal to join an expedition going to the summit of Mount Everest.^[3] She climbed Everest in 2011, at the age of 25, making her the youngest woman from Haryana to make the ascent.^[1][4] She then scaled several other Himalayan peaks.^[5]

In 2017, Choken began a cycle trip of 4,200 km from Kanyakumari to Leh aiming to promote the campaigns "Save, educate the girl child" (Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao) and "Preserve environment".^[1][3] She ultimately covered 4,656 km and planted 220 trees along the route.^[2] After the trip, she returned to Amritsar to teach yoga, on the invitation of Vivekananda Kendra.^[2] Choken was appointed a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in Haryana Police in 2018 following a decision by the Punjab and Haryana High Court regarding the previous appointment to DSP of Mamta Sodha.^[6] Also in 2018, she made another cycle trip to promote Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, this time covering a distance of 5,000 km from the Somnath Temple (Gujarat) to Nepal.^[5]

Choken received the 2016 Nari Shakti Puraskar, presented by the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.^[4] She has also been recognised with the Border Security Force Brave Daughter, the Bharat Gaurav and the Kalpana Chawla awards.^[5]