Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
noun - The Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award is a prestigious award given in India by the Indian government. The award is given to recognize achievements in adventures conducted on land, water, air and over a lifetime. The awardees are recognized by the President of India at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. It was previously known as the National Adventure Award.
Selection
The National Selection Committee that consists of expert members from various fields of adventure votes under the auspices of the Youth Affairs Secretary.
Purpose
The awards are given to encourage young people to develop the spirit of endurance, risk-taking, cooperative teamwork, and the quick and effective reflexes in challenging situations, and to provide incentives to get exposed to adventurous activities.
Open Water Swimming Recipients
The following open water swimmers were conferred with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award (as of January 2024):
1995 C N Janaki
1995 Chhavi Madan
1996 Gunjan Parulkar
1996 Rupali Repale
2001 Barkha Kishore Kedia
2002 Bula Chowdhury
2003 Mayur Mehta
2009 Sufyan Sheikh
2011 Bhakti Sharma
2014 Paramvir Singh
2015 Ritu Kishor Kedia
2016 More Rohan Dattatrey
2018 Prabhat Raju Koli
2019 Satendra Singh Lohiya
2021 Srikaanth Viswanathan
2024 Sayani Das
External links
- Sayani Das: Five Down, Two To Go As She Continues her Oceans Seven Journey to the Strait of Gibraltar
- Dr. Meenakshi Pahuja's Eco-swim Tribute To Her Father V.K. Pahuja
- Giving Back As Coach: Srikaanth Viswanathan
- Gunjan Parulkar, A Precocious Indian Swimmer
- Open Water Swimmers Conferred with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
- Srikaanth Viswanathan Honored with the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
- 2018 Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award Announced
- Prabhat Raju Koli Wins Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award
