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March 13, 2010 | First Indian woman to ski on South Pole warmly received at Darjeeling | Siliguri: Reena Kaushal Dharmshaktu, who became the first Indian
woman to ski at the South Pole, arrived at her hometown in Darjeeling. Dharmshaktu, the 38-year-old adventure enthusiast and a resident of Delhi, was one of the
eight-member
Commonwealth Women's Antarctic Expedition 2009-10 that skied for over 900
kilometres
along the icy surface of Antarctica. Talking to reporters here, Dharmshaktu, who
returned to India on January 15, said that the motive behind the expedition was
to promote women in this field. "Well, during the expedition, eight different
people from eight different Commonwealth countries went skiing together from the
coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. We were helping out each other. Nothing
is impossible for women; if they are determined, they can do anything," said
Dharmsaktu.
Dharmshaktu described her journey as full of challenges but equally exciting at
the same time. "The journey was good. It was challenging but it was beautiful
at the same time. We were having a lot of tough time but we were also just enjoying
being in Antarctica. We had to face a lot of challenges; the biggest challenge
was the wind and cold," she said. The team was on the South Pole for 38 days
braving
blizzards, jet speed winds besides temperature of minus 40 degree Celsius, to
achieve the great feat. Besides Dharmshaktu, the other members of the team were
from seven countries - Brunei, Cyprus, Ghana, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore
and Great Britain. |
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