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The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute (HMI Darjeeling) was established in Darjeeling, India on 4 November 1954 to encourage mountaineering as an organized sport in India.




History


The first ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 by Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary sparked a keen interest in establishing mountaineering as a well-respected endeavor for people in the region. With the impetus provided by the first prime minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, HMI was established in Darjeeling. Narendra Dhar Jayal, the pioneer of Indian Mountaineering, was the founding principal of the institute. Tenzing Norgay was the first director of field training for HMI. The buildings for the Institute were designed by the architect Joseph Allen Stein, who then taught at the Bengal Engineering College near Calcutta. It was the first building in a career in India that lasted half a century.
HMI regularly conducts Adventure, Basic, and Advanced Mountaineering courses. These are very comprehensive courses. They are also highly subsidised to encourage mountaineering as a sport.
Tenzing Norgay became the first Director of Field Training of the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute in Darjeeling, when it was set up in 1954.




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Alumni


Col Narendra Kumar
Archana Sardana
Malavath Purna
Harshvardhan Joshi
Satyarup Siddhanta
Gp Capt Jai Kishan 2001 and 2002.




See also


Poorna: Hindi language biographical adventure film.




References






External links



Official website
About Himalayan Mountaineering Institute.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Himalayan Mountaineering Institute
• Mountaineering in India
• Tenzing Norgay
• List of Indian summiters of Mount Everest
• Nehru Institute of Mountaineering
• Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports
• Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports
• Bhawna Dehariya
• HMI
• H. P. S. Ahluwalia