and other special groups. Member – National Consultation on National Policy for PwD. Member – CII Core Group on Disability. Member – National Finance and Revenue Committee constituted by Ministry of Finance. Member – CBR (Community Based Rehabilitation), in collaboration with AISPO-ITALY. Member – International Spinal Cord Society Personal life and death Major Hari Pal Singh Ahluwalia died in Delhi on 14 January 2022, at the age of 85. Bibliography Higher than Everest The Summit Within Eternal Himalaya Beyond the Himalayas Everest- Where the Snow never melts Hermit Kingdom Ladakh Ladakh Nubra The Forbidden Valley Tracing Marco Polo's Journey Awards Medal bar National Awards Arjuna Award-1965 Padma Shri-1965 Padma Bhushan-2002 Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award for lifetime achievement-29 August 2009 National Award for the Welfare of People with Disabilities-3 December 1998 Order of the Khalsa (Nishan-e- Khalsa) Tercentenary of the Birth of Khalsa International Awards FRGS – Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (United Kingdom) Fellowship conferred for significant contribution to studies and literature written on Environment and Adventure CONDOR-DE-ORO – A high Argentinian honour given for overall contribution to adventure writing / participation in Adventure Sports. Advisor/Consultant to the Argentina Everest Expedition World Health Initiative for Peace Award, 29 July 2013 Gallery See also Indian summiters of Mount Everest - Year wise List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit List of Mount Everest records of India List of Mount Everest records References 1936 births 2022 deaths Indian Ordnance Factories Service officers Indian summiters of Mount Everest Indian mountain climbers Recipients of the Padma Shri in sports Recipients of the Arjuna Award Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in social work Indian Army officers Mountain climbers from Punjab, India Social workers from Punjab, India Indian Sikhs People from Sialkot 20th-century Indian educators Recipients of the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award Ahluwalia