Arunima Sinha Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Sonu Sinha
Profession(s)	Mountaineer, Volleyball Player
Famous For	Being the world's first female amputee to climb Mount Everest
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 158 cm in meters- 1.58 m in feet inches- 5’ 2”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 60 kg in pounds- 132 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 July 1988
Age (as of 2023)	35 Years
Birthplace	Panda Tola, Shahjadpur, Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Akbarpur, Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
School	Government Girls Inter College, Akbarpur, Uttar Pradesh
College/Institute	Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
Educational Qualification	• MA in Sociology • LLB • A Course in Mountaineering from Nehru Institute of Mountaineering • Honorary Doctorate from the University of Strathclyde
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Kayastha
Food Habit	Non-Vegetarian
Hobbies	Sketching, Gardening, Doing Yoga, Travelling, Listening to Music
Awards, Honours	• Aspire Young Achiever Award 2012 • Salaam India Gallantry Award by India TV in 2013 • Padma Shri in 2015 • Yash Bharti Award by the Government of Uttar Pradesh • Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award in 2016
Controversies	• Following her train incident on 12 April 2011, an inquiry by the police into the incident threw her version of the accident into doubt. Police claimed that it was a suicide attempt by her. However, contrary to the police claim the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court ordered Indian Railways to pay a compensation of ₹500,000 to Arunima. • Arunima's claim for being a national level Volleyball player became doubtful when a senior SAI official said that based on certificates provided by Arunima's parent, it can be said that Arunima played at the national level but whether she had the status of a national player on a defined level, was yet to be figured out by department and ministry. • In December 2017, she denied entry into Ujjain Mahakal temple, authorities said dress code needed to be followed in sanctum sanctorum, which she hadn't follow. Following the incident, Arunima took to her Twitterc account and tweeted- “I am very sorry to tell you that I felt greater pain in visiting Mahakal temple (at Ujjain) than scaling the Everest. My disability was mocked at there (at Mahakal).”
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	First Marriage- Year 2012 Second Marriage- 21 June 2018
Marriage Place	Alambagh, Lucknow
Family
Husband/Spouse	First Husband- Name Not Known Second Husband- Gaurav Singh (Paralympian)
Parents	Father- Name Not Known Mother- Name Not Known
Siblings	Brother(s)- Om Prakash (elder; Ex-CISF Personnel) & 1 more (Name Not Known) Sister- Not Known
Favourite Things
Favourite Sportsperson(s)	Yuvraj Singh, MC Mary Kom
Favourite Mountaineer	Bachendri Pal
Favourite Politician	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Favourite Leader(s)	Vivekananda, APJ Abdul Kalam
Favourite Indian Revolutionary	Chandra Shekhar Azad
Favourite Businessman	Ratan Tata
Favourite Quote	"Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached" by Swami Vivekananda

Some Lesser Known Facts About Arunima Sinha

• Arunima Sinha is an Indian mountaineer who is the world’s first female amputee to climb Mount Everest.

• She was born as Sonu Sinha into a lower-middle-class Kayastha Family in the Ambedkar Nagar District of Uttar Pradesh.

• Since her childhood, Arunima was an active athlete. She used to participate in various sports activities in her school.

• Arunima has also been a National Volleyball Player.
  

  Arunima Sinha Playing Volleyball

• On 12 April 2011, when Arunima boarded the Padmavati Express train at Lucknow for Delhi to take an examination to join the CISF, some hooligans entered the general coach in which Arunima was travelling, and they started robbing the passengers, they even tried to snatch a necklace from Arunima. When Arunima resisted, they pushed her off the moving train in Bareilly. Recalling the incident, Arunima says-
  

  I resisted and they pushed me out of the train. I could not move. I remember seeing a train coming towards me. I tried getting up. By then, the train had run over my leg. I don’t remember anything after that.”

  

  Arunima Sinha Injured In A Train Incident

• Following the incident, Arunima got serious leg and pelvic injuries and was admitted to the AIIMS, where she lost her leg after doctors amputated it to save her life.

• A Delhi-based Indian company offered her a prosthetic leg free of cost.
  

  Arunima Sinha Displaying Her Prosthetic Leg

• The Indian Sports Ministry announced compensation of ₹25,000 which attracted a national outrage. Following the national outrage, the Ministry announced an additional ₹200,000 compensation as medical relief.

• After her recovery, Arunima was also offered a job by the CISF and the Indian Railways.

• Arunima’s treatment went on for four months at the AIIMS. It was there that Arunima resolved to do something big in her life and the first thing that came to her mind was to scale Mount Everest.

• While still being treated at the AIIMS, Arunima’s incident had become national news.

• Noted beautician Shahnaz Husain met her in the AIIMS and started giving her beauty sessions in a routine manner.
  

  Arunima Sinha With Shahnaz Husain

• To fulfil her resolution of climbing Mount Everest, Arunima did the basic mountaineering course from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi.
  

  Arunima Sinha Getting Trained In Uttarkashi

• In 2011, she contacted Bachendri Pal, the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest, by telephone.

• In 2012, Arunima was trained under Bachendri Pal at the Uttarkashi camp of the Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF).
  

  Arunima Sinha With Bachendri Pal

• To get prepared for her ascent of Everest, Arunima climbed Island Peak (6150 metres). On 11 April 2013 at 10:00 am, she reached the summit of Island Peak.
  

  Arunima Sinha On The Summit Of Island Peak

• On 31 March 2013, Arunima started her voyage to Mount Everest.
  

  Arunima Sinha At Mount Everest Camp 3

  

  Arunima Sinha At The Hillery Steps Mount Everest

• On 21 May 2013 at 10:55 am, Arunima Sinha, reached the Summit of Mount Everest; becoming the world’s first female amputee to scale Everest. It took 52 days to her to reach the summit. On the summit of Mount Everest, Arunima wrote a small message thanking the Almighty on a wrapped cloth and pressed it in the snow. Recalling the event, Arunima says-
  

  It was my tribute to Shankara Bhagawan, and Swami Vivekananda who has been an inspiration throughout my life.”

• After her Everest climb, she was honoured by the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, who gave her two cheques for an amount of ₹25 lakh.
  

  Arunima Sinha Honoured By Akhilesh Yadav

• After her Everest feat, Arunima resolved to scale all the seven highest peaks in all seven continents.

• By 2014, Arunima had covered six peaks- Mt. Elburs of Russia (Europe) 5,642 m (18,510 ft), Prominence 4,741 m (15,554 ft) and Kilimanjaro of Tanzania (Africa) 5,895 m (19,341 ft) and Prominence 5,885 m (19,308 ft).
  

  Arunima Sinha On Her 6th Peak Carstensz Pyramid (4,884 m)

• On Jan 4, 2019, she climbed the seventh peak on Antarctica and became the world’s first female amputee to climb Mount Vinson.

• Arunima Sinha has also written a book titled “Born Again on The Mountain,” which was launched by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in December 2014.
  

  Arunima Sinha With Narendra Modi On The Launch Of Her Book Born Again On The Mountain

• Arunima Sinha does charity works through Arunima Foundation. The Arunima Foundation seeks to empower women, disabled people and generally improve the health and social and economic situation for poorer communities.
  

  Arunima Sinha At A Charity Work Of Arunima Foundation

• Limca World Record has also recognized Arunima’s inspiring feat.
  

  Arunima Sinha Limca Book Of World Record Certificate

• Various popular media houses and magazines have covered the inspiring story of Arunima Sinha including People Magazine.
  

  Arunima Sinha’s Story In People Magazine

• In March 2019, the famous Bollywood actress, Alia Bhatt, was reportedly roped in to play Arunima Sinha’s character in a biopic, which is slated to be based on Arunima’s book- Born Again On The Mountain: A Story of Losing Everything And Finding It Back.

• Here’s an interesting video about Arunima Sinha’s biography: