Reaching The Top Of The World Flashcards
What did Dr RS Praveen Kumar do for school?
Dr RS Praveen Kumar improved the quality of food and academics in Poorna’s school and started sports and adventure training.
What did Poorna excel in?
Poorna excelled in rockclimbing and mountaineering.
Who was Shekhar Babu Bachinepally?
Shekhar Babu Bachinepally was the first Indian to climb Mount Everest as an individual and recipient of the tensing Norgay national adventure award.
What grade must a student have to enter the rockclimbing school at Bhongir?
Applicant have to qualify with an A grade to attend the courses at the rockclimbing school at Bhongir.
What grade did Poorna get?
Poorna got an A+ grade
What obstacles did Poorna have to face before beginning her climb up to the summit of Everest?
Poorna is a tribal girl from the Nizamabad district of Telangana. Her parents are farm labourers. She was good in sports in her school and qualified for the Rock Climbing School in Bhongir. She was trained by Shekar Babu. He sent her to the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute at Darjeeling
Which other peak did Poorna climb and what did she do when she reached the top?
Poorna also climbed the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. She unfurled the flag of India on the top and also unveiled the first posters of the movie made by Rahul Bose about her achievements.
What were the ten special commandments that Poorna and the other children learnt in their school? Talk about how these commandments can help you.
The ten commandments Poorna and other children learnd learnt in their school were:
* I am not inferior to anyone.
* I shall be a leader.
* I shall do what I love and be different.
* I shall always think big and aim high.
* I shall be honest, hardworking and punctual.
* I shall never blame others for my failures.
* I shall never beg and cheat.
* I shall repay what I borrow
* I shall never fear the unknown.
* I shall never give up.
These commandments can help me build my confidence in myself and encourage me to take up any challenge in life with courage, and faith. The commandments also teach us to be good citizens. We can and should alway always follow these simple rules in our life.
Realise her dreams
Make her dreams come true
Underprivileged
Those who do not enjoy the same standard of living as others.
Excelled
Did very well
Recipient
One who receives something (here, an award)
Stretch
Distance
Reform
Make changes to improve things
Faith in her abilities
Believing in what she could do
Rigorous
Very tough
Obstacle
A problem that arises
Acclimatisation
Adjusting to changes in a climate
Bland
Not tasty, no special favours
Inferior
Lower in rank
Trek
Long difficult journey on foot
Pallid
Pale, white, pasty
Numb
Having no feeling, here due to extreme cold
Gilds
Covers thinly with gold (here, the sunshine)
Gelid
Freezy, icy cold snow
Untrodden
Place not walked on
Shrouds
Clothes to wrap dead bodies in
Grail
Something eagerly looked for
Lucid
Clear and bright
Merged
Are one, join together
Purged
Free of all memories and thoughts, pure
Stratovolcano
Volcano that has layers of lava and ash
Tephra
Made up of small bits of rocks and particles
Ecological
Relation of living organisms to each other and the environment
Heath
Area of open uncultivated land
Moorland
Area covered with moors
Summit
The top of a mountain; reaching the top
Diminishing
Becoming less
Glacier
Slowly moving mass of ice on a mountain or near the poles
Shrinking
Becoming smaller
