Major H.P.S. Ahluwalia is an Indian mountaineer . He climbed Mt Everest on 29 May 1965.
In 1965 Indo Pak war he was injured and confined to the wheel chair.
He set up Indian Spinal Injury Society in 1993.
He was awarded Padma Bhushan award in 2002.
Major Ahluwalia is also the chairman of Rehabilitation Council of India and is a recipient of several awards like Padma Sri, Arjuna award, National Award for the best work done in the field of Disabili...
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