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Special: Savita

Kalki Presents: My Indian Life by BBC

Sep 20, 202329:56Society & Culture

“I’m in love with the mountains.” Savita was an inspirational climber, who had scaled Mount Everest. At the age of 26, she was tragically killed in an avalanche in the Himalayas. She was interviewed by Kalki Koechlin bef...

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Special: Savita is an episode from Kalki Presents: My Indian Life by BBC. “I’m in love with the mountains.” Savita was an inspirational climber, who had scaled Mount Everest. At the age of 26, she was tragically killed in an avalanche in th...

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Published Sep 20, 2023, 29:56 long, audio available.

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“I’m in love with the mountains.” Savita was an inspirational climber, who had scaled Mount Everest. At the age of 26, she was tragically killed in an avalanche in the Himalayas. She was interviewed by Kalki Koechlin before she died. This special episode tells Savita Kanswal’s story – of the girl who had to hike to and from school, who realised her dream of climbing the world’s highest mountain.

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Special: Savita is an episode from Kalki Presents: My Indian Life by BBC.

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Published Sep 20, 2023 and 29:56 long