Posted on 05/28/2014 5:54:37 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Poorna is a member of India's lowest Dalit caste previously known as 'untouchables'
A 13-year-old poor Indian schoolgirl has become the youngest female to summit Mount Everest, following a difficult and dangerous climb from China's Tibetan side, her expedition organiser said Monday.
Malavath Poorna, the daughter of a tribal farm labourer, reached the top of the world's highest peak on Sunday after climbing from the Tibetan side of the mountain, said Mohammed Ansari, technical coordinator for her team.
Poorna and 16-year-old friend S Anand Kumar, a member of India's lowest Dalit caste previously known as "untouchables", climbed the mountain with ten Nepalese guides, before hoisting the Indian flag, he said.
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by sandy
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Edmund Hillary had 20 sherpa guides and 362 porters at 33 years old and became lauded all over the world. And you begrudge these girls 10 measly guides?
“And you begrudge these girls 10 measly guides?”
10 measly guides to service these 2 spoiled “untouchables” who are on a gubmint paid-for ego-boost quest.
I know the caste system fairly well. I went to high school with a Brahmin whose initial schooling started in British “public schools”. He was an insufferable prick. He was Valedictorian of his class and proceeded to use his speech to bash the American way of life. He flunked out of the University of Michigan for drinking and carousing, LOL.
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Sir Edmund's proudest achievement was to have the likely 2016 nominee of the Democrat Party be named after him.
Especially, since she was six at the time, and he'd never heard of her.
Many Brahmin come across as arrogant in my experience.
I guess you can be that way if you are superior to most other people.
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