Sadhanapally Anand Kumar

Sadhanapally Anand Kumar, the first Dalit to scale Mount Everest, fought extreme poverty and other challenges before embarking on his dream expedition.

17-year-old Sadhanapally Anand Kumar from Telangana is the first Dalit to climb the world's highest peak - Mount Everest. He is a Class XII student in a government-run social welfare hostel in Telangana's Khammam district.

Malavath Purna was accompanied by Sadhanapalli Anand Kumar (16), a Class IX student from the Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, and she completed the historic feat on Sunday morning.

Sadhanapally Anand Kumar, the first Dalit to scale Mount Everest, fought extreme poverty and other challenges before embarking on his dream expedition.

17-year-old Sadhanapally Anand Kumar from Telangana is the first Dalit to climb the world's highest peak - Mount Everest. He is a Class XII student in a government-run social welfare hostel in Telangana's Khammam district.

Malavath Purna was accompanied by Sadhanapalli Anand Kumar (16), a Class IX student from the Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, and she completed the historic feat on Sunday morning.