Savita Kanswal who was killed by an avalanche in the Himalayas.
This special episode of Kalki Presents: My Indian Life tells the story of Savita Kanswal, who was tragically killed in an avalanche in the Himalayas last year. She was just 26 years old. Savita was an inspirational mountaineer and a successful one. She had scaled Mount Everest, Makalu, Lhotse and others in the Himalayas. She was interviewed for Kalki Presents: My Indian Life but the avalanche happened before her episode of the programme was scheduled to be broadcast. Savita’s family has agreed that the episode should go ahead, to tell her story. This special episode features Kalki Koechlin’s interview with Savita and Kalki also speaks to Savita’s sister, Manorma. It is the story of how a girl from a remote village in the Himalayas in North India, who had to trek to and from school every day, overcame challenges to realise her dream of trekking up the worlds highest mountain.
