ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Muri Linggi’s trajectory of climbing on Mount Everest and becoming the third woman from Arunanchal Pradesh to do so inspires many men and women across India who due to social and economic conditions are unable to live their dreams. Despite being a mother of three children, her dedication and passion for trekking have made Muri Linggi’s life worthy of adulation and inspiration.
The New Leam Staff
Muri Linggi was just like any ordinary Indian woman tied with domestic obligations before she decide to live her dream of climbing on top of Mount Everest. She is the third woman from Arunanchal Pradesh after Tine Mena and Anshu Jamsenpa to have scaled the greatest mountain in the world. Linngi is a mother of four girls andher trekking trajectory is about great dedication and perseverance. She reached the Everest on May 14. She had to face immensely hard weather conditions, strong winds, blizzards and avalanches before reaching the top. She started her journey from Kathmandu in Nepal.
Linggi did her basic course in mountaineering from the National Institute of Mountaineering and Allied Sports (NIMAS) in West Kameng district. Muri Linggi’s journey is a tale of dedication and motivation that must inspire everyone. Being a woman and a mother to four daughters she decided to give herself a chance to fulfil her dream of scaling the Mount Everest.
Despite difficult weather condition, serious environmental dangers, the vulnerability associated with the trekking decision, her domestic and familial commitments and societal constraints- the fact that she was able to climb to the top of the mountain is immensely inspiring.
In a patriarchal and gendered society like ours it is not easy for a woman to fight against odds and achieve something like Linggi. Her trek to the top of the mountain does not only symbolise a physical journey but it also signifies a journey against constraints, boundaries and expectations to discover one’s inner potential.
The state government and Chief Minster has congratulated her for her success and said that they are proud of her achievement but what truly matters is to take Linggi’s story to the ordinary men and women of India who may not be able to lead a life as inspiring as her’s.
It is also important to ensure that many more talented and ordinary women like Linggi are allowed the ambience to discover their inner potential in various fields like education, arts, sports etc. so that despite social constraints they can live their aspirations.
