First Indian to climb Mount Everest ?

Question

I mean first Indian ever

Answer 1

Tenzing Norgay was the 1st Nepalese/indian for british expedition in1953.

1st indian expedition was led by Brigadier G. Singh in 1960

Bachendri Palis the first Indian woman (and the fifth in the world), to scale the Mt. Everest .

Answer 2

Bachendri Pal was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest. www.mounteverest.net/story

Answer 3

Tenzing Norgay Sherpa was the first Nepalese to climb the mount everest. He later took Indian honorary citizenship. However, Brigadier was, no doubt, first Indian citizen to climb the mount Everest.