Nalini Sengupta, a Pune resident has the distinction of having a mountain named after her in the Himalayas. Sengupta, who is also the principal of Vidya Valley High School has been an avid trekker and an adventure training coach since 1970's.

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A team of 40 from Giripremi mountaineering club in the city conquered a new summit in the Himalayan range and as is the tradition, they were given the honour to name it as per their choice.

Talking with iamin, Umesh Zirpe of Giripremi said, "We decided to name the peak after the principal of Vidya Valley School as she has contributed tremendously to the field of mountaineering."

In 1970, when most of the country had not even heard of mountaineering, Sengupta participated in the first Basic Mountaineering Course for women conducted at the National Institute of Mountaineering.

"She was selected as the coach for the adventure training programme from among the 30 cadets. Since then Sengupta has been spreading awareness and information about mountaineering. Vidya Valley High School also has a dedicated trekking club," added Zirpe. The Peak 5260 is now called Mount Nalini, making her the first Punekar to have a mountain named after.

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