Deeya Suzannah Bajaj (born 9 March 1994) is an Indian adventure sports athlete.[1] She completed climbing the Seven Summits on 5 June 2022.
Biography
Bajaj is the daughter of Shirly Thomas Bajaj and Ajeet Bajaj (Indian adventurer and Padma Shri awardee).[2] She is a PADI certified rescue diver[3] and has completed an advance course in mountaineering from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering.[4]
Adventure
At the age of 17, Bajaj participated in a 550 km long cross country skiing expedition,[5] where she skied across the Greenland Icecap to raise funds for a children's home.[6] She was the youngest in the world at the time to have completed the expedition.[7]
Meri Dilli Award in the category "Adventure Sports" 2012[15]
TiE (The IndUS Entrepreneurs) Aspire Young Achievers Award ‘In appreciation of unrivalled contributions as a role model for the Youth of India’ 2012[16][6]
Adventure Tour Operators Association Of India "Adventurer Of the Year" 2013[17]