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Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
About Asim Mukhopadhyay
- Asim Mukhopadhyay (Bengali: ???? ????????????, also known as Asim Mukherjee Bengali: ???? ????????) is a famous figure in the history of mountaineering in West Bengal, India.
- He is the pioneer in India for organizing high altitude scientific expeditions in the Himalayan region.
- He took part in many such expeditions as a climber between 1959 and 1974, and organised a few more in that period and later as an administrator.
- He was one of the main organisers of the first successful climbing on Nanda Ghunti and Tirsuli peaks by any non-government Indian organisation.
- Mukhopadhyay is also known for his vast knowledge on Pali, Buddhist literature and culture.
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