I work for the women in my country who are facing crazy mountains without even
are facing crazy mountains without even
are facing crazy mountains without even having to step on a mountain and I
having to step on a mountain and I
having to step on a mountain and I thought of a campaign to go climb the
thought of a campaign to go climb the
thought of a campaign to go climb the highest mountain of every continent in
highest mountain of every continent in
highest mountain of every continent in the world knowing that the struggle in
the world knowing that the struggle in
the world knowing that the struggle in the mountain was so parallel to the
the mountain was so parallel to the
the mountain was so parallel to the struggle that women face in society I
like to get outside and climb things
like to get outside and climb things mainly mountains but when I was little
mainly mountains but when I was little
mainly mountains but when I was little the climbing scene was very different I
the climbing scene was very different I
the climbing scene was very different I was about six or seven and I was living
was about six or seven and I was living
was about six or seven and I was living in this part of Bangladesh called Khulna
in this part of Bangladesh called Khulna
in this part of Bangladesh called Khulna which is very near the Sunderbans the
which is very near the Sunderbans the
which is very near the Sunderbans the largest mangrove forest in the world
largest mangrove forest in the world
largest mangrove forest in the world that you may have heard of and this is
that you may have heard of and this is
that you may have heard of and this is the first time when I saw white people
the first time when I saw white people
the first time when I saw white people when my father’s office received these
when my father’s office received these
when my father’s office received these foreigners and I didn’t know how to
foreigners and I didn’t know how to
foreigners and I didn’t know how to speak English at that time I was overly
speak English at that time I was overly
speak English at that time I was overly excited the officer had a little girl
excited the officer had a little girl
excited the officer had a little girl who had a very nice ring like thing
who had a very nice ring like thing
who had a very nice ring like thing around her that she was playing with
around her that she was playing with
around her that she was playing with later on I found out it was a hula hoop
later on I found out it was a hula hoop
later on I found out it was a hula hoop many years later so I wanted to be cool
many years later so I wanted to be cool
many years later so I wanted to be cool I wanted to fit in and I was you know
I wanted to fit in and I was you know
I wanted to fit in and I was you know obviously very excited and started
obviously very excited and started
obviously very excited and started playing with it with her in sign
playing with it with her in sign
playing with it with her in sign language whatever and this auntie we
language whatever and this auntie we
language whatever and this auntie we have a lot of auntie’s in our society
have a lot of auntie’s in our society
have a lot of auntie’s in our society who dictates things for us snapped at me
who dictates things for us snapped at me
who dictates things for us snapped at me and said Maya dear como de la Nicoise
and said Maya dear como de la Nicoise
and said Maya dear como de la Nicoise Pina which is so derogatory in Bangla
Pina which is so derogatory in Bangla
Pina which is so derogatory in Bangla that it cannot even be translated in
that it cannot even be translated in
that it cannot even be translated in English but what it sums up is that a
English but what it sums up is that a
English but what it sums up is that a good girl shouldn’t be shaking their
good girl shouldn’t be shaking their
good girl shouldn’t be shaking their hips and I wanted to be a good girl and
hips and I wanted to be a good girl and
hips and I wanted to be a good girl and I kept down the hula and I never played
I kept down the hula and I never played
I kept down the hula and I never played with it I was also asked to stop biking
with it I was also asked to stop biking
with it I was also asked to stop biking cycling because I would lose my
cycling because I would lose my
cycling because I would lose my virginity and there are many other
virginity and there are many other
virginity and there are many other taboos that I believed Bangladesh it’s a
taboos that I believed Bangladesh it’s a
taboos that I believed Bangladesh it’s a land of extreme it is light and darkness
land of extreme it is light and darkness
land of extreme it is light and darkness it’s a nation of 170 million people
it’s a nation of 170 million people
it’s a nation of 170 million people approaching we don’t have many mountains
approaching we don’t have many mountains
approaching we don’t have many mountains as you can see um we don’t have any
as you can see um we don’t have any
as you can see um we don’t have any mountains we live in water but when I
mountains we live in water but when I
mountains we live in water but when I was a child some amazing crazy
was a child some amazing crazy
was a child some amazing crazy disasters events happen in my life I
disasters events happen in my life I
disasters events happen in my life I lost my home at a very even before I was
lost my home at a very even before I was
lost my home at a very even before I was a teenager my parents divorced and there
a teenager my parents divorced and there
a teenager my parents divorced and there was a custody battle and I was homeless
was a custody battle and I was homeless
was a custody battle and I was homeless as a result very early on I had to as a
as a result very early on I had to as a
as a result very early on I had to as a child become an adult take
child become an adult take
child become an adult take responsibility of basically my existence
responsibility of basically my existence
responsibility of basically my existence but it was these experiences that I’m
but it was these experiences that I’m
but it was these experiences that I’m very grateful for these mountains that I
very grateful for these mountains that I
very grateful for these mountains that I climbed because those are the
climbed because those are the
climbed because those are the experiences that made me pursue a better
experiences that made me pursue a better
experiences that made me pursue a better education I went on to pursue another
education I went on to pursue another
education I went on to pursue another career fighting for other people’s homes
career fighting for other people’s homes
career fighting for other people’s homes whether that was for women who were
whether that was for women who were
whether that was for women who were severely abused or ostracized or for
severely abused or ostracized or for
severely abused or ostracized or for indigenous people living under crazy
indigenous people living under crazy
indigenous people living under crazy regimes or refugees without a nation and
regimes or refugees without a nation and
regimes or refugees without a nation and it was my one particular friendship and
it was my one particular friendship and
it was my one particular friendship and connection that got me into a lot of
connection that got me into a lot of
connection that got me into a lot of trouble not just in China or Tibet but
trouble not just in China or Tibet but
trouble not just in China or Tibet but at home in Bangladesh as an activist who
at home in Bangladesh as an activist who
at home in Bangladesh as an activist who was working and was very involved with
was working and was very involved with
was working and was very involved with human rights work in Tibet me and my
human rights work in Tibet me and my
human rights work in Tibet me and my distant relatives colleagues my tribe
distant relatives colleagues my tribe
distant relatives colleagues my tribe basically in Bangladesh was being
basically in Bangladesh was being
basically in Bangladesh was being hounded by intelligent forces in
hounded by intelligent forces in
hounded by intelligent forces in Bangladesh all the time for years my
Bangladesh all the time for years my
Bangladesh all the time for years my family was basically very ashamed of me
family was basically very ashamed of me
family was basically very ashamed of me but it was during this period when I
but it was during this period when I
but it was during this period when I found the mountains as a refuge to heal
found the mountains as a refuge to heal
found the mountains as a refuge to heal myself but also it was during this time
myself but also it was during this time
myself but also it was during this time that I really understood the definition
that I really understood the definition
that I really understood the definition of what home means and I asked myself
of what home means and I asked myself
of what home means and I asked myself what is it about Bangladesh that really
what is it about Bangladesh that really
what is it about Bangladesh that really inspires me that I feel proud of and it
inspires me that I feel proud of and it
inspires me that I feel proud of and it was the women who are in the forefront
was the women who are in the forefront
was the women who are in the forefront of every movement whether it was our
of every movement whether it was our
of every movement whether it was our liberation movement our independence
liberation movement our independence
liberation movement our independence movement or other movements women were
movement or other movements women were
movement or other movements women were what define Bangladesh so as a
what define Bangladesh so as a
what define Bangladesh so as a Bangladesh approached 40 years in 2011
Bangladesh approached 40 years in 2011
Bangladesh approached 40 years in 2011 there were all kinds of celebration
there were all kinds of celebration
there were all kinds of celebration being planned and I thought of a
being planned and I thought of a
being planned and I thought of a campaign to go climb the highest
campaign to go climb the highest
campaign to go climb the highest mountain of every continent in the world
mountain of every continent in the world
mountain of every continent in the world because I thought symbolically it was
because I thought symbolically it was
because I thought symbolically it was taking Bangladesh to all corners of the
taking Bangladesh to all corners of the
taking Bangladesh to all corners of the globe and also personally just knowing
globe and also personally just knowing
globe and also personally just knowing that the struggle in the mountain was so
that the struggle in the mountain was so
that the struggle in the mountain was so parallel to the struggle that women face
parallel to the struggle that women face
parallel to the struggle that women face in society so the Seven Summits was
in society so the Seven Summits was
in society so the Seven Summits was first postulated by Canadian
first postulated by Canadian
first postulated by Canadian Mountaineer Patrick Morel in the early
Mountaineer Patrick Morel in the early
Mountaineer Patrick Morel in the early 80s and after he finished in 1996 almost
80s and after he finished in 1996 almost
80s and after he finished in 1996 almost hundreds of people have accomplished it
hundreds of people have accomplished it
hundreds of people have accomplished it but out of that only 32 to 35 were women
but out of that only 32 to 35 were women
but out of that only 32 to 35 were women mostly Westerners when I first thought
mostly Westerners when I first thought
mostly Westerners when I first thought of this I obviously didn’t have the
of this I obviously didn’t have the
of this I obviously didn’t have the monetary funds
monetary funds
monetary funds I ended up convincing the board of two
I ended up convincing the board of two
I ended up convincing the board of two different banks to give me banknotes
different banks to give me banknotes
different banks to give me banknotes totally based on trust this magical
totally based on trust this magical
totally based on trust this magical thing started happening all this
thing started happening all this
thing started happening all this guardian angels and you know just people
guardian angels and you know just people
guardian angels and you know just people who wanted to help out in their small
who wanted to help out in their small
who wanted to help out in their small ways started reaching out a rich woman
ways started reaching out a rich woman
ways started reaching out a rich woman who recently got out of a relationship
who recently got out of a relationship
who recently got out of a relationship and we get a lot money launches a
and we get a lot money launches a
and we get a lot money launches a divorce some that you get from your
divorce some that you get from your
divorce some that you get from your husband she gave that all to me and said
husband she gave that all to me and said
husband she gave that all to me and said please go free my soul on the summit I
please go free my soul on the summit I
please go free my soul on the summit I was like wow and I was so inspired and
was like wow and I was so inspired and
was like wow and I was so inspired and then I got an email from my former
then I got an email from my former
then I got an email from my former colleague in the Tibetan movement Nima
colleague in the Tibetan movement Nima
colleague in the Tibetan movement Nima Dorji says oh by the way Patrick Moore
Dorji says oh by the way Patrick Moore
Dorji says oh by the way Patrick Moore who lives just by me do you want to hook
who lives just by me do you want to hook
who lives just by me do you want to hook up with him
up with him
up with him so I write to him and Patrick and Bible
so I write to him and Patrick and Bible
so I write to him and Patrick and Bible his wife invites me to Canada to train
his wife invites me to Canada to train
his wife invites me to Canada to train with them he said this really hardcore
with them he said this really hardcore
with them he said this really hardcore regime for me and then he connected me
regime for me and then he connected me
regime for me and then he connected me to different people in the seven
to different people in the seven
to different people in the seven continents which made things easier but
continents which made things easier but
continents which made things easier but mind you Bangladesh doesn’t have a
mind you Bangladesh doesn’t have a
mind you Bangladesh doesn’t have a diplomatic relationship with almost
diplomatic relationship with almost
diplomatic relationship with almost majority of these places so going to a
majority of these places so going to a
majority of these places so going to a lot of these places was just huge
lot of these places was just huge
lot of these places was just huge logistical barriers but I ended up
logistical barriers but I ended up
logistical barriers but I ended up finishing five of the seven summits in
finishing five of the seven summits in
finishing five of the seven summits in the next one and a half years including
the next one and a half years including
the next one and a half years including Chomolungma or Mount Everest I was so
Chomolungma or Mount Everest I was so
Chomolungma or Mount Everest I was so inspired
inspired
inspired it was personally very healing for me it
it was personally very healing for me it
it was personally very healing for me it was brutally lonely journey to say the
was brutally lonely journey to say the
was brutally lonely journey to say the least but in the last four years I’ve
least but in the last four years I’ve
least but in the last four years I’ve gone through every extreme situation
gone through every extreme situation
gone through every extreme situation from eating my own and poisoning myself
from eating my own and poisoning myself
from eating my own and poisoning myself because my camp got daughter destroyed
because my camp got daughter destroyed
because my camp got daughter destroyed and my toilet got mixed with my food too
and my toilet got mixed with my food too
and my toilet got mixed with my food too getting health captive in Papua and held
getting health captive in Papua and held
getting health captive in Papua and held for ransom to losing my best friends I
for ransom to losing my best friends I
for ransom to losing my best friends I lost four of my best friend the last
lost four of my best friend the last
lost four of my best friend the last years waking up to earthquakes and
years waking up to earthquakes and
years waking up to earthquakes and having everything that you knew being
having everything that you knew being
having everything that you knew being lost to getting frostbites and ending
lost to getting frostbites and ending
lost to getting frostbites and ending out with medical bills in a country like
out with medical bills in a country like
out with medical bills in a country like the states without a medical insurance
the states without a medical insurance
the states without a medical insurance and going through intense physical pain
and going through intense physical pain
and going through intense physical pain but this whole journey gave me a vantage
but this whole journey gave me a vantage
but this whole journey gave me a vantage point to see the Earth from a
point to see the Earth from a
point to see the Earth from a perspective that one out of 170 million
perspective that one out of 170 million
perspective that one out of 170 million in my country has been able to see so
in my country has been able to see so
in my country has been able to see so I’m very grateful and I learned a lot I
I’m very grateful and I learned a lot I
I’m very grateful and I learned a lot I got to reflect a lot on the human
got to reflect a lot on the human
got to reflect a lot on the human experience nothing will ever be the same
experience nothing will ever be the same
experience nothing will ever be the same for me
for me
for me I took as you can see a bunch of selfies
I took as you can see a bunch of selfies
I took as you can see a bunch of selfies which is a pure indicator how lonely you
which is a pure indicator how lonely you
which is a pure indicator how lonely you are while this is this is the time when
are while this is this is the time when
are while this is this is the time when I was stuck in the infamous Hillary step
I was stuck in the infamous Hillary step
I was stuck in the infamous Hillary step in a traffic jam and I thought you know
in a traffic jam and I thought you know
in a traffic jam and I thought you know traffic jams only existed in Bangladesh
traffic jams only existed in Bangladesh
traffic jams only existed in Bangladesh but whenever I would hit rock bottom I
but whenever I would hit rock bottom I
but whenever I would hit rock bottom I would remind myself of the women at home
would remind myself of the women at home
would remind myself of the women at home and the struggles that they would go
and the struggles that they would go
and the struggles that they would go through and that would hug me with the
through and that would hug me with the
through and that would hug me with the newfound energy and I finally managed in
newfound energy and I finally managed in
newfound energy and I finally managed in 2015 to accomplish a feat which by
2015 to accomplish a feat which by
2015 to accomplish a feat which by default made me the first Bangladeshi
default made me the first Bangladeshi
default made me the first Bangladeshi that was not my goal
that was not my goal
that was not my goal remember that hula I took this hula hoop
remember that hula I took this hula hoop
remember that hula I took this hula hoop to the Seven Summits I have a waist now
to the Seven Summits I have a waist now
to the Seven Summits I have a waist now I can shake it but it was not about that
I can shake it but it was not about that
I can shake it but it was not about that it was about reclaiming back what was
it was about reclaiming back what was
it was about reclaiming back what was taken away from me as a girl child and I
taken away from me as a girl child and I
taken away from me as a girl child and I want to make that possible for every
want to make that possible for every
want to make that possible for every other girl that exists in my country and
other girl that exists in my country and
other girl that exists in my country and in my region the other transformation
in my region the other transformation
in my region the other transformation that happened is when I came down
that happened is when I came down
that happened is when I came down Everest everyone who detested me came
Everest everyone who detested me came
Everest everyone who detested me came back in my life
back in my life
back in my life family members politicians who sent
family members politicians who sent
family members politicians who sent intelligence and that’s exactly when I
intelligence and that’s exactly when I
intelligence and that’s exactly when I realized wow that climbing mountains
realized wow that climbing mountains
realized wow that climbing mountains solve so many problems in this society
solve so many problems in this society
solve so many problems in this society had I known that I would be you know
had I known that I would be you know
had I known that I would be you know pursuing this probably a year many moons
pursuing this probably a year many moons
pursuing this probably a year many moons ago and I got all kinds of company
ago and I got all kinds of company
ago and I got all kinds of company offers banks wanted to pay off the debt
offers banks wanted to pay off the debt
offers banks wanted to pay off the debt by themselves I got a lot of marriage
by themselves I got a lot of marriage
by themselves I got a lot of marriage proposals marriage proposals at home
proposals marriage proposals at home
proposals marriage proposals at home come with a bio-data how you would apply
come with a bio-data how you would apply
come with a bio-data how you would apply in a job so I made my own bio-data and
in a job so I made my own bio-data and
in a job so I made my own bio-data and because it comes with a mug shot of the
because it comes with a mug shot of the
because it comes with a mug shot of the groom and how much they earn and what
groom and how much they earn and what
groom and how much they earn and what their father does in
their father does in
their father does in mother does so mine looks like this and
mother does so mine looks like this and
mother does so mine looks like this and every time this works to sum it up there
every time this works to sum it up there
every time this works to sum it up there are many other girls who need to climb
are many other girls who need to climb
are many other girls who need to climb their own mountains and what I’m going
their own mountains and what I’m going
their own mountains and what I’m going now is using the momentum of the
now is using the momentum of the
now is using the momentum of the campaign to gain support towards my
campaign to gain support towards my
campaign to gain support towards my foundation yousell it’s an alternate
foundation yousell it’s an alternate
foundation yousell it’s an alternate education center which combines the
education center which combines the
education center which combines the latest scientific finding about mind
latest scientific finding about mind
latest scientific finding about mind training and mindful combines it with
training and mindful combines it with
training and mindful combines it with mindfulness and training in nature
mindfulness and training in nature
mindfulness and training in nature through various activities usul is a
through various activities usul is a
through various activities usul is a conscious movement to bring balance to
conscious movement to bring balance to
conscious movement to bring balance to mother nature by empowering women to
mother nature by empowering women to
mother nature by empowering women to harness their inner luminosity thank you
harness their inner luminosity thank you
harness their inner luminosity thank you so much
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