Anurag Maloo is an Indian mountaineer, startup mentor, social worker and engineer. He came into limelight in April 2023 when he went missing in Nepal’s Mount Annapurna and was presumed dead.
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Anurag Maloo was born on Monday, 13 June 1988 (age 34 years; as in 2022) in Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India. His zodiac sign is Gemini. From 2002 to 2004, he did his schooling at Maheshwari Public School in Ajmer, Rajasthan, where he scored 91% in Mathematics and 93% in Science in class 10th.
Childhood picture of Anurag Malu (left) with his mother and younger brother Ashish.
In 2004, he joined Modi Public School in Kota, Rajasthan, where he chose the PCM stream. He completed his schooling from Modi Public School in 2006 and scored 97% marks in Mathematics. From 2006 to 2007, he attended IIT-JEE coaching classes at Bansal Classes in Kota. In the same year, he appeared for the IIT-JEE examination and was successful in securing AIR 6701. However, he could not make it to the final merit list. In 2007, he received the CET Merit Annual Scholarship. The same year, he enrolled at the University School of Information, Communication and Technology, a part of Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) in New Delhi, where he scored 67.77 CPI and earned a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology. Anurag did a summer internship at the Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) in New Delhi from June 2009 to July 2009. From August 2009 to May 2010 he interned at Career Launcher. Anurag served as the General Secretary of The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) Student Forum from 2009 to 2010. He worked as a summer intern at Apex Softweb Pvt. Ltd. from June 2010 to July 2010. In 2010, he was selected. Vice Chancellor of GGSIPU to participate in the Chancellor’s Camp organized at Mangalayatan University in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. In September 2012, he received the Leadership Development Program Certificate from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). She completed the course Adopting Commonwealth Values in Youth Development (e-learning-delivered online) in the Commonwealth Youth Fellowship Program organized by the Commonwealth of Learning in September 2012. In January 2020, he received a Certification in Business Leadership issued by Southern. East Asia Leadership Academy (SEALA). They received a Venture Deal – Spring 2020 from NovoEd, which was jointly run by Techstars and Kauffman Fellows. In 2021, he did the Basic Mountaineering Course (BMC) at Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand.
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (Approx): 65 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
Anurag Malu was born in a Marwari family of Rajasthan.
parents and siblings
His father, Om Prakash Malu, is a marble merchant. His mother Pushpa Malu is a housewife. He has a younger brother named Ashish Maloo, who is a chartered accountant.
A picture of Anurag Maloo with his brother and parents
wife and children
Anurag Malu is unmarried.
livelihood
In March 2009, Anurag Malu joined the North East Center for Environmental Education and Research (NECEER) in Imphal, Manipur as Media and Publications, Campaign Outreach and Sponsorship Coordinator; He worked there until February 2011. From June 2010 to May 2011, Anurag worked in the Opera Campus Crew. In June 2011, she joined the Teach for India Fellowship in Pune as a teacher and worked with the organization until May 2013. He founded The Family of Global Volunteers (TFOGV) in Pune in January 2012.
A photo of Anurag Malu taken at The Family of Global Volunteers
From March 2012 to May 2014, she worked as the Senior Youth Development Coordinator at IofC-LMAD, a youth organization based in Panchgani, Maharashtra. He worked at InOpen Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Ltd., was established by IIT Bombay as the manager of educational development in Mumbai and Rajasthan from May 2013 to August 2013. In February 2014, he was appointed as Sustainability Advisor at GreenNGood.com. On 8 October 2014, Anurag joined Techstars as Regional Manager for South and Central Asia; He remained in this post till 11 March 2020. In the same organization, he held the position of global facilitator, community leader and organizer. On October 8, 2014, he began working as a community leader at Techstars Startup Weekend. In October 2014, he joined UP Global in New Delhi, where he worked as regional manager for India and South and Central Asia until June 2015. In October 2015, he worked as a startup mentor with The Founder Institute, an American business incubator. , From May 2016 to February 2020, he worked as a mentor at Human Circle. He joined TechStar-owned StartupDigest in June 2017 as Startup Digest Curator. In July 2017, he joined SeedStar as a business mentor and startup coach. In May 2018, he attended Global Talent in Singapore. In January 2019, he started working as a happiness director at Techstars Bangalore Accelerator. He worked there till May 2019. In January 2020, Anurag Malu joined the South East Asia Leadership Academy (SEALA). In February 2020, he started working as a consultant with Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and AIC RAISE. He became head of partnerships and sales for the Asia-Pacific region at Seedstars in March 2020; He remained in this post till December 2021. In April 2020 he started working as a mentor with Founder Institute Sri Lanka. He joined Impact Collective, a community-driven acceleration program for startups, as an expert and community judge in August 2020. In January 2021, he joined UNLEASH – Innovation Lab for SDGs as a Facilitation Advisor. He worked as an expert at X Genesis in Denver, Colorado, United States from March 2021 to May 2021. He began working as a consultant with Global Innovation Catalyst LLC in March 2021. In January 2022, he joined On Deck. Founding Partner, as the Founding Curator of Global Shapers’ Ajmer Hub, and as Regional Director of Seedstar Asia-Pacific region as well as Vice President of Global Partnerships and Business Development.
Trekking and Mountaineering
In 2013, Anurag Maloo was appointed as the 2041 Antarctic Youth Ambassador from India and was selected as an expedition member of the International Antarctica Expedition.
A photo of Anurag Malu taken during his expedition in Antarctica
Anurag Maloo’s interest in mountaineering was sparked when he read about Bachendri Pal, the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak. In 2020, he participated in the Three Pass Trail Challenge trek in Nepal with Bachendri Pal. In 2021, he participated in the Twin Peaks expedition in Ladakh, where he climbed two summits, Kang Yatze (6300 m), and Dzo Zongo (6250 m). Later, Anurag set out to climb all fourteen eight thousand peaks of the world as well as the seven highest peaks of seven continents to create awareness about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. To spread awareness, he climbed several peaks including Mount Noon and Mount Kun in Ladakh in October 2022.
Anurag Malu’s picture taken in Mount Noon
In the same year, he climbed two peaks in Nepal, namely Mount Ama Dablam, which is 6,812 meters above sea level, and Mount Imja Tse, also known as Island Peak.
Anurag Malu on the top of Mount Ama Dablam
Anurag Malu’s Instagram story uploaded by him after climbing Mount Imja Tse
In 2022, he managed to climb the 5,359-metre Mount Satopanth in Uttarakhand. The same year, he announced that he would participate in the Finding My Everest Challenge in which he would climb Mount Everest in 2023. In April 2023, he went to Nepal to climb Mount Annapurna, the tenth highest mountain in the world. , On 17 April 2023, while returning to base camp from the mountain top, Anurag slipped after holding the wrong rope and fell into a 6,000 meter deep gorge between Camp III and Camp II. After Anurag was declared missing after falling in the Craves, Ashish Maloo started an online campaign asking people to sign his petition to launch a search and rescue operation for Anurag. Anurag was found in a critical condition 300 meters below the crack by Nepali authorities on 20 April 2023. According to sources, Anurag survived in the crack because it is warm from inside and well protected from the icy winds outside. Later, Anurag Malu was taken to Manipal Hospital in Pokhara city, where he was given medical treatment. A Nepali official while giving an interview said,
Anurag has been saved. He is alive but his condition is critical. At present the focus is on his treatment. His condition is serious. This was expected, as he had fallen into a 300-metre crack from a height of 6,000 metres. We are hoping for his speedy recovery.”
award
In February 2014, Anurag Maloo received the Karmaveer Chakra Award and the REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship from iCONGO in collaboration with the United Nations (UN).
Facts/General Knowledge
- Anurag Maloo is a hodophile (one who loves to travel) and has visited many countries including Switzerland, Egypt, Cambodia and the United States.
- In August 2009, Anurag Malu was appointed Student Ambassador to IBM – The Great Mind Challenge (TGMC); He remained ambassador until June 2010.
- He was a Google Health Speaks ambassador from September 2010 to December 2010.
- In 2012, Anurag Maloo visited Pakistan as part of the joint India-Pakistan peace initiative, Aman ki Asha.
- Anurag Maloo is fluent in multiple languages including Hindi, English, Marathi and Marwari.
- In December 2013, Anurag Malu participated in the Jagriti Yatra, a 15-day long train journey covering a total of 8,000 kilometres. On the train, many experts from different streams come together for an intense brainstorming session.
- Anurag Maloo has been invited to many talk shows including TEDx to give motivational speeches.
Anurag Maloo’s picture was taken when he was giving a motivational speech at TEDx
- In April 2021, he participated in the Bir Billing Half Marathon and won first place.
A picture of Anurag Malu taken after winning the Bir Billing Half Marathon
- After his rescue from Mount Annapurna, Nepali authorities asked Anurag’s family to pay Rs 70 lakh to the company that rescued him. In response to this, Anurag’s father Omprakash Malu wrote a letter to the Government of Rajasthan as well as the Government of India asking for financial help.
- Anurag Maloo has a close association with renowned Indian mountaineer Baljeet Kaur, who went missing on Mount Annapurna in April 2023.
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