Puna para-jumper girl weds NRI boy in a hot air balloon, around 600 feet above the ground

Shital Mahajan always liked to experiment with things that people think girls cannot do.
Pune, Apr 19, 2008
Sudesh Malhotra

The Pune girl, Shital Mahajan who set a world record in para jumping, married to NRI Vaibhav Rane, a software engineer from Finland, around 600 feet above the earth in a hot air balloon. The priest Milind Bildikar Guruji and her father, Kamlakar Mahajan also accompanied the couple in the small basket tied below the hot air balloon.

Sheetal Mahajan, has made a record by becoming the first woman in the world by a free fall para-jump over the North Pole on April 18, 2004, from 2400 feet, in minus 37 degree celsius temperature. She was awarded the Shivchhatrapati State Sports Award in 2004-05 by Government of Maharashtra.

On Dec 15, 2007, She jumped from 15,000 feet over the South Pole at minus 38 degrees Celsius. She was awarded the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award by then president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Sheetal became the first amateur woman in the world to jump over both poles without trials.

She said, "I wanted to get married in a unique manner and decided to get married in a hot air balloon. With the support of my family, Vaibhav's family and my friends, I have achieved it."

NRI Vaibhav Rane had done para jumping a couple of times in Finland. Now we are are planning to set a world record in para jumping as a couple.

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Shital Mahajan- Puna para-jumper girl weds NRI boy in a hot air balloon, around 600 feet above the ground

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