Mamta Sodha is an Indian sportsperson, known for her successful 2010 attempt to scale Mount Everest. She was honoured by the Government of India, in 2014, by bestowing on her the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for her services to the field of mountaineering sport. She was born on 1 November 1979 in Kaithal, Haryana, India. Mamta did her schooling at a local school in Kaithal and college studies at the RKSD College, Kaithal from where she secured her graduate degree, getting high grades. Subsequently, she passed her Masters degree in Physical Education (MPhEd) from Kurukshetra University, in 2005 and joined the same university at the Shaheed Baba Deep Singh College of Physical Education, Haryana, as a lecturer. After the successful Everest climb, Government of Haryana absorbed her into Haryana Police Force. Mamata Sodha is now a District Superintendent of Police with Haryana Police since 11 August 2010. Apart from being a mountaineer, Mamta Sodha excelled in handball, too. She was a member of the Haryana state girls team which secured runner up position at the 21st Junior Girls' National Handball Championship, held at Agra in November 1998. As a member of the Kurukshetra University team, she was a winner at the All India Inter-University Handball tournament in December 1998. In 2003, she was selected as a B1 grade sportsperson in Handball by the Sports and Youth Welfare department of Haryana Government.