India's First Female Surfer!

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Check out Ishita Malaviya, India's first female surfer. The obstacles she faces in India are so different than the ones girls here face when they take up an action sport - here's a quote from her about what people were concerned about when she started surfing.

"Oddly the 'dark is beautiful' perspective still hasn't caught on on India with a fear of tanning stopping women from pursuing surfing. Ishita tells us,"A lot of people would say, 'Oh Ishita, you're become so dark... as if that would be a deterrent'.

Read the rest of the article here ----> http://www.dnaindia.com/women/report-surf-don-t-just-surf-2016467


Watch "A Rising Tide - The India Surf Story" below  to learn more about surfing in India and Ishita



A Rising Tide- The India Surf Story from The Shaka Surf Club on Vimeo.