India's first female surfer

 

Ishita Malaviya is India's first female surfer and is a real pioneer!

Ishita Malaviya is a young Indian woman from Mumbai. She grew up in a normal family and graduated from college with a degree in journalism. However, after she first tried surfing in 2007, she fell in love with the sport immediately. At that time there were very few Indian surfers even though India has a very long coast line with plenty of waves, but Ishita was determined to become a professional. She dedicated her energies to the Shaka Surf Club and did not pursue a job in journalism like her family wanted her to. They refused to help her buy a surfboard because they did not support her career choice.  Therefore at first she had to share a surfboard with her partner, and then the club got surfboards by fixing broken boards left behind by tourists. Now she is considered a pioneer in India as the first professional female surfer and one of the first professional Indian surfers in general. See the information below to learn more:

Ishita Malaviya, India's first female surfer, is changing her country's perception of the ocean

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