Episode 7 - In conversation with Rammohan Paranjape - India's pro surfer and surf photographer

Desi Outdoor Podcast - A podcast by Mihir Umarye & Rajarshi Deb

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Rammohan is a pro surfer and surf photographer. At Mulki he's based out of Mantra Surf Club as one of its founding members and pioneers of surfing in India. In this episode, he talks about how his journey began in the surfing scene back in 2005-06 and how he made it big. Rammohan is a prominent name when it comes to surfing in India and Ram's work has been published in over 30 major national and international publications around the world. His surfing images and expertise on surfing in India is consistently sought after by various media houses and adventure brands across the world.  ~~~~ Follow Ram's Journey on IG :  https://www.instagram.com/whoisram/ ~~~~  Website: https://whoisram.com/ ~~~~  Mantra Surf club: https://surfingindia.net/ ~~~ Produced by Shivangi Dave  ~~~

To choose your seafood wisely: http://knowyourfish.org.in/ ~~~

Timestamps ~~~

(02:10) - What is "WHO  IS RAM" ~~~

(3:50) - Ram's schedule in lockdown ~~~

(05:07) - How Ram got exposed to surfing and photography ~~~

(07:50) - How Mantra surf club began ~~~~

(09:51) -  Surfing festival scene in India ~~~

(12:50) - When Ram got caught in a storm while surfing ~~~

(14:12) - How to learn surfing ~~~

(18:11) - How surfing courses work ~~~

(21:33) - Can you make a career in surfing? ~~~

(23:05) - Other adventure sports Ram does ~~~

(23:55) - 3 things Ram learned from surfing ~~~

(33:51) - Ram's views on ocean conservation ~~~

(37:51) - How can you help to save the ocean ~~~

(41:50) - Ram's upcoming projects ~~~