Source – Inertia Author – Alexander Haro “I always figure the toll roads will be safe,” Jack Hebner, better known as, “The Surfing Swami,” told me. “If you’re going to be down some back road somewhere, then maybe something will happen—but the toll...
(CNN) — Forget Hawaii, California and Bali. India could be the next big thing in the surfing world. After all, with 4,350 miles of coastline, the world’s seventh-largest country has no shortage of tiny beaches and big swells. While surf infrastructure is still...
Wave Gliding Guru. Photo: @whoisram Roark first heard of the “Surfing Swami” a few months before we embarked on our travels to India as we scoured the country’s expansive coastline for enlightened surf spots. Roark did not make it to the Swami’s ashram in Mulki, a...
The surfing hot spots of the world are usually found in places like California, Hawaii or even Australia. But now some die-hard wave-lovers want India to join that list. The country recently held its largest internationally-recognised surfing competition, drawing...
MULKI, INDIA — The shore is empty. The sharp morning sun cuts the water into diamonds. For the guru and his pupil, the surf beckons. “There are more than 1.2 billion people in India. How many people do you see in the water? Hardly anybody,” said the guru, Jack Hebner,...
