A Rising Tide - The India Surf Story

'A Rising Tide' is a short documentary surf film, created by Indian surfer/filmmaker trio Tushar Pathiyan, Ishita Malaviya and Krish Makhija in association with Quiksilver India.
In a country with a population of 1.2 billion and just over a hundred surfers, the film sets out to explore the journey of some of India's pioneer surfers, their humble surf beginnings and their deep connection with the ocean.
Through interviews with local watermen we celebrate the joy of riding waves and the aloha spirit of the Indian surf tribe. As the numbers of surfers in the country keep growing each day, we hope that these stories may never be lost and shall help create a deeper sense of surf community in India.
The first documentary surf film to come out of India, 'A Rising Tide' features pioneer surfers Mukesh Panjanathan, Jack 'Swami' Hebner, Velu Murugan, Satyaraj Das, Tushar Pathiyan, Ishita Malaviya, Kishore Kumar, Kiran Kumar, Spandan Banerjee, Rahul Malaney, Shamanth Kumar, Murthy Megavan, Melville Anthony Smythe, Kalyan Raithi, Hari Varma, D. Anudeep and Nissam Yoshikawa.
Thanks to Varoon Nair, The Mavyns, The Supersonics and Dhruv Visvanath for composing original music for the film.
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Please feel free to share your comments below. We'd love to hear your thoughts about our film.
Thanks for watching!

[@earlehart2123]

inspirational story, i live in Australia, surfed most of my life..i love this story...thanks for sharing, surfs up!

[@hahahahahahahahahahahahaha7725]

The stoke is real. Once it catches you, it’s there for life. And realize the source of happiness.

[@admiral7922]

India's been one of the best surf trips I've made. Cant wait too go back post Covid.

[@sarahbeisly]

Thanks for the great vid. Well editted, good story telling, definitely one of the better India surf vids out there. I've surfed vizag, puri, and even a couple of my local breaks near Kolkata (digha, mandarmoni). Surfing in India is a special experience, so much scope and never crowded. Surfing will keep growing in India and help boost the rural coastal economies. Thanks for being a part of that.

[@kunalpatel2411]

Wow. I never knew that you could surf in India..yes I am 24 years old and have visited a lot of beaches, watched a lot of movies where people and even penguins go surfing but till date i did not know that you could do that in India also. Wonderful work guys. I hope to join you someday and I hope that India becomes a 'surf destination' for people, tourists and travellers all around the world. Lots of love!

[@jordysmith3703]

Fucking badass video!! Much love from south Texas!!!

[@djcalix3]

dude this was so pleasing to watch. Im traveling to India this summer (if all goes good) and this made me so excited!!!

[@Anandhandles]

You are welcome to Kovalam, Ocean delight school, thats where I am learning

[@oliverkamp7599]

great to hear from half of India's population on how great surfing is

[@shaneflemming5158]

A couple of nice philosophical moments in their.

[@joaoramos32]

Awesome video, super well produced for a 2013 video. I'm starting surfing now, and i enjoyed to watch this as videographer myself and as curious traveler that never went to india!

[@UsmanAhmad0]

Wonderful work guys!

[@anele4932]

Simply wonderful! Love the movie 🥰

[@laxmigudami4823]

Great video. Great thoughts about surfing. I always fascinated by surfing, I would definitely gonna try it.

[@soulmatesurf6274]

This is amazing place 😍🤙🤙🤙🏄

[@yepanty]

Nice job !

[@eduardodavies6220]

Só stoked on this 🤙

[@nicolasbrillant9924]

See you soon India . 🤙🏼 I'll be there 😉 for surfing with you guys.

[@-.John.Doe.-]

If you want to keep enjoying surfing in the future, keep the best breaks secret, or only for individuals coming by themselves. Do not bring big groups of beginners on soft tops to good breaks, it will destroy the pleasure and the spirit. As every true surfer knows, surfing is best enjoyed without crowds, and that is something that must be enforced. Too many destinations have been ruined by greed and fashion, and surfing in these places has become a nightmare instead of a dream (I'll take Bali as the best exemple of the worst that you can do to ruin the purpose of surfing due to insane crowds year-round). You have plenty of good waves, enjoy and make sure you don't turn these spots into surf school factories, because once it's overcrowded you'll regret it forever. Remember, tourism isn't sustainable if not handled very strictly, in the end the locals end up with broken dreams/crowds/pollution/high cost of living/etc...Small and low-key, sustainable, with a vision for the future is best. All the best to all the surfers from India. From Indonesia with love.

[@artaudvisusurfdicas]

Aloha Indian

[@dilipkandangath2634]

Love the soundtrack in the background from 8:18. Does someone have a lead on what track that is?

[@surfobsessed]

Heartwarming. Thanks for uploading.

[@soloist777]

The best part of this story was their smiles!!

[@positivevibes5938]

So true.

[@500old]

Lovely... I guess you missed MUMU Surf School, Mahabs, Chennai. It's a fantastic surf school.

[@thejubina]

Surf India Surf .. Their speeches are really a catalyst !

[@susuho675]

Really nice.

[@direct.skc.2]

Any surf enthusiasts from Bangalore?

[@Randomfliper]

Right here! Too bad I live in the city. Hard to surf often.

[@anamikadiaries]

Yes 🙋

[@Whitemoon379]

Cool

[@jetendrabachchani]

This is Amazing to see surfing is growing day by day in India.. I would love to quit my full time job and do some thing to promote surfing in Indua

[@vedantkhattar5178]

want to do it together ?

[@jetendrabachchani]

Why not!!!

[@bodhisattwapal8879]

one more added bro....tired of job...carrer...finding stalble relatiobshp

[@rahulray5411]

So what are you guys doing now?

Muito bom video👏👏👏

[@christopheradams7942]

Ishita should be a model shes drop dead beautiful.

[@raajeshsr2101]

I wanted to improve my surfing but it is very expensive to take lesson and hard to rent soft board and learn on my own.

[@redlion45]

In Kerala?

[@raajeshsr2101]

Hi im a beginner white water surfer and looking for surfing partner to catch waves with

[@compmasterable]

WSL IN INDIA? :O

[@bharath7528]

Fugger in 10 year's maybe

[@ramkrishan_sahu]

Just saw their fee, they charge nearly 1.2k per session. It is extremely expensive.

[@andynguyen1939]

Surf lessons are nice to have, but aren't necessary. You can learn a lot by observing and watching instructional videos on KZbin or elsewhere!

[@joem2365]

INFORMATION INDIA DISCUSS POLUTION INdia coast

[@whitecat9082]

Duck

[@dischargesummary8794]

Who does their teeth???

[@popescuraluca7449]

The great matematician in the world now, is the son off Ramy Malek