INSIDE THE ISSUE
ISSUE: NO. 001
The Next Big Wave – Surfing as a Way of Life: Albe Falzon – The Big Sister: Ishita Malaviya – Beyond the Boundary: Jonty Rhodes – Made in India: Nico Erni – Life in the Deep South – Kishore of Kovalam – The Pleasures of Being Haunted – Surfing the Unknown
SURFING AS A WAY LIFE
In waves, in film and in silence, Albert "Albe" Falzon— surfer, filmmaker, and co-fouder and editor of Tracks— had always sought something deeper. In an hour-long conversation, he gave me a glimpse into that pursuit.
… “When you go into the ocean, it feels like you're entering another world. There's the land, and then there;s the ocean. When you step into the sea, you leave behind your thoughts, your worries. It becomes a kind of meditation, even if you don't call it that at the time. it's a deep connection, this feedback loop between you and the natural beauty around you. That;s what surfing gavem me. And I think that's what draws people back again and again.” Albe Falzon
Written by Mitali Joshi
The BIG sister
Ishita Malaviya and all her firsts.
“As a woman from the South Asian disapora, it felt like we as a community were finally being represented--and that meant something.” Ishita Malaviya
Written by Mitali Joshi
Beyond the boundARY
In his second innings, Jonty Rhodes embraces a fresh current, discovering new adventures along India's untamed coastline.
…The shift wasn't as much about slowing down as it was about learning to show up differently.
Written by Radhika Agrawal
Made in India
Can the future of surfboard making carry this tag? Nico Erni thinks so.
“ We do have the ability to create exceptional boards at a price far lower than what one might get abroad, even though the demand is low, which goes against usual economics.” Nico Erni
Written by Mitali Joshi
The Pleasures of Being haunted
The surfing obsession that follows us through life.
I remember a child telling me in a session, writes the psychoanalyst, Adam Phillips, “ that the reason he wanted to be bigger was because he wouldn't have to want to be bigger.”
Written by Wesley Glover
Kishore of Kovalam
Less than a decade into surfing, this young gun is already one of the most promising surfers in the country.
“My focus is to make it to the Asian Games, and for that, I'll have to keep staying on the podium.”
Written by Mitali Joshi
Life in the Deep South
She left pharma, I left law, and how we traded corporate lives for coastal hustle.
“To some, it seemed an unnecessary indulgence, a game for those with the luxury of choice. But for others, especially the youth, it was an invitation to redefine their relationship with the sea.”
Written by Jehan Driver
