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Indiahikes is India's largest trekking community that specialises in Himalayan trails and offers trekking adventures throughout the year. Spearheading the growth of this sport over the last ten years, Indiahikes continues to forge a future for trekking India. Browse the website Watch the YouTube channel Like on Facebook Follow on Instagram Chat on Twitter Arjun Majumdar is an entrepreneur and avid trekker, who founded Indiahikes, inspired by the process of exploring and documenting Himalayan mountain trails. He also writes extensively about trekking, and is a TedX speaker. Sandhya Chandrasekharayya is a software engineer and an avid trekker, who co-founded Indiahikes, after a life-changing trek in the Himalayas. She has received accolades as a woman business leader, and speaks regularly at various forums including TedX. Listen to their individual journeys guided by love for the outdoors. While introducing new trekking routes and Himalayan experiences, they encourage you explore your mind, body, and spirit by stepping out to your natural surroundings. You are likely to find them on a trail near you! ******* Also mentioned in this episode:Altitude Sickness BCM Touring Buran Ghati Christopher GuestDesserted Dexamethasone Diamox Decathlon Dodital Everest Base Camp ft Gokyo Ri HACE HAPE Hemkund Hotmail Indiamike Indian Institute of Management Kashmir Great Lakes Kashmir Valley Kedarkantha Kyanjin Ri Langtang MySpace NCC NifedipineOrkut Paro Taktsang Roopkund Rupin Pass Shane State Bank of India Swathi Chatrapathy Tarsar MarsarTinTin in Tibet Valley of Flowers Warwan Valley Yahoo ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue Episode background tune courtesy of Icons8 Music by Bimbotronic from Fugue

Episode 026 - Arjun Majumdar & Sandhya Chandrasekharayya | Co-founders of Indiahikes

2019-04-0101:28:50

Rajesh Jog, fondly known as RJ, is a guardian and co-owner of the Palolem Island Reserve. Currently splitting his time between Bombay and Goa, he also hosts guests at his bed and breakfast called Varandas de Canacona, overlooking the Talpona river marine ecosystem. Listen to his endeavours from being an investment banker, and founding a few venture capital firms, to conserving nature and wildlife on an island off India's western coast! Palolem Island Reserve Like on Facebook Varandas de Canacona See the website Like on Facebook Rajesh Jog ******* Also mentioned in this episode:Anna Rosling RönnlundBankers Trust Chorao Island Deep Kalra eVentures Factfulness Hans Rosling Hearst Castle HEC Paris Joanna Halszka Sokołowska Konkan Coast Make My Trip Manipal Academy of Higher Education Narendra Modi NYU Ola Rosling Pacific Coast Highway Royal Enfield Stern School of Business Team Manipal Racing T M A Pai United Nations Vespa WASH Waygate Capital White-bellied sea eagle ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue

Episode 025 - Rajesh 'RJ' Jog | Guardian of Palolem Island Reserve

2019-03-3001:08:31

Zhen Paintal is an adventure sports buff, and the co-founder of Inspire Crew. Find her skateboarding, catching surf breaks, and traversing slacklines around Goa, and various undisclosed locations. Listen to her journey that includes a solo backpacking and volunteering trip to now being an integral part of a collective the supports women in adventure sports across India. Inspire Crew Visit the Website Like on Facebook Follow on Instagram Tweet on Twitter Watch on YouTube Project Wild WomenVisit the website Zhen Paintal ******* Also mentioned in this episode: 91springboard Abhijeet SinghActive 8 sportsAdventure Breaks Ajay Padval Allwyn Kanwar Aloha Surf India Anissa Lamare Anita Naidu Arunachal Pradesh to Gujrat cycling Benjammin Reid-Howells Between Years Festival Bhupesh Patil BRGTN Browntape CLAW Decathlon Duke's Nose Escobar Essel World Ganesha 8B+ Gowri Varanashi Holystoked India Open of Surfing ISF Karnataka Government Kopal Goyal Lekha Rathinam Mel Batson Mercedes Benz Nadia Gomes Neil Dsouza Nick Smith Octopus Piso skateboards Planet Goa Prashant Kumar Prerna Dangi Psynyde Bikes Sadhana Forest Salman Khan Samar Farooqui Sayali Maharao Shalini Menezes Skatelife Goa Social Offline Sunita Chauhan Tattva boards Trip 360 Vaayu Vacation Labs Vans Vasudhaiva Ride Velu Vinay Menon ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue Episode background tunes courtesy of Icons8 Music by BackSpace from Fugue

Episode 024 - Zhen Paintal | Adventure sports buff & Co-founder of Inspire Crew

2019-03-2201:21:13

Vinod Sreedhar is a sustainability evangelist and music composer who is addressing several disconnects that he sees between humans and our surroundings. Listen to his journey from being stuck in a cloudburst many years ago in Ladakh, to now encouraging a responsible lifestyle through earth-friendly travel for urban dwellers, and facilitating alternate livelihoods for rural communities. Journeys with Meaning Visit the Website Like on Facebook Follow on Instagram Tweet on Twitter Green Homestays Visit the website India Immersion Programme Visit the website JwM Juniors Visit the website The Playground VIsit the website Vinod Sreedhar ******* Also mentioned in this episode: Airtel Himalayan Institute of Alternatives Hormazd Mehta Leslie Neha Kandalgaokar Radhika Timbadia Rajat Kukreja Ram Sampath Ramesh Sharma SECMOL Shankar Mahadevan Sonam Wangchuk Venky Vijay Vodafone ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue

Episode 023 - Vinod Sreedhar | Sustainability evangelist & Founder of Journeys with Meaning

2019-03-0801:42:27

Jill Ferguson is an environmental activist who consults diverse organizations on responsible and sustainable practices. Also, as a co-creator of Vaayu, she has been an integral part in building a dynamic community space for water sports, art, wellbeing, and consciousness, on the shores of Goa. In this episode, listen to her journey from the west coast of the United States, circumnavigating the world, and finding a home in India! Prakti Tribe Like on Facebook Prana Cafe Like on Facebook Simply Inspired Consulting See the website The Vision Collective See the website Like on Facebook Vaayu Ocean Adventures Like on Facebook Vaayu Vision See the website Follow on Instagram Vaayu Kula (upcoming) Jill Ferguson Rahul Malaney ******* 1% for the planetAct For GoaAmazon Andrew Morrison Apartheid Arbor Brewing Company Archbishop Desmond Tutu Asset Based Community Development B Corp Beatriz Contreras Bira Burning Man Center For Responsible Tourism Christopher Salim Aga Bee Circlewallas Clinton Vaz Craig Ferguson Crossfit Denzil Sequeira Drishti Do Art Foundation Do Lab Donald Trump Drift - Sachin Shetty Eartheart Ecoposro Eco Tourism Society Elsewhere Felly Gomes FC Goa Forca Goa Foundation Fred Meyer Gandhi Goa Brewing Co Goa Tourism Board Guayakí InkBrushNMe - Harshvardhan Kadam Joanna Pyres Kickboxing Kingfisher Kings KPMG Kokum Design Kroger Lake Union Let My People Go Surfing (by Yvon Chouinard) Lighting In A Bottle Liquid Force Live Happy Manjula Pradeep Microsoft Miles Toland Mount Rainier Navsarjan Trust Nordic Intent Patagonia Puja Mitra Pune Street Art Project Responsible Tourism Collective SeaWorld Semester At Sea Simba Squidworks - Varoon Nair St+Art Starbucks Stevens Pass Sublime Tamer Salameh Terra Conscious The Nobel Peace Prize The White Owl University of San Diego United Nations Video Volunteers Vitae Viazi WAG WalMart Zumba ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue

Episode 022 - Jill Ferguson | Environmental activist & Co-creator of Vaayu

2019-02-0102:21:44

Puja Mitra is a professional conservation practitioner who carries experiences from stints at World Wildlife Fund (WWF India), The Kishkinda Trust, and Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIAPO) among others. She founded Terra Conscious to spearhead responsible and ethical dolphin watching practices on the Indian waters. In this episode, she talks about her growing love for marine life, a number of related pioneering initiatives, and formation of the Responsible Tourism Collective of Goa. Terra ConsciousSee the website Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Chat on Twitter See videos on YouTube Puja MitraRoshan Gonsalves Responsible Tourism CollectiveSee the website Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook ******* Also mentioned in this episodeAangan Aditya Mukharji Ajai Saxena (PCCF, Goa) Anil Kumar Arranya Ashwini Joglekar Asian Nature Conservation Foundation Assam Haati Project Baaya Design Base Lounge Birutė Galdikas Barracuda Diving Calamari Celina Central Ministry of Tourism Chandu Circlewallas Claude Alvares Commonwealth Scholarships Concierge Association of India Crystal Rogers Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) Deeksha Thind Dempo Dian Fossi Dipani Sutaria Dive Goa Drishti Dwarf Sperm Whale Earth Island Institute Eco Tourism Society of India Federation of Indian Animal Protection OrganisationsGoa Foundation Goa Rafting Goa Science Center Goa Tourism Goenchi Mati Gowri Mallapur Global Sustainable Tourism Council Hindustan Times Hydrophone Indian Ocean Humpback Dolphin Indian Institute of Hotel Management (IIHM) Indigo International Film Festival of India (IFFI) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Jack Sukhija Jane Goodall Jill Ferguson Joanna Pyres John Pollard Journeys With Meaning Justine Calais Kanishk Srinivasan Konkan Cetacean Research Team Konkan Explorers Kim Laguna Anjuna Leanne Learning Valley Live Happy Lori Marino Locus City Cards Louvre Make It Happen Mallaya Aditi Mallika Talwar Maria Victor Marishia Rodrigues Menaka Gandhi Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEF) Mrugaya Expeditions Naomi Rose National Institute of Oceanography Nature's Nest Nazri Resort NDTV Nisha D'souza Nirmal Ulhas Kulkarni Norma Alvares Olaulim Backyards Orijit Sen Outlook Responsible Tourism Awards Parag Panjim Inn Pankaj Lad Pawan People Tree Pepsi Rahul Malaney Rainbow Warriors Rico Barry Dolphin Project Sahasea Sanctuary Nature Foundation Sanniki Saraya SeaWorld Shama Pawar Shrayragi Israni Sibani Dasgupta Jain Sherry Snow Leopard Conservancy Striped dolphin Sun 360 Swiss Cetacean Society The Kishkinda Trust TOFT University of Oxford Uramma Heritage Homes Vaayu Vandana Shiva Venkatesh Charloo Vidya Niketan Villa Blanche Vinod Sreedhar West Coast Adventures Wildernest Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Wild Otters Woke Hostel World Wildlife Fund Yogini Zora Thind ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue

Episode 021 - Puja Mitra | Conservation practitioner & Co-founder of Terra Conscious

2019-02-0103:11:24

Experience the interesting world of Ceylon tea when in Sri Lanka. From train rides through plantations, High Tea sessions, colonial planters bungalows, tea museum visits, tea tastings, and tea estate-covered vistas in the Hill Country. In this episode, get an auditory glimpse of the typical tea making process, on tours at the Ceylon Tea Museum in Kandy, and Bluefield Tea Gardens in Nuwara Eliya. ******* Bluefield Tea GardensSee the website Ceylon Tea Museum See the website Also mentioned in this episodeDilmah Lipton Tea Research Institute Notes Ceylon Tea Board History of Ceylon Tea Experiences Ceylon Tea Trails Ellerton Governor's Mansion Stafford Bungalow Thotalagala ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue Episode background tunes courtesy of Icons8 Music by Ilya Marfin from Fugue

Episode 020 - Two cups of Ceylon Tea at Ceylon Tea Museum and Bluefield Tea Gardens

2019-01-3100:21:32

Raja & The Whales is among a handful of responsible whale watching tour operators in Mirissa, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka. Expect to see different species of the largest animal on the planet including blue whales, sperm whales, humpback whales, and porpoises, dolphins, turtles and more. In this episode, I just introduce Raja & The Whales! ******* Raja & The WhalesSee the website Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Also mentioned in this episode Blue Whale Humpback Whale Sperm Whale Notes Responsible Whale Watching in Sri Lanka Whale Watching Guidelines Whale Watching Handbook AlternativesF Air ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue

Episode 019 - Ethical Whale Watching with Raja & The Whales

2019-01-3100:14:48

Tashiya de Mel is a story teller at heart. Her passion to explore off the beaten paths is evident on her Instagram profile called Lost in Ceylon! Also, as a freelance communications specialist, she advises across various industries in organisations including the United Nations Population Fund among others. In this episode, get a glimpse of her perspectives about responsible travel in Sri Lanka, her initiatives encouraging a zero waste lifestyle, and her recipes for a home-cooked plant-based diet! ******* Lost In Ceylon Follow on Instagram Like on Facebook Green Lanka / Zero Waste Lanka Like on Facebook Also mentioned in this episodeAnanta Sustainables Booking.com Brian Cox Carl Sagan DJI Spark Fujifilm Goethe Institut Go Pro Instagram iPhone Katy Perry Knuckles Mountain Range Lonely Planet Mental Health Psychosocial Support Network Neil deGrasse Tyson Savera Weerasinghe Sony α Stephen Hawking United Nations Populations Fund ******* Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue

Episode 018 - Tashiya de Mel | Communications specialist & Founder of Lost In Ceylon

2019-01-0101:40:18

Listen to the rhythmic sounds of the Dances of Sri Lanka from a cultural show at the Kandy Lake Club. In this episode, enjoy an hour-long audio performed by the Kandy Lake Club Dance Ensemble! ******* Kandy Lake Club Visit their website Like them on Facebook Follow them on Instagram Nearby Helga's Folly Royal Bar & Hotel Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic The Empire Cafe Udawattakele Forest Reserve ******* Programme sequenceMagul Bera - ceremonial drums Puja Natuma Devol natuma Mayura Natuma - peacock dance Pantheru Natuma Raksha Natuma - devil dance Lee Keli Natuma Raban Gini Sisila - fire dance Ves Natuna Kulu Natuna - harvest dance The Drum Orchestra Fire Walking ******* The musical pieces and vocals part of the Kandy Lake Club cultural show featured in this episode is performed by Kandy Lake Club Dance Ensemble Show cover jingle courtesy of Icons8 Music by Nordgroove from Fugue

Episode 017 - Sounds of Kandy ft. Kandy Lake Club Dance Ensemble

2018-12-3100:59:01