Jack Hebner Archives - The Global Indian

Thursday, March 23 2023

Surf’s up: All you need to know about India’s wave rider culture

by Global Indian | Oct 17, 2021

(October 10, 2021) Back in the India of the 1970s to spot a saffron clad man riding waves was not a common feature. Probably why when Jack Hebner confidently rode wave after wave along India’s East coast, he captured the imagination of many. The American, who’d...

Wave Rider: How Murthy Megavan, a small-time fisherman from Chennai’s Covelong went on to become a cool surfer

by Global Indian | Sep 5, 2021

(September 5, 2021) Just an hour’s drive away from the hustle and bustle of Chennai is Kovalam, a tiny fishing hamlet that lies along the picturesque East Coast Road. The coastline here is dotted with colorful little homes and fishing boats that are carefully anchored...