Picture by Guilhem Machenaud for Oxelo
The skating sub culture is taking the world by storm; whether it’s in the lush streets of Southern California or a skate park in the interiors of Karnataka.
“We went out skating in the streets of Delhi and lots of people came up to us and wanted to try it as well. I thought that this was an amazing response and there are so many young people in this country that it would definitely be something people would be interested in.“
“The important thing here is that it’s not just kids that really come here to learn but adults too. A lot of people in their twenties and late-twenties come here to learn how to skate and that’s not something that happens in America and a lot of places around the world. I think that’s pretty amazing.”
Kolkata Skateboarding by Gavin Gough
“The skate park has become a landmark here at HSR Layout, Bangalore. We’ve been continuing with our skate classes in the morning and we’ve even been teaching some street kids how to skate. We gave them a few boards as well and they spend a lot of time here. The kids also wanted us to teach them English and we even ended up teaching them some English through classes in the afternoon! Now they even bring they schoolwork to the park and we help them with that as well.”
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Albert Hatchwell Nielsen ( Alis ) :
" I did a ramp for fun in Goa in 2012 , 2013 I returned and we did a jam and builded some more , meet nick and discovered the asagao bowl , meet the guys from holystoked there and they came to Copenhagen in the summer 2013 . The idea of the third eye tour is to help spread the stoke in the country "
Nick Smith (Advaita Collective ) :
" My vision for the event tour is for as many of India's skaters to get to skate and hang out together and return home stoked to be part of this fast emerging scene. Also to showcase the Indian skate scene both within India and to the rest of the world ! "
Varun Patra ( Homegrown ) :
Our idea has always been to support and nuture the long tail of Indian Sub-cultures. Skateboarding is only going to grow in the country and we would like to help push the sport and the culture as far as we can, and give young skaters a platform they din't have before "
Abhishek Khan ( Action Sports Jounalist ) :
" Skateboarding has been burgeoning across India in cities like Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Vizag and even Ranchi. With an event like this I hope to unite the entire skateboarding scene and let other skaters meet everyone they've been following on facebook. Hopefully this should encourage some guys to hold skateboarding events like these in their cities. Just like it happens in the surfing scene."
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