The surfer said her personal experience of growing up in India, where many girls are forced to limit their interaction with boys after reaching puberty, made her want to break the barriers all the more.

"Surfing for me is meditation. As long as I have that sense of peace and satisfaction, that is my purpose in life," she told a gathering at The Taj Mahal Hotel that included people from all walks of life, including businessmen, naturalists and architects.

Malaviya was joined by Bengaluru boy Dhillan Chandramowli, who switches between his passion for rock climbing and his freelance work as a music specialist in radio.

As a just-turned father, Chandramowli, said he looks forward to experimenting with outdoor-friendly parenting that can change the way people in India think about travelling with their children.

"We make it such a big thing, travelling with children. I want to make my child travel from such an initial point in life that he does not even remember exactly since when he has been travelling," he said.

Chandramowli, who has eight years of experience in satellite, terrestrial and Internet radio, said the whole idea was is to make the nature more appealing to the next generation right from the beginning so that they protect it from the challenges of global warming and climate change.

Hari Dang, a renowned educationist, conservationist and a mountaineer, who was awarded Padma Shri in 1976 for contributions to youth services also spoke about his experiences.

Dang achieved repute as headmaster and rector of some of India renowned schools, including St Paul's in Darjeeling, The Army and Air Force Schools and as a teacher of the Doon School.

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