Hi, I’m Aakash Ranison

I’m 21 and at this stage of my life, two things keep me going: my wanderlust to explore the world and my desire to work for climate change. My work and life revolve around these two things and I do whatever I can to keep it that way. I’m a Traveller at heart and an Entrepreneur by choice.

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Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.
― Benjamin Disraeli

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Spiti Valley Project : Places you must visit in Spiti Valley

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Spiti Valley Project Travel

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Inspiration Spiti Valley Project Stories

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Spiti Valley Project : How I became a homeless wanderer in Kaza

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Travel Gear Review: Wildcraft Backpack

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Hitchhike Spiti Valley Project Travel

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An evening in august when I was having an amazing time of my life, a dear friend from Team Jellyfish Watersports called me and shared details about "Chaliyar River Paddle" organized by Jellyfish Watersports(@jellyfishwatersport). What is Chaliyar River Paddle? It’s a kayaking expedition, where more than 100 water sports enthusiasts come from around the world and paddle 68kms in 3 days. It’s more interesting than how much it sounds.
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I am always excited about such sports after walking, cycling, hiking, trekking, skiing for me this was surely an amazing opportunity to grab on 😛 and so I did but you that’s not all. He didn’t just call me to come and kayak but also invited me on board as a Climate Activist and share how we can create a bigger impact together.
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And that’s when we came up with the idea to introducing the thought of “Plastic Negative Event" and request the participants to not to use single use plastic while being on the expedition. While being on the expedition all the participants collected lot of plastic waste from the river.
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Those three days were a lot of fun and adventure. For the first time I kayaked and can’t believed I kayaked 68kms 😛 thanks to the team for the motivation and support. The third day came and expedition came to an end but then I realised that with the end of the event my relationship with Jellyfish Watersports begin.
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January 2020, Jellyfish is organising Muziris Paddle in Kochi, Kerala where again a lot of water sports enthusiast are going to take part and will kayak 40 km over 2 days, in the backwaters of Kochi. Most probably I will be there what about you? If you are interested to be a part of this adventure with me visit Jellyfish Watersports and check the link the bio. Keep me posted if you are coming.

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Beypore Beach Cleanup: Initiative by @jellyfishwatersport & Driven by Aakash Ranison
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I never knew what I want to do in life but always knew one thing that I only wanna do the things what makes me happy and surely big things.
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A year ago I didn’t think I’ll also do a beach clean up but last Sunday[10th Nov’19] got the opportunity to do that too.
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And I didn’t do it alone I had 80+ super amazing people along with me, by my side with the equal amount of dedication to save the beach they love.
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On that day 80+ people in 4 hours collected 800+ kilograms of solid waste from the Beypore Beach. DAMN.
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Thanks to @jellyfishwatersport & our creative team for putting the best efforts and making it a big success.
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Today it’s not just an idea, today it’s “The Change” and I know with the support of the loving people of Calicut we’ll be able to get our beautiful beaches back.

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Last month, I was invited to participate in “Chaliyar River Paddle 2019” in Calicut, Kerala. A plastic negative event, where I along with 100+ paddlers went plastic-free for three days. Moreover, helped clean the river by collecting plastic waste while kayaking 68KMS.
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Now, We aim to build an “Art Installation” out of the plastic collected during the expedition and install it at the Beypore beach, Kerala and we all are brainstorming “What should we make out of the plastic?”. •
Here’s your chance to contribute and save our world a little more from plastic. I have somewhere about 1000 single-use plastic bottles. Tell me what art can we make out of these plastic bottles.
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We don’t have much time, DM me[@aakashranison] your Ideas in two days[1st-2nd-3rd November]. *Remember I have 1000 bottles & we’ll install this Art at Beypore beach, Kerala.* •
#PaddleToPreserve #ShapeTheScrap #aakashranison

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No, I didn’t go for Safari because I just wanted to see the Tiger. I love nature and being in such a huge jungle surrounded by nature is a real treat for me. I genuinely felt happy being there.
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5:30 AM I was ready to head out for Safari, I was joined by two team members from IRIS and our guide Mr.Prem[He acted a little in the movie “KAAL”]. The Safari was for 3 hours, 6 AM to 9 AM.
• Close to nature, I am like a kid. I get fascinated with trees, birds, rocks, and many other random things I don’t even know about. In between the Safari, we did see a tiger it’s just he was resting quite far from our jeep.
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The whole time while on Safari “KAAL” movie’s soundtrack kept playing in the back of my mind. I loved to know more about life in the Jungle and how everything is connected to each other.
“Monkey and deers are best buddies”. 😛
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Ahh, so the safari ended but the day isn’t… We then along with Mr.Pradeep the IRIS resort manager headed for three more exciting experiences;
- Getting to know more about Jim Corbett(Museum). Jim Corbett was a guy, yes.[Google to know more.]- Visiting a Hydro Attaa Chakki setup. For the first time, I saw I saw a hydro chakki.
- Having 100% organic vegan food. Right from masalas to vegetables being prepared by the family.
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Damn, What a day was that. I totally enjoyed. Everything was happening my way, I didn’t want that to end but…
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Wish to revisit Jim Corbett, thank you @corbettwildiris for making my visit to Jim such an awesome experience.
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Image: #shotongopro @gopro @goproindia | Edit: Adobe Lightroom & Illustrator CC 2018 | Location:Kayari Village, Jim Corbett, Uttarakhand, India 🇮🇳
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Disconnected from the digital world and close to nature, I was at Jim Corbett National Park. Thank you @corbettwildiris for calling me and taking me to places around. •
It’s been quite sometime that I haven’t been really enjoying internet and I have had enough with cities as well. I wanted to go to Spiti but I knew that Vegan India Conference is coming and I need to stay back for it. I needed to charge myself so that I can survive in Delhi for 5-6 Days hence I went to Haridwar and right after my time in Haridwar, Jim Corbett happened.
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If you already know me, you know I love time. So I tried my best to utilise my three days in Jim Corbett. The first day, after having an amazing vegan lunch I went on my own exploring the silents roads of Kyari Village. Yes, It was very hot in the noon and as always I was wearing black but this isn’t enough to stop me from exploring. I totally loved that 4 hours yes I didn’t get scared a bit in between but…
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In the evening Kailash Bhai, who is a residence of Kyari village and works with IRIS Resorts, took for a village walk. Don’t misunderstand this village to like any other village. It won’t be a surprise if you encounter with a tiger, elephant, or any other wild animal.
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I did see Spotted Deer, Red Fox but what I really enjoyed was knowing about the lifestyle of the village and their perspective towards life. The art of living a happy life with limited recourses and connection from the outer world.
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With delicious Indian vegan food I ended my day and went to sleep as tomorrow I’ll be going for a Jungle Safari… Read more in next post.
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Image: #shotongopro @gopro @goproindia | Edit: Adobe Lightroom & Illustrator CC 2018 | Location:Kayari Village, Jim Corbett, Uttarakhand, India 🇮🇳
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Do you know what a sky full of the star looks like? If not, travel.
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Do you know what snow tastes like?
If not, travel.
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Do you know what silence sounds like?
If not, travel.
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Do you know what winter smells like? If not, travel.
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Do you know what mountain’s touch is like?
If not, travel.
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Do know what being in a moment feels like?
If not, travel.
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Each of these 6 questions is about one of the 6 senses. If you have answered no for any of the 6 questions, I suggest you travel. Travel for the experiences and not for social media.
• You don’t need to prove anything to anyone. Just remember, It’s okay to lie to the world but it’s not at all okay to lie to yourself.
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Image: #shotoniphone @apple | Edit: Adobe Lightroom & Illustrator CC 2018 | Location: Unknown Road, Himachal Pradesh, India 🇮🇳
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I am ready to fail, I am ready to die but undoubtedly not at all ready to quit. - Aakash Ranison.
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I’ve failed a thousand times in the past, Yes, I did fail today in something and I might fail tomorrow again.
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Each failure breaks me in thousand pieces, It tears me down. It makes me doubt myself. It makes me feel I am nothing and all the decisions I’ve taken in my life were wrong. I’ve wasted all of my time & achieved nothing.
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It brings me to the ground, makes me dig my own grave and bury myself in it. It rips me apart, It makes me feel like a dead body.
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But you know what? IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE ME QUIT. Let me tell this to your face very clearly that I’ll die but I won’t quit on my dreams.
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#TravelWithGoPro series: Post 4 of 30
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Image: #shotongopro @gopro @goproin | Edit: Adobe Lightroom CC 2018 | Travel host: @edvtra | Location: Unknown Road, Bir Billing Himachal Pradesh, India 🇮🇳
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