Our Team

Kiran Kumar

Founder

Kiran is a first-generation surfer and one of the people who helped shape India’s early surf culture. His journey is closely connected to Mantra Surf Club in Mulki, India’s first surf club, and the Surfing Swami Foundation. That long-standing involvement in surfing and its community has helped shape the way Makai approaches the sport today.

Rashmi Kumari

Co-founder

Rashmi brings experience across outdoor activity, physical training, technology and safety-related interests, contributing to how Makai approaches training, safety and the wider surf experience.

Vinod

Surf Instructor + Manager

Vinod works both in the water and behind the camera. He supports surfers through their sessions, helping them feel comfortable and safe as they learn, while also documenting the people and moments around Makai.

Karthik

Surf Instructor / Guest Relation

Karthik works across surf instruction and communications at Makai, contributing both to sessions in the water and to how Makai stays connected with its guests.

Shravan

Digital Marketing / Photographer

Shravan MS is a creative professional working across social media, graphic design and photography. He creates visual content, manages social media and documents moments through photography, while exploring creative work that brings together design, storytelling and real-world experiences. At Makai, he also supports surf sessions as an Assistant Surf Instructor.

Monakshi Arora

Yoga Instructor

Monakshi is a 200-hour certified yoga instructor with 3+ years of teaching experience. At Makai, her sessions bring together Hatha, Vinyasa, mobility, breath and body awareness, with an approach that can be adapted to different experience levels.

Jyothi

Yoga Instructor

Jyothi is a 500-hour certified yoga instructor trained in Ashtanga and Hatha. Her sessions focus on movement, breath, strength, mobility, balance and body awareness, complementing both surfing and everyday movement.