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'''Kayaking in India''' has become a popular sport.<br />
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==Flat water and sea kayaking==<br />
Flat-water [[kayaking]] takes place in rivers,<ref>{{cite book | last=Kohli | first=S. | title=Mountains of India: Tourism, Adventure and Pilgrimage | publisher=Indus Publishing Company | year=2002 | isbn=978-81-7387-135-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GIs4zv17HHwC&pg=PA278 | accessdate=February 5, 2015 | page=278}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=Kohli | first=S. | title=Mountains of India: Tourism, Adventure and Pilgrimage | publisher=Indus Publishing Company | year=2002 | isbn=978-81-7387-135-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GIs4zv17HHwC&pg=PA284 | accessdate=February 5, 2015 | page=284}}</ref> lakes<ref>{{cite book | last=Singh | first=S. | title=Lonely Planet India | publisher=Lonely Planet Publications | series=Country Guide Series | year=2010 | isbn=978-1-74220-347-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vK88ktao7pIC&pg=PA111 | accessdate=February 5, 2015 | page=111}}</ref> and the ocean. Aside from professional flat water kayaking, there is very limited recreational kayaking. Historically, Indian tourists considered kayaking a one-time activity and not a competitive sport.<br />
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Long distance flat water kayaking can be done in [[Mulki, India|Mulki]], India. Participants from [[Bangalore]], [[Mangalore]], [[Udupi]] etc. come to participate in 30&nbsp;km kayaking and camping adventure.<br />
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==Whitewater kayaking==<br />
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[[Whitewater kayaking]] is a niche sport with some hardcore following. While the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] rivers are teeming with largely commercial kayakers and some weekend adventurers, in south it is largely the weekend kayakers who have been driving the sport. [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]] has seen the largest spike in weekend paddlers. However, paddling in India, in general is plagued by limited availability of gear locally, police and bureaucratic interference (who view kayakers with suspicion, since it is an alien activity), and commercial rafters who feel threatened by the presence of the kayakers on the rivers where they have permits to commercially raft.<br />
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== Sea Kayaking ==<br />
[[Sea kayak|Sea kayaking]] is new to India. Considering the vast coastline of India, extremely less number of people do sea kayaking. [[Kaustubh Khade|Kaustubh Khare]] hold the long distance record of kayaking west cost of India on a kayak. Few other individuals have also kayaked the coastline of Kerala, Mumbai to Goa, Karnataka and Gujarat. <br />
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There are two school who teach professional sea kayaking in India. <br />
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# KayakBoy located in Mulki, Karnataka(Coastal Kayak training Level 1 - Level 4)<br />
# Quest Adventure Sports Academy(Sea kayak Level 1 - Level III)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://www.outdoorjournal.in/news-2/india-s-holy-river-ganga-hosts-international-kayak-competition/|title=India's holy river Ganga hosts international kayak competition|author=The Outdoor Journal|work=The Outdoor Journal|accessdate=20 February 2015}}<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://www.outdoorjournal.in/how-to-2/whitewater-kayaking-for-beginners/|title=Whitewater Kayaking for beginners|author=Jacopo Nordera|work=The Outdoor Journal|accessdate=20 February 2015}}<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/Hyderabads-first-kayaking-workshop-is-a-hit/articleshow/18544317.cms|title=Hyderabad's first kayaking workshop is a hit|work=The Times of India|accessdate=20 February 2015}}<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100704/dplus.htm#9|title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Dehradun Plus|work=tribuneindia.com|accessdate=20 February 2015}}<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/incheon-asian-games-2014-indians-impress-in-kayaking-and-canoeing/article6453296.ece|title=Kayaking and canoeing: Indians impress|author=PTI|work=The Hindu|accessdate=20 February 2015}}<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/india-disappoint-in-canoeing-and-kayaking-final-114092900542_1.html|title=India disappoint in canoeing and kayaking final|author=Press Trust of India|date=29 September 2014|work=business-standard.com|accessdate=20 February 2015}}<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Students-can-go-kayaking-on-IIM-C-lakes/articleshow/39255593.cms|title=Students can go kayaking on IIM-C lakes|work=The Times of India|accessdate=20 February 2015}}<br />
* {{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/SAI-to-set-up-Canoeing-and-Kayaking-facilities-in-Manipur/articleshow/21511546.cms|title=SAI to set up Canoeing and Kayaking facilities in Manipur|work=The Times of India|accessdate=20 February 2015}}<br />
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