Muhammad Shafi Ganai is imparting professional training in water skiing to youth in the Kashmir Valley.
Ganai who is the first water skiing instructor in Kashmir belongs to the Tangmarg area of Baramulla district and imparts training to the youth in Dal lake.Shafi says he was interested in the water adventure since his childhood.
“My father knew skiing and when I did it with him in my childhood, I got inspired and it became my passion. I wanted to go in this profession since I was seven years old,” says Shafi.
He completed class 12,then started his higher education from Gandhi Memorial College but he always inclined towards the sports adventure and water skiing was his favourite.He did graduation from Gandhi Memorial College in Srinagar while studying in college, his focus was to go in skiing. So he started his training in adventure sports like snow skiing, snowboarding, ice skating and water skiing and water surfing during my College days. In order to make adventure sports as a profession I got training from Indian institute of skiing and mountaineering.
Shafi has played in many national level skiing competitions at Gulmarg, Shimla and Uttarakhand. For the last few years, he has been training Kashmiri youths in water skiing.
