A
DREAM…A PASSION
In 1995, Prahlad Kakar –
India’s leading ad-filmmaker had an experience
which in his own words he calls as “the
nearest to spirituality he ever got” On
his first ever dive in Mauritius, he discovered
an ancient Quran at the bottom of the reef. That,
coupled with his mixed feelings of elation and
awe, led him to his dream of opening up this experience
for the many Indians who were ignorant about the
bliss of Scuba diving.
Lacadives was that dream and
it acquired roots first on the island of Kadmat
in the little known islands of Lakshadweep off
the Western coast of India. A team of instructors
was assembled that included Prahlad and his wife
Mitali Kakar amongst others. All this was initiated
under the banner of the World Underwater Federation
(CMAS) and His Royal Baldness – Hugues Vitry,
Staff Instructor plus Indian Ocean Co-ordinator
for the Federation; someone who is to date part
man, part fish.
Since the opening of the Kadmat
Dive School and centre, Lacadives has safely trained
over 700 beginners in the sport of Scuba diving
and has played host to numerous divers from all
parts of the world. Our safe track record was
incentive for CGH Earth Group (formerly The Casino
Group of Hotels, Kerala) to invite us in the year
2000 for running the dive centre at their prestigious
Bangaram Island resort in Lakshadweep. With two
dive operations in the Lakshadweep islands and
backed by a team of Instructors trained to International
CMAS standards, Lacadives today embodies the spirit
and competence of the parent World Underwater
federation.
Our sole aim with Lacadives
was the promotion of the sea and the sport of
diving in all its aspects – something that
is to date the ruling directive. |
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One
of the larger Lakshadweep islands, home
to about 6000 inhabitants is the
island of Kadmat.
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tiny, 128 acre island, Bangaram is the
Jewel in Lakshadweep’s crown.
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