Sharanya Iyer

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sharanya Iyer

• Sharanya Iyer was born and raised in a middle-class family.

• Sharanya is known as “TrulyNomadly”, who loves to explore, experience, and document offbeat countries and lesser-known places around the world.

• In an interview, Sharanay Iyer mentioned that she has been doing swimming since the age of six and loves to call herself a water baby.

• Sharanya is a very brilliant student in her academics. In an interview, she mentioned that during her PG Certificate Program at Mudra Institute of Communications (MICA), Ahmedabad topped the exams.

• In an interview, Sharanaya revealed that during her visit to Iceland in 2015, she developed an interest in diving.

  

• Before moving to free lancing content creation, Sharanya has worked in many other roles and firms, such as a Project Executive in Nalandaway Foundation, Tamil Nadu (2007), as an Account Executive at Draft FCB Ulka, Mumbai (2010-2013), as an Assistant Manager in Globosports, Mumbai (2014-2016), and as an Assitant Marketing Manager in MTV India, Mumbai (2016-2020).

• She was an official ambassador and a digital influencer for GoPro India, a leading action camera brand.

• Sharanya Iyer is passionate about ocean conservation. She also works with the Professional Association of Diving Instructors(PADI), the world’s largest scuba diving organisation, to promote sustainable diving and ocean conservation.

• In an interview, Iyer mentioned that she visited 40 countries and 6 continents in 2024. She also mentioned she had invested 50 lakh rupees in her travel. She also faced criticism for this expense on social media.

• In 2018, Sharanya Iyer was featured in the Conde Nast Traveller India Influencers List and the Elle India Influencers List for her travel.

• Some of her notable travels and achievements include trekking to the Everest Base Camp in Nepal, exploring the ancient ruins of Petra in Jordan, camping in the Sahara Desert in Morocco, visiting the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine, traveling across Central Asia, covering countries such as Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, and Volunteering at an elephant sanctuary in Thailand.

• In 2021, Sharanya Iyer became a certified rescue diver, snorkeler and scuba diver.

  

• Iyer also served as a part-time volunteer with the Cancer Patient Aid Association, Mumbai, Maharashtra.

• She hosts group scuba diving trips so that more Indians get certified in diving.

• Through her social media posts, she talks about shark conservation, plastic pollution and the importance of exploring the underwater world.

• Iyer shared useful tips on her social media handles for solo travellers, especially for women travellers.

• Sharanya collaborated as a digital influencer and content creator with various brands, tourism boards, and media outlets.

• Iyer also loves bungee jumping. She has also taken the experience of the world’s highest bungee jumping.

• Sharanya participates in many campaigns that raise awareness for ocean protection.

• In an interview, Iyer revealed that she has a keen fondness for local cultures, adventure sports, mountains, sunsets, waterfalls, and roads that are less explored.

• She also organises trips for women travellers.