Sharanya Iyer
Sharanya Iyer, known as TrulyNomadly, is an Indian travel creator sharing solo adventures, underwater journeys and stories from places beyond the usual tourist trail.
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YouTubeOverview
- Also known as
- TrulyNomadly; Sharu
- Hometown
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Work
- Travel creator, solo traveller and diver
- Early writing
- Her original blog documents an Iceland trip in June 2015.
- Recognition
- Forbes India’s Top 100 Digital Stars, 2022
- Diving
- Rescue Diver and Freediver certifications, 2021
Mini bio
How it started.
Sharanya grew up in Bombay and Madras. On her original TrulyNomadly blog, she described travel writing as a long-held dream and began giving her writing a home alongside accounts of her travels. The About page includes a photograph from Iceland in June 2015.
Making the leap.
Before travelling full time, she worked in digital marketing. On Love Matters, she said she made the career switch at 27. Her TEDxMITAOE talk describes a mountain trek that helped her rethink the security of a corporate career and commit to the work she wanted to do.
Finding her voice.
Her work follows solo journeys through places such as Oman, Iran and Central Asia, with attention to the people she meets along the way. Forbes India included her in its Top 100 Digital Stars in 2022, and PADI introduced her among its 2023 AmbassaDivers.
Below the surface.
Diving is a recurring part of her storytelling. She uses her platforms to discuss shark protection and plastic pollution, and hosts group trips to help more Indians get certified to dive.
Stories with context.
Her Afghanistan work pairs encounters with local people and crafts with discussion of restrictions on women. In her August 2026 Better India interview, she distinguished documenting the country from recommending that fans travel there.
Creditschronological, newest first
Interviews and talks
- 2026The Prakhar Gupta Xperience, episode 216Guest
- 2026Being a Single Woman in Your 30s | Love MattersGuest with Leeza Mangaldas
- 2023TEDxMITAOE: Fighting Fears to Unlock a World of PossibilitiesSpeaker
Travel films
- 2020An Ode to the OceanCreator and editor
- 2020Solo Oman Road TripTraveller, filmmaker and editor
Ambassadorships and collaborations
- 2025Google Pay: My SquadCreator in a disclosed advertising collaboration
- 2023PADI AmbassaDiversAmbassaDiver
Awards
Quotes
My goal is to get more Indians into the waterSharanya Iyer, PADI ambassador profile
An excerpt from her statement about encouraging divers to become advocates for ocean conservation.
Trivia
- She introduces herself as Sharu on her YouTube channel.
- Her Travel Massive profile names The Backpacker Co as her first travel job, where she worked as a travel planner.
- She filmed her Oman road-trip vlog on a GoPro Hero8 Black and edited it herself.
- She brought home a portrait made with a wooden box camera in Kabul.
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Follow her next journey, above and below the water.
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