Rapists need Pedicures: Vasu Primlani at TEDxSushantLok

Ms. Vasu Primlani is a globally celebrated comic, environmentalist, triathlete and speaker. She is the recipient of over a dozen international awards for her environmental work, including the highest US EPA award, the highest and most prestigious state of California environmental and economic achievement award, and is a global Ashoka fellow. She specializes in systemic social and environmental change, and uses comedy for her communication; she is one of the leading standup comedians in India today.

​Of the rules Vasu follows in her act, the most important is that her jokes are based on her experiences. "If you are honest about your experiences, chances are the audience will relate to you," she says. "You need to have lived a crazy life in order to talk about it. And, there is no better way of getting your message across than garnering empathy," she says.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.*

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Documented by: Akhil Joy, Joed P. Vanissery, Robin Joseph, Rajpal Yadav, Varun Chakkarvarthy