Vasu Primlani Explained

Vasu Primlani
Occupation:Stand-up comedian

Ritu Vasu Primlani is an Indian stand-up comedian and environmentalist. She received the 2015 Nari Shakti Puraskar from the Government of India for her work.[1]

Personal life

Primlani grew up in New Delhi, India. She received a master's degree from UCLA in Geography, Urban Planning and Law.[2] She is also a fitness enthusiasts and has done five half marathons, two Olympic-distance triathlons, a Half Ironman and a sprint triathlon.[3] Currently based out of Delhi, she is also a somatic therapist.[4]

Career

Primlani founded the non-profit Thimmakka’s Resources for Environmental Education in the United States. This organisation provided environmental consulting services for restaurants and it received the California Governors Environmental and Economic Leadership Award in 2003[5] [6] [7] and she was appointed an Ashoka Fellow for her work with restaurants.[8] Ms. Primlani's organisation also received a US EPA region 9 award in 2003.[9]

In July 2014, Primlani was accused of cheating by Saalumarada Thimmakka, a Bangalore-based environmentalist, for using her name to solicit money from the United States.[10] [11] According to Thimmakka, Primlani was misusing her name when she set up the Thimmakka's Resources for Environmental Education in the United States. According to Primlani, Thimmakka, a centenarian, "supposedly" merely forgotten that she had given Primlani consent to use her name.[12]

Primlani has produced, headlined in, and performed in hundreds of corporate and comedy club shows across the world, including in New York City, San Francisco, Mumbai, Dubai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Pune, and Delhi.[13] She tackles social messaging through her comedy, giving voice to daring issues such as the environment, human rights,[14] and rape [15]

In 2024, she released her first graphic novel, JUTA in New Delhi, India [16] and started working as Knoxville's new sustainability director[17]

Awards

Notes and References

  1. News: A famous Punjabi stand-up comic once took his pants off in my hotel room and lay on my bed... I sent him packing!. The Times of India. 21 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Indias first openly gay comic, Vasu Primlani relives her memories of being raped as a child and serving time in jail. . India Today . 27 January 2016 . 11 March 2016.
  3. News: 22 May 2016. Stand-up comedian, environmentalist, triathlete and somatic therapist: Meet Vasu Primlani, the woman who does it all. dna. 21 March 2018.
  4. News: 22 January 2017. A mode of healing that goes bone-deep to repair. dna. 21 March 2018.
  5. Web site: 2003 Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards . 4 October 2014 . 27 October 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081027054642/http://www.calepa.ca.gov/awards/geela/2003/default.htm . dead .
  6. News: Ms. Vasu Primlani - India - WEF. WEF. 21 March 2018. en-US.
  7. Web site: Vasu Primlani I Inspire 2018. i-inspire.in. en-GB. 21 March 2018.
  8. Web site: Home | Ashoka | Everyone a Changemaker.
  9. Web site: U.S. EPA Awards Thimmakka's Resources for Environmental Education . https://web.archive.org/web/20120630234314/http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/citycouncil/2003citycouncil/packet/061003/2003-06-10%20Item%2038.pdf . 30 June 2012 . 10 June 2003.
  10. Web site: Cops to Question Comic Ritu in Thimmakka Case . The New Indian Express . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310134517/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Cops-to-Question-Comic-Ritu-in-Thimmakka-Case/2014/07/06/article2316880.ece . dead . 10 March 2016 .
  11. News: NRI accused of misusing Thimmakka's name . The Hindu . 14 May 2014 . 10 March 2016.
  12. Web site: Bureau . Bangalore Mirror . Stand-up comedian accused of cheating activist detained on her way to the US . Bangalore Mirror . 19 July 2014 .
  13. Book: FUNNY GIRLS. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006103745/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1120812/jsp/graphiti/story_15842101.jsp#.VC863L7e7dk. dead. 6 October 2014. 12 August 2012.
  14. News: Indian Men hahaha. The Mint.
  15. News: Rape: What We Don't Know About It. Live Mint.
  16. Web site: 2024-03-25 . Celebrated stand up comedian, Vasu Primlani's released her Book, "Juta" - Saachi Baat . 2024-07-08 . en-US.
  17. Web site: Arora . Areena . How the city's new sustainability director plans to make Knoxville greener . 2024-07-08 . Knoxville News Sentinel . en-US.
  18. Web site: Playwright, social worker, journalist among winners of Nari Shakti award. The Times of India. 3 July 2017. 9 March 2016.
  19. Web site: EPA to Honor 19 Northern California Environmental Heros [sic]]. 3 July 2017. 21 April 2003.

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