Listen Up: Nikhil Lai at TEDxGreensFarmsAcademy

Nikhil Lai is a rising junior at Wesleyan University, where he is studying in the College of Social Studies (Government, History, Economics) and studying Spanish literature. At school, he is involved in the dramatic arts, musical arts, and athletics. His passion for both piano composition and performance has been enduring, and he is most interested in synthesizing the academic philosophy of social theory with his understanding of musical expression. As such, Nikhil's personality represents a mixture of intellectualization and intuition, and this coexistence defines nearly everything Nikhil does. He graduated from Greens Farms Academy in 2011. 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.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)