Against All Odds I Benny Prasad I TEDxIISUniversity | Benny Prasad | TEDxIISUniversity

A phenomenal personality Dr. K. Benny Prasad who contemplated committing suicide at the age of 16, holds the world record of becoming the fastest to travel to 245 Nations including Antarctica in 6 years, 6 months & 22 days (1 May 2004 – 22 November 2010). He is also known for inventing the world's first bongo guitar and has performed with it at the official welcoming of the South African Athletes as well as on the cultural stages of the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece. After travelling for 13 years to 257 nations and breaking 6 World Records, Benny quit his world concert tours and built a 400 seater cafe in Bangalore along with his wife Zanbeni Prasad called Chai3:16 to reach out to the college students who are depressed, lonely & suicidal. Listen to his talk as he unfolds his story. A phenomenal personality Dr. K. Benny Prasad who contemplated committing suicide at the age of 16, holds the world record of becoming the fastest to travel to 245 Nations including Antarctica in 6 years, 6 months & 22 days (1 May 2004 – 22 November 2010). He is also known for inventing the world's first bongo guitar and has performed with it at the official welcoming of the South African Athletes as well as on the cultural stages of the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece. After travelling for 13 years to 257 nations and breaking 6 World Records, Benny quit his world concert tours and built a 400 seater cafe in Bangalore along with his wife Zanbeni Prasad called Chai3:16 to reach out to the college students who are depressed, lonely & suicidal. Listen to his talk as he unfolds his story. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx