The Unexpected Family She is the Founder of Denied, an NGO focussed on educating children from underprivileged backgrounds. She started her own NGO when she was 16 years old. Vanika worked with over 5,000 kids, 25 NGOs, and also, helped in initiating 15 student-led organizations. She is a BMM student from Jai Hind College (Mumbai). She’e of the key performers at Tape-A- Tale. 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