Sindhu Vee has one of the most impressive but unexpected CVs in British comedy - she’s been an academic at Oxford University, an investment banker at a global company, became an award-winning standup after having 3 children and has even pivoted into acting. One thing is true; she has never wanted to fit into a box.
In this episode, Sindhu joins Anita to talk about the importance of culture, growing up with a stammer, refusing an arranged marriage and learning from an early age how to see men as her equals. She shares what it was like taking on men in the boardrooms and on the trading floor, leaving everything to become a mother and making the unlikely leap from finance into comedy.
Through it all, she reflects on the rebellious streak that has always been part of who she is - and why following your own intuition is so important.
You can see Sindhu live on her UK tour Swanky here
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00:00 Coming up
00:59 Introduction
02:51 Sindhu questions her defiance
06:11 Growing up in India and breaking the rules
11:03 The scholarship interview
18:28 Sindu's upbringing and family expectations
29:05 Refusing an arranged marriage
38:33 Ancient & Brave ad
40:49 Ancient & Brave Weekly Ritual
44:46 Leaving academia for investment banking
49:23 Navigating a male-dominated workplace
54:19 Overcoming a childhood stammer
59:01 The cost of motherhood
01:06:48 Sindhu’s Swanky tour
01:07:34 What’s next for Sindhu
01:11:53 Library of Wisdom
01:13:55 Dance playlist
01:14:34 Through the portal
01:16:18 Quickfire questions
01:18:48 Outro
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