Sundeep Rao, India’s funniest partially blind comedian

Sundeep Rao was eight years old when he woke up one morning and realised that he could not see. He was declared partially blind and the doctors told him he could not be treated.

Sundeep says he just moved on with life. He did not think of it as a tragedy, and behaved like any child and had fun.

Today Sundeep is 34 years old and is a stand-up comic. He has learned that laughter has helped him deal with his condition which is called Juvenile Macular Degeneration.

It is caused by the breakdown of the eye’s macula, the central part of the retina resulting in loss of central vision. He cannot see straight, but can see from the sides.

By making people laugh, Sundeep hopes to encourage people to laugh at the problems and challenges in life. He says he likes to be called ‘India’s funniest partially blind comedian’.

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