Kirby De Lanerolle is a practitioner of breatharianism from Sri Lanka. He presents his philosophy in a talk for an independent TEDx event, TEDxYouth@Colombo, titled "The Happy Breatharian- A Food Free Consciousness." In this presentation, De Lanerolle makes the claim that it is possible to live a conscious life without the need for physical food.
The claims made in his talk have been a subject of note. The official TED organization has publicly flagged the video of his presentation. According to a note from TED, the talk was flagged because its content "falls outside TED's curatorial" standards, indicating a formal distancing from the subject matter presented at the independently organized event.