India, Nov. 21 -- In a chat with G20, Smita Bharti, executive director & president of Sakshi-a rights based NGO-talks about sexual abuse and how to tackle it. Bharti received Karmaveer Puraskar for Social change in 2016. Excerpts from the interview:

Q. What is Sakshi all about? Please tell us about the journey you have had so far?

A. Sakshi works to address and prevent gender-based violence. We emphasize prevention of harm by educating people on issues of sex, sexuality, consent and personal boundaries. I am leading Sakshi. But I am also a playwright and theatre practioner. Through my works, I explore the dynamics between power and powerlessness inherent in the structural hierarchies within patriarchy. I am a survivor myself, and when I...