Walking out of an abusive marriage, Smita Bharti, the Executive Director of Sakshi NGO, found an unconventional way to help women in prisons and survivors of domestic abuse – theatre.
In 1995, Smita Bharti decided to rewrite her story when she walked out of an abusive marriage.
Today, 28 years later, she is still holding the pen, trying to find the perfect words. But through this long and challenging journey, she has had an unassuming support — theatre.
At a young age, Smita would write plays and enact them. “I was always fascinated by how theatre makes one feel safe and allows one to ‘be’ another,” she recalls. So, when she felt lost in life, she turned to theatre once again.
Smita’s experiences in her journey taught her the fundamental wrongs of society. Women, she says, are often made to believe since their formative years…