Our Guest for Today's Show is a Drummer, Speaker, and an Agent For Social Change. Her story is one of hardships, abuse, and violence but also of grit, resilience, and hope. She was born in India's oldest and Mumbai's largest red-light area, Kamathipura. Daughter of a sex worker, she had a rough childhood, bouncing between NGOs and schools. She was marginalized, bullied in school, and often mocked by saying "a sex worker's daughter will simply become a sex worker". Amidst all this, she found herself being sexually abused by her Step-Father, not once but several times.

She grew up from being a timid, shy girl with low self-esteem into a confident and courageous young woman with Kranti's help. Kranti is an NGO that empowers girls from Mumbai's red-light areas. Please help me in welcoming a true Krantikaari, a girl who strongly believes that her background is not her weakness in fact her biggest strength, the brave, the bold, the courageous Sheetal Jain.

Follow Kranti's & Sheetal's Work On:
Sheetal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheetal.krantikarie/
Website: https://www.kranti-india.org/
YouTube #Kranti: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-3z6ND-NCn0r56e69cox1g
Kranti's Twitter: https://twitter.com/KrantiMumbai
Kranti's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearekranti/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kranti.india

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Show Notes:
Important Resources Mentioned:
Child Sex Abuse Help_1: https://www.arpan.org.in/
Child Sex Abuse Help_2: http://www.healthcollective.in/child-sexual-abuse-call-for-help/

NOTE: Wish I Knew That Before! interviewing and editing style is heavily inspired by Impact Theory by Tom Bilyeu, he is a great inspiration.

Logo Designer: Shriya Seshadri @shriya.seshadri
Thumbnail Designer: Riddhi Sangani @sangani.riddhi
Special Thanks to Nandini Kishore for editing my Written Content for Intro.
Grateful For Immense Support: Friends & Family (Co-Creators of the Show)⁣



Photos & Video Credits For Intro:
1.https://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/achievers-sheetal-jain-from-mumbais-red-light-district-is-studying-drumming-in-the-usa/20140929.htm
2. Kranti's Facebook/Instagram/Web Page