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In discussion with sex health educator, non-profit director and UBC undergrad Niyati Sharma

'Educating to empower' is the mission of youth-led, Delhi-based Pratisandhi
September 1, 2022

Is it OK for a woman to say "no" to sex? Is masturbation wrong? And what about female sexual pleasure? Indian teens aren't so sure.

That's what Niyati Sharma has been working to demystify since she was a 10th grader. Former UBC Vice-Provost International Murali Chandrashekaran spoke with Sharma, a UBC undergrad and recent recipient of the presitigious Diana Award, about the hatching of her ambitious Delhi-based, youth-led non-profit, its origins, struggles, successes on social media and future direction.

Learn more about Pratisandhi and its mission to make judgement-free, medically-accurate sexuality education accessible to Indian youth.

Read more about Niyati Sharma.

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