It's ironic that the man whose face became synonymous with the word "sanskar" was named in the #MeToo movement. But what's sanskari and what's not is itself open to debate, so the question that is being asked increasingly is, how does one escape this conditioning? As a woman, you may move countries, but the so-called Indian values will still haunt you - although the people around you may not necessarily get it. Artiste Nupur Saraswat aka The Sanskar Girl who performs shows all over the world centered on the strict patriarchal and familial structures Indian women are bound to, will address this question and the unique cultural phenomenon by talking about her own life experiences at a SoBo venue tomorrow.

Raised in Singapore and having performed in 17 cities in six countries, the 24-year-old highlights how she has to tailor her sets comprising spoken word and theatrical acts for audiences across geographies. "It's all about the accessibility to the word 'sanskar' which the Western world doesn't quite get. So, if I illustrate my point through safety on the streets there, which is also a problem in other Asian countries, the audience won't understand. Everything I say has to be in the context of the 'brown' girl. So, performing in India is such a blessing," Saraswat says on a phone call from Bengaluru.