Gauri Sawant oversees work on the house at the Palghar plot

This Women's Day we speak to Gauri Sawant, 37, was not born a woman, but she chose to become one. Born as Ganesh in Pune, the trans-woman, today a single mother to adopted daughter Gayatri, has been working relentlessly for the last one year to give shape and form to her lifelong dream of creating a safe haven for children of sex workers by raising funds and building a home, so that they can live a dignified life.