actress poonam dhillon who plays sharda in telly show ekk nayi pehchaan says she accepted the role not only because it is about educating women but also because it supports the cause of helping a woman succeed in her endeavours sharda is a semiliterate woman who finds a friend and supporter in her daughterinlaw sakshi krystle dsouza poonam says on womens day today i would like to say that my character reflects thousands of women urban and rural who neglect their education health and individual needs for their family it is important that these women get emotional support from her peers and family membersalso read everybody had warned me against doing tv poonam dhillon says krystle when you educate a woman you educate an entire generation i also feel that women should help each other rather than run them down i love the relationship explored between the saasbahu in the show says karan sharma who plays poonams son in the show men should treat their women right i feel they should help their wife and mother bond ekk nayi pehchaan airs monday to friday at 830 pm on sony entertainment television