Acid Attack Victim Finds Love With Fellow Campaigner
TWENTY four-year-old acid attack victim Laxmi, who goes only by her first name, has found love with social activist Alok Dixit, 26. Alok has embraced Laxmi despite the scars on her face, and the duo are now taking up the cause to fight against acid attacks. The couple is now running a campaign 'Stop Acid Attacks' and helping victims of brutal acid attacks. In 2005, 15-year-old Laxmi was attacked by a jilted lover, who poured a glass full of acid over her face in broad day light in a Delhi market. Her face was disfigured and she faced severe social stigma and was 'rejected' by the society. Laxmi became the face of women's rights struggle as she went on to file public interest litigations in India's highest court, seeking changes in law and asked government to take steps to stop acid attacks on women.
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Acid Attack Survivor Becomes Face Of Fashion Brand In India
by Paulina Tikunova
There are approximately 1,000 acid attacks in India every year. Laxmi, who goes by her first name, was attacked by a scorned suitor when she was just 15. Now 26, she has become an advocate for women affected by acid attacks, and this year will model for an Indian clothing label for their 'Face of Courage' campaign.
"This opportunity to represent an apparel brand was a platform for me to set an example for women like me to be confident and have courage despite their physical appearances, Laxmi told the BBC. "This was also a platform for me to send a clear message to criminals that women will not lose courage even after they are attacked with acid to destroy their physical beauty."
"People victimise acid attack survivors, but I think we need to come out of this mindset"
Laxmi was attacked with acid when she was 15 for not wanting to marry a man 17 years her senior
Now 26, this year she will model for an Indian clothing label in their 'Face of Courage' campaign
"The whole idea was to challenge the widespread judgement of women on the basis of their beauty," Rastogi of Viva N Diva said
"I began showing my face gradually. Then other survivors saw that if I could do it, why couldn't they?" explains Laxmi
"This opportunity to represent an apparel brand was a platform for me to set an example for women like me…"
"…to be confident and have courage despite their physical appearances"
"This was also a platform for me to send a clear message to criminals…"
"…that women will not lose courage even after they are attacked with acid to destroy their physical beauty"
In Peace Love.
Deepak Punjabi
Baguio City
Acid Attack Survivors: Beauty Salon Owner Helps Rehabilitate Victims
MOST people associate beauty parlours with the quest for flawless perfection. But Pakistani entrepreneur Mussarat Misbah is using her chain of salons to help rehabilitate the female survivors of acid attacks. Misbah is the founder of the Depilex Smile Again Foundation - the charity she set up after an encounter with a disfigured victim in 2003. The Foundation helps survivors with medical and psychological care, but also enables them to become self-reliant members of the community by offering them skills training.
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