Laxmi Agarwal – A Brave Acid Attack Victim who is presenting hope to all of the Acid-attack Victims
In a way, acid-attack is similar to the
act of murder. In the murder, the killer normally kills the body of a fellow
human, whereas, in an acid attack, the attacked kills the soul of the victim.
He not only kills the beauty of the victim, he also kills her dreams, chance of
a normal life, her aims and goals. As the world is changing, the hopes for a
normal life are increasing for the Acid Attack victims, as they are accepting
their condition and facing the world with a new outlook. Some of them are even
becoming the hope for the others. Laxmi Agarwal is
a teen acid attack victim of India. Her petition, signed by over 27000 people,
had forced the Indian Supreme Court to take an action against the public
distribution and availability of acids. She is also the director of an
NGO named Chhanv Foundation,
which helps the victims of the acid attacks. In one word, Laxmi is not only the
survival of the acid attack; she is also the hope of all acid attack victims in
this new world.
The Early Story of Laxmi
Laxmi Agarwal was born and brought up in New Delhi. At the tender
age of 15, she was attacked by one of the friends of his brother. The man named
Naeem Khan was twice her age and kept on proposing her prior to the attack. As
she had refused his advances and proposal, she was attacked by the man and his
other two companions in the Tughlaq road. She was busy shopping near Khan
Market while the accident had occurred. She was rescued by a taxi driver and
was taken to the Safdarjang Hospital. She had nine major operations to reduce
the pain of the burn. The last operation had sent her on ventilation for four
long days. Yet, Laxmi had survived and become the hope of the all acid victims
of the world.
Her Battle against the Society
and the Acid Attacks
In the year 2013, Laxmi had raised a petition against the random
sale of the acids which are leading to these attacks. The Supreme Court of
India had ordered a regulation in the sale of the acids. Although the ban on
selling the acids under-18 and the requirement of photo ID during the sale was
the issue, Laxmi, and her fellow workers had discovered that acids were still
distributed very easily. After that, they had initiated the ‘Shoot Acid’
campaign which was also regarding the sale of acids in the various districts.
In the year 2014, Laxmi had received the prestigious International Women of Courage Award.
The award was presented to her by the First lady of US, Michelle Obama. She was
also elected as the women of the year by NDTV.
This brave and courageous woman
was afraid during her pregnancy about her child’s reaction to her disfigured
face. Yet, according to every woman of the modern world, she is one of the
most beautiful woman alive, not because of her face, but
because of the extraordinary courage to present hope to others.
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