Laxmi Agarwal a 26-year-old acid attack survivor from Delhi, and the rabble rouser of the initiative ‘Stop acid attacks’ is all set to walk the London Fashion Week in September this year. Adele Bellis another acid survivor from London walked the ramp with Laxmi at the British Asian Trust Charity fashion show on Monday.
“When I was asked to say something on the ramp, I asked people, ‘is beauty defined just by how you look?’ I don’t think so. Beauty is what you are within. That is one message I wanted to share with everyone”.
At the age of 15,Laxmi was attacked by a 32-year-old man because she refused his marriage proposal. But now she runs a campaign to help other girls who’ve gone through this hell and emerge brighter and more full of life. “Years ago, someone destroyed my face, thinking that my life would be ruined. Because in our society, it’s important for a girl to be pretty. I decided to break that notion and move on and do things that I decided to break that notion and move on and do things that I would have done. I feel glad to be on a platform where I can share my thoughts with so many women across the world”.
“Years ago, someone destroyed my face, thinking that my life would be ruined. Because in our society, it’s important for a girl to be pretty. I decided to break that notion and move on and do things that I would have done. I feel glad to be on a platform where i can share my thoughts with so many women across the world”.
