Laxmi Agarwal- (born 1 June 1990) is an Indian acid attack survivor, a campaigner for rights of acid attack victims, and a TV host Agarwal was attacked in 2005 at the age of 16, after rebuffin romantic advances of an acquaintance. He story, among others, was told in a series on acid attack victims by Hindustan Times.She has since established grassroots campaigns for tackling the surge of acid attacks; one of her petitions has led the Supreme Court to order the central and state governments to regulate the sale of acid and the parliament to enable easier prosecutions of acid attack perpetrators.She was the former director of Chhanv Foundation, a NGO dedicated to help the acid attack survivors in India.
 (Chappak)
https://youtu.be/1fB3R_qyrY4
The story of Proud girl
(Laxmi)
In 201, she was conferred with the International Women Empowerment Award from the Ministry of Women Child Development, the Ministry of Drinking water and Sanitation, and Unif for her campaign of Stop Sale Acid. In 2014, she was conferred with the International Women of Courage award by First Lady Michell WOba.
The movie Chappak is based on her life and stars Deepika Padukone in her role.
 (Chappak)
https://youtu.be/1fB3R_qyrY4
(Laxmi)
In 201, she was conferred with the International Women Empowerment Award from the Ministry of Women Child Development, the Ministry of Drinking water and Sanitation, and Unif for her campaign of Stop Sale Acid. In 2014, she was conferred with the International Women of Courage award by First Lady Michell WOba.
The movie Chappak is based on her life and stars Deepika Padukone in her role.
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