Beauty Lies Skin Deep

She was just a fifteen-year-old girl,

Who had incalculable goals in her life.

She was just like any other ordinary girl,

Who had big dreams to fulfill in her life.

Moreover, just like any other ordinary human being, she wanted to live life on her own terms.

But alas! Destiny had some other plans for her.

Her whole world came crashing down when a 32-year-old man named Gudda threw Acid on her face, whose advances she had rejected!

Gudda's main motive was to take revenge from her since she had rejected her proposal earlier.

Nevertheless, this fifteen-year-old girl struggled a lot after this incident.

This fifteen-year-old girl also promised not to give up fighting for herself.

This fifteen-year-old girl whose life history is mentioned here none other than refers to Laxmi Agarwal who is popularly known as the Acid Attack Survivor.

Laxmi Agarwal in the course of time became a source of inspiration for others.

Laxmi Agarwal in the course of time became voice of the voiceless people.

Many acid attack victims in this way gathered courage from her.

Indeed Laxmi Agarwal proved that "Beauty lies skin deep", and " Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder ".

Presently Laxmi Agarwal works as a social activist and also runs a campaign against the use of Acid.

In this way, she is not only fighting for herself but she is also fighting for others as well.

Indeed she is an inspiration for all.