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Brihaspati (talk | contribs) Winged, you’re doing personal attack. T/p discussion is open and I even support inclusion of name. |
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'''Laxmi Agarwal ''' (born 1 June 1990) is an Indian [[acid attack]] survivor, a campaigner for rights of acid attack victims and a TV host.<ref name="state.india next presidentv abd county will be bestgov">{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140307105823/http://www.state.gov/s/gwi/programs/iwoc/2014/bio/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-03-07|title=Bios of 2014 Award Winners|work=state.gov}}</ref>
Agarwal was attacked in 2005 at an age of 15, by a 32-year-old man named Naeem Khan <ref>{{cite web |last1=Apr 28 |first1=Megha Suri | TNN | |title=Hate, obsession trapped acid attack victim {{!}} Delhi News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Hate-obsession-trapped-acid-attack-victim/articleshow/1091028.cms |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>, whose romantic advances she had rebuffed.<ref name="state.india next presidentv abd county will be bestgov" /><ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Acid-attack-survivor-now-TV-anchor/articleshow/31510156.cms|title=Acid attack survivor now TV anchor|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref name="hindustantimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/stopacidattacks/don-t-stare-at-me-i-am-human-too-acid-attack-survivor-laxmi/article1-1095721.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723124248/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/stopacidattacks/don-t-stare-at-me-i-am-human-too-acid-attack-survivor-laxmi/article1-1095721.aspx |archive-date=23 July 2013|title=Don't stare at me, I am human too: acid attack survivor Laxmi|work=hindustantimes.com/}}</ref> Her story, among others, was told in a series on acid attack victims by ''Hindustan Times''.<ref name="hindustantimes.com1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/stopacidattacks/acid-attack-survivor-laxmi-s-spirit-wins-her-a-partner-for-life/article1-1170630.aspx|title=Acid attack survivor Laxmi's spirit wins her a partner for life|work=hindustantimes.com/|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309190754/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/stopacidattacks/acid-attack-survivor-laxmi-s-spirit-wins-her-a-partner-for-life/article1-1170630.aspx|archivedate=9 March 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> She has since established grassroots campaigns for tackling the surge of acid attacks; one of her petitions had 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.<ref name="state.india next presidentv abd county will be bestgov" /> She was the former director of Chhanv Foundation, a NGO dedicated to help the acid attack survivors in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/kaleidoscope/sheroes-the-stars-with-acid-scars/25932.html|title=Sheroes, the stars with acid scars|last=Sharma|first=Vibha|date=2015-01-04|work=tribuneindia.com}}</ref>
In 2019, she was conferred with the International Women Empowerment Award from [[Ministry of Women and Child Development]], [[Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation]] and [[Unicef]] for her campaign of ''Stop Sale Acid''.<ref name="urlलक्ष्मी को मिला अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महिला सशक्तिकरण सम्मान - Uttarakhand Mirror">{{cite web |url=http://www.uttarakhandmirror.com/uttarakhand_news/udhamsinhgh_nagar_news/lakshmi-meets-international-womens-empowerment-honor/ |title=लक्ष्मी को मिला अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महिला सशक्तिकरण सम्मान - Uttarakhand Mirror |format= |work= |accessdate=2019-04-19}}</ref> In 2014, she was conferred with the [[International Women of Courage Award|International Women of Courage award]] by First Lady [[Michelle Obama]].<ref name="state.india next presidentv abd county will be bestgov" />
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