Biography
Laxmi Agarwal (born 1 June 1990) is an Indian acid attack survivor, a campaigner for rights of acid attack victims, and a TV host. Laxmi is founder and President of The Laxmi Foundation, an NGO dedicated to acid attack victims. She is a former director of Chhanv Foundation. She was attacked at the age of 15.
In 2019, she was honoured with the International Women Empowerment Award from the Ministry of Women and Child Development, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and UNICEF for her campaign of Stop Acid Sale. In 2014, she received the International Women of Courage Award from Michelle Obama.
The movie Chhapaak is based on her life and stars Deepika Padukone in her role.
Filmography
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TV Shows 3
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GenderFemale
Birthday1990-06-01 (34 years old)
Birth PlaceNew Delhi, India
CitizenshipsIndia
AwardsInternational Women of Courage Award
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