"Shankar taught me to believe in love", says Lalita Bansi about her husband.
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In 2012, Lalita's face was severely disfigured when her cousin threw acid at her over some minor argument at a family wedding in her home town of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.
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So many surgeries later, too, my face was deformed.
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So many surgeries later, too, my face was deformed.
In need of a change, I moved from Azamgarh to Kalwa in Thane near Mumbai," says Lalita.
One day, Lalita dialled the wrong number. Or so she thought.
A fortnight after making the call, the Mumbai woman received a call back from the number.
One day, Lalita dialled the wrong number. Or so she thought.
A fortnight after making the call, the Mumbai woman received a call back from the number.
On the other end of the phone was Ravi Shankar Singh, a CCTV operator from the Malad neighbourhood.
"We spoke, and I fell in love with her voice," he would say later. Lalita and Shankar continued their telephone conversations daily, and after a short time Shankar proposed.
"We spoke, and I fell in love with her voice," he would say later. Lalita and Shankar continued their telephone conversations daily, and after a short time Shankar proposed.
Lalita bravely informed Shankar about the incident, saying that she was an acid attack survivor.
His response, however, was enough to melt the coldest of hearts; "I told her I was in love with her and would like to get married.
His response, however, was enough to melt the coldest of hearts; "I told her I was in love with her and would like to get married.
Many couples fall in love with their partners' face and eventually get divorced. I was not concerned about her face. Her heart is pure and that is what matters the most."
And so five years after the attack, Lalita married Shankar in Dadar's D' Silva Technical College in a beautiful ceremony organised by Saahas Foundation, a Mumbai-based organisation that works for acid attack survivors.
Truly a story of survival, courage and love!
Truly a story of survival, courage and love!
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