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UPDATED: Nov 25, 2017 20:25 IST
Once battered, but now exuding nothing other than confidence. Meet the two bravehearts from West Bengal.
Kuheli runs a xerox store in her village. She is not just a self-dependent young lady, but she has also employed a couple of people from her village in her shop.
Kuheli faced a lot of hardships while growing up. Her father never wanted her to study since she was a girl. But, she fought her way through it to make it this far.
Similarly, Paromita is an acid attack survivor. Her entire life came crashing down when a scorned lover threw acid on her face. Her fault? She rejected his proposal.
But, today Paromita radiates like sunshine.
She survived 12 operations, for which she did not get any support from her village.
She dislikes the word 'victim'.
"Look at my face, I am the mirror of society", concludes Paromita.
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