“It was the year 1998. Rita, a young woman of 22 years, was married off to Gopal Paul. She lived at her in-laws for two years, until the September of 2000. She was only 24 years old when she had become the survivor of a deadly acid attack. Time flew and Rita had a good life for the next two years that she got married. One fine day she caught her mother-in-law having an illicit affair with another man. She did what...”

“A bubbling young girl of13 years old from Lalgarh, Murshidabadwas married off to PabitraPramanik in the year 1998. The parents had no other option but to give their daughter away because of the socio-economic condition. The most important factor in this nuptial lock was that it was a “no-dowry wedding”, as it was the groom who was getting married for the second time. At the time of her marriage, she was a class eight student. Things were good, until she gave...”

“After losing her father at an early age, Reshma, a young girl became the only support of her family. She was the only earningmember in the family at that point of time. She chose a profession of singing to earn her living. After that,the unfortunate incident of acid attack on her compelled her life to turn upside down. It was a case of rejection. A man offered to marry Reshma, but she refused. He couldn’t accept the rejection and threw acid...”

“A bright face entered the office and greeted us with her smile. A face which says, “The strength is not the body but it’s all up there, in mind”. Mallika, called Batashi by the loved once was born in a village of rural Burdwan. She couldn’t stop herself from helping her family by working from the age as tender as 7 years. In the process, she had to put an end to her studies. In such a household the parents were unwilling...”

“A fatal attack of acid turned the life of Mazrul Islam upside down. Mazrul lived a normal, happy life until due to some financial crisis he was required to take a loan of a huge amount. He took the loan from the perpetrator and kept his gold necklace as mortgage. He saved up money gradually because he was even ready to pay the interest. When, on the fateful day, he gathered up the required money and went to collect the necklace, the...”