The are brave. They are survivors. They have spents years hiding. They are acid attack victims. They are three Indian women. They have come out of hiding. Rupa, Rita and Laxmi, are three women who have been attacked with acid. They appeared in a photoshoot for Rahul Saharan. Read short story of Rupa, who has her own clothing collection, called Rupa Designs and more photos…

Rupa, 22, said:

‘I always wanted to be a designer but after the attack there was a pause in my life. I was so insecure and embarrassed by my scars I used to cover my face with a scarf. I always hung onto my dream but I never knew that one day it would be possible and I would be launching my own label.’

Rupa(in white) was asleep in August 2008 when her stepmother threw acid on her face. She was found guilty and sentenced to prison but she is now free and living her life with no signs of remorse after serving just 18 months.