Still, I Rise
“I was faced with questions like, ‘ Why did he attack you with acid? What did you do?’ or ‘Poor thing, who will marry her.’ Do unmarried women have no future?”
was denied medical care for four hours. My family and I approached two hospitals for immediate treatment, but were turned away owing to the lack of FIR. Helpless and in urgent need of assistance, we went to a police station, and what followed was hours of questioning—all while my face burned under the effect of acid. It’s only when I started throwing up, did a kind
