"<img alt=""""/><p>Five years and 17 surgeries after she was attacked with acid by a family member, Lalita Ben Bansi found love after dialing a wrong number.</p> <p>Bansi told the BBC that finding love ""<a rel=""nofollow"" href=""http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40043407"">felt like a miracle</a>.""</p> <div><p>SEE ALSO: <a rel=""nofollow"" href=""http://mashable.com/2016/09/08/acid-attack-survivor-walking-in-fashion-week/?utm_campaign=Mash-BD-Synd-Yahoo-Watercooler-Full&utm_cid=Mash-BD-Synd-Yahoo-Watercooler-Full"">Meet the acid burn survivor  walking in New York Fashion Week</a></p></div> <p><img title=""Lalita Ben Bansi and Ravi Shankar exchange flower garlands as part of a traditional Hindu ceremony."" alt=""Lalita Ben Bansi and Ravi Shankar exchange flower garlands as part of a traditional Hindu ceremony.""></p> <p>Lalita Ben Bansi and Ravi Shankar exchange flower garlands as part of a traditional Hindu ceremony.</p><div><p>Image:  praful gangurde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images</p></div><p>In 2012, Bansi quarreled with a cousin who ended up attacking her with acid. </p> <p>She met her husband, Ravi Shankar, purely by chance, after accidentally dialing his number several months ago. </p> <p><img title=""Shankar feeds his new bride sweets to celebrate their union."" alt=""Shankar feeds his new bride sweets to celebrate their union.""></p> <p>Shankar feeds his new bride sweets to celebrate their union.</p><div><p>Image:  praful gangurde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images</p></div><p>""We spoke and I fell in love with her voice,"" Shankar told the <a rel=""nofollow"" href=""http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40043407"">BBC</a>. ""Our conversations continued on a daily basis and in the process, I proposed to her.""</p> <p>Among their wedding guests was Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi, a social activist who <a rel=""nofollow"" href=""http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/acid-attack-17-surgeries-later-i-found-love-26-year-old-from-mumbai-says-on-her-wedding-day/story-elrwxFMII68jTzlzEo9xEJ.html"">agreed to pay</a> for Bansi's future surgeries.</p> <div><div><blockquote> <p>Lalita is a true hero cz she proves 2 1000s of acid attck survivors nationwide tht this isnt a full stp,jst a comma,lyf hs mny possibilities <a rel=""nofollow"" href=""https://t.co/tNvooXfIE1"">pic.twitter.com/tNvooXfIE1</a></p> <p>— Vivek Anand Oberoi (@vivek_oberoi) <a rel=""nofollow"" href=""https://twitter.com/vivek_oberoi/status/867058586479845376"">May 23, 2017</a></p> </blockquote></div></div> <p>""Many couples fall in love with their partners' face and eventually get divorced,"" Shankar added in the same interview. ""With her, I am not concerned about her face. She is a sweet person. I wish God blessed us for a lifetime.""</p> <p><img title="""" alt=""""></p> <div><p>Image:  praful gangurde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images</p></div><p>The couple will settle down either in Mumbai or in Ranchi, where Shankar owns a petrol pump (he also works as a CCTV operator).</p> <div> <h2><a rel=""nofollow"" href=""http://mashable.com/2016/10/25/child-marriage-india/?utm_campaign=Mash-BD-Synd-Yahoo-Watercooler-Full&utm_cid=Mash-BD-Synd-Yahoo-Watercooler-Full"">WATCH: How 15 million girls are still subject to child marriage every year</a></h2> <div> <p><img alt=""Https%3a%2f%2fblueprint api production.s3.amazonaws.com%2fuploads%2fvideo uploaders%2fdistribution thumb%2fimage%2f1257%2f13f9c2a2 e79a 496d afe9 38c752985fad""></p>   </div> </div>"
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