Girl Burned alive for fighting back against her rapists: India's brave rape victims treated as if THEY were the criminals speaks out

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT ; Set on fire trying to fight off the three men who were raping her. Smita Shama's bravery was met with fire after her attackers doused her in kerosene and set her on fire, leaving her on the point of death.  

When Smita talks, it is clear that it is not for nothing that she has named her project Chronicles of Courage: it not only refers to the girls who survived, but also the families willing to break the taboo and speak out for those who weren't as lucky.

Smita Sharma met her during that week. Surrounded by her family and friends, and barely able to speak through the pain.

'I've never seen a person who was burnt to this extent before,' Smita told MailOnline.

'Her brother and sister were in the hospital room, and they allowed me in. Technically I shouldn't have been there.

'But her mother wanted me to tell her story.'

Smita has been telling the story of India's victims of rape through her stunning images for the past two years, giving a voice to the women and girls who all too often are blamed for becoming a victim.

Shama - whose name has been changed to protect her identity, as have all of the victims who are pictured - was no different.

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