Priya, the massively popular female rape survivor-turned comedian e book "super hero", is again in a new function - this time she's preventing acid assaults. Priya's Shakti, external, the first ebook in regards to the character, was launched two years ago. Inspired by Hindu mythological tales, it advised the story of Priya, a younger gang rape survivor, who fought towards sexual violence in India. The new comedian - Priya's Mirror, external - focuses attention on acid attacks in India and all over the world. It features stories of acid assault survivors from New York City, Bogota, and Delhi, Indian-American filmmaker Ram Devineni, one of its creators, told the BBC. Thousands of ladies in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Colombia and Africa are scarred for all times in acid attacks yearly and the perpetrators are almost always men, driven by an urge for revenge, mostly over unrequited love. Acid, Mr Devineni says, is a "more dangerous weapon" than most others as a result of it's a "very misleading" weapon. The 36-page comic will likely be unveiled at the new York Film Festival at Lincoln Center later in the week (from 30 September to six October). It is going to be accessible in five languages - English, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian - and may be downloaded free from their web site. Mr Devineni says the comic, which makes use of augmented reality technology, is aimed toward teenage boys. Within the book, Priya (which implies love) rides on the again of her ferocious tiger Sahas (courage) into "The Castle" to confront the villainous Ahankar (Ego or Arrogance), a demon disguised as a benevolent man, and liberate the acid attack victims who're trapped there. Paromita Vohra, who co-authored Priya's Mirror with Mr Devineni, says Priya's weapon is moderately unusual. Called the "mirror of love" Priya encourages the girls to peek into it and look beyond their scars, to see what they had been once, like singers, carpenters and painters. The primary Priya e book was impressed by the murderous gang rape of a 23-12 months-previous scholar on a bus within the capital, Delhi, in December 2012. After large global outrage, India tightened legal guidelines coping with gender crimes, together with the introduction of the demise penalty. But regulation can only punish, there's so far more that must be modified, especially attitudes, since acid assaults are rooted in patriarchal gender identities, says Ms Vohra. The language of crime is at all times the identical. When a woman spurns a man, his ego is harm and when that ego is put through the acid of patriarchal thinking, it corrodes society. So he's a villain, however he is a sufferer too. It was about putting a wonderful balance, I tried to do it with a delicate hand, to not draw back from the fact, however they are real people. I knew it happened lots, particularly in Colombia. You can't buy acid in a corner store right here and every time I mentioned the issue with anyone, the primary query was always, 'But the place do you get it from?