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Indu Tharu

Indu is an artist, poet, and activist. As an indigenous Tharu woman, her writings, performances, and installations actively address the systematic erasure of her community’s voice. She explores themes of remembrance, loss, and violence and their impact on individual and societal consciousness. Her works are particularly informed by the recent People’s War in Nepal (1996–2006) and its effect on her family and community. Drawing from her family's archives, she investigates the role of underground publications in the struggle for Tharu identity recognition. Additionally, she has been documenting the contributions of Tharu women in various social movements across the Tarai. Her poems have been performed at numerous protests and are published in her book "Nilambit Nibandha."

Indu Tharu
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