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Indu Tharu is an artist, poet, and activist based in Kailali, Nepal. As an Indigenous Tharu woman, Indu's 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 the recognition of Tharu identity. She also documents 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".
