#102 Guff Gaff with Indu Tharu

Boju Bajai in conversation with writer Indu Tharu. In this episode we talk about her writing, art, activism and why protests are an important tool to challenge existing power structures.

Indu Tharu is an artist, poet, and activist. She has documented different social movements across Nepal and the often forgotten contribution of women from indigenous communities like Tharus in such movements. Her writings have appeared in several national media outlets and shine light on the oppression of indigenous communities, and the loss of their language and knowledge.

She has published three books - “Muktik Dagar”,  “Nilambit Nibandha”, and “Budhani”, her latest book about Tharu folktale, which was released in June 2025.  This conversation with Indu Tharu was recorded in 2024.

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Related readings:

• Listen to Boju Bajai Reads featuring Indu Tharu’s poem ‘केकर हो यि साम्राज्य’

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2cs6Tl9wAmKARyp4aa5yHG?si=R4EfRMCzT7SM0Acr_bAwgQ

• Indu Tharu: Whatever I want to write about has to touch my soul, Record 

https://www.recordnepal.com/indu-tharu-whatever-i-want-to-write-about-has-to-touch-my-soul

• A stranger in my own land https://purakasia.org/inclusive-nepal/a-stranger-in-my-own-land/

• Inking an identity

https://nepalitimes.com/here-now/inking-an-idenity