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Em No Nahi

Book Discussion
Angela Rangad, Clifton D'Rozario, Madhu Bhushan,
Books and Literature | Interactive Session

Join us at Atta Galatta for a book discussion featuring Clifton D'Rozario and Angela Rangad as they delve into “Em No Nahi Book”. 

Named after "Em"—the Khasi word for "No"—written by the late Tarun Bhartiya (1970–2025), it combines striking text and imagery to create a powerful tribute to civic resistance and environmental activism in Meghalaya.

About the book:

“Em”—the Khasi word for No—is about a refusal that turned into a rallying cry in Meghalaya, when 90-year-old Kong Spillity Lyngdoh Langrin turned away those who would mine her land in the West Khasi Hills for uranium. Tarun Bhartiya’s images and text distill that defining moment into a moving celebration of civic resistance. 

Tarun Bhartiya (1970-2025) often described himself as a ‘cussed middle-aged Maithil Marxist based in Shillong. Film, photo, poetry. Homemaker otherwise’. From Mithila in Bihar where he was born, he moved to Shillong, where he eventually settled, and always thought of as home. Tarun was an accomplished poet in Hindi, a prolific documentary film-maker, a highly regarded film-

editor, as well as a co-founder and editor of Raiot*, the provocative webzine that emerged out of Shillong.

Angela Rangad describes herself as having 'shared and built a life with Tarun Bhartiya in Shillong, raising three children together, while organising and campaigning around a range of issues that included democratic and workers rights'. She is the co-founder of Thma U Rangli-juki (TUR), which translates as “oppressed people's war”, as well as the Meghalaya and Greater Shillong Progressive Hawkers and Street Vendors Association (MGSPHSVA).

Madhu Bhushan, who will moderate, is a feminist activist, researcher and occasional filmmaker currently associated with Gamana Women’s Collective. She has earlier worked with CIEDS Collective and Vimochana for more than three decades, and has been involved with crisis intervention, community outreach, campaigns and advocacy with a focus on rural and tribal communities.

 


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