Susie Tharu (born 1943) is an Indian writer, publisher, professor, editor and women's activist.
Tharu as a writer earned her membership on the executive committee for Anveshi, an Indian research group dedicated to feminist-theory, where she also served as secretary.
[10] Most recently, she and a few others, like K. Lalita, Rama Melkote, Uma Brughubanda and Dr. Veena Shatrugna founded Stree Shakti Sanghatana (SSS) and Anveshi, two women's activist groups.
She has served on the Advisory Committee on National Biography for the National Book Trust, served as member of the Governing Council at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in New Delhi, as a trustee of the India Foundation for the Arts in Bangalore, and as a member of the Joint Committee for South Asia, Social Science Research Council in New York.
Both her research and teaching focus on feminism, issues of minority, literary and visual arts, and social medicine.
[12] The new organization, Anveshi, is based on research, critical reflection, and activism surrounding our current historical moment.