Books That Break
Silence
Two books. Two unflinching truths. Available worldwide.
Stop. No!
Published 2020 · Available Worldwide
Stop. No! is Smita D. Talukdar's debut novel — a raw, courageous work of fiction based on true stories of child abuse occurring within Indian families. The novel exposes how deep-rooted cultural norms, familial loyalty, shame, and systemic silence conspire to protect perpetrators at the devastating cost of victims' safety, healing, and voice.
Written with both the precision of a journalist and the empathy of a storyteller, the book is not an easy read — it is not meant to be. It is meant to be necessary. A book that many Indian families need but are afraid to open. A book that child rights organisations have cited as a meaningful literary contribution to awareness.
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What Readers Are Saying
"This book made me cry and then made me angry — exactly as it should. A necessary read for every Indian parent and teacher."
"I recommended this book to every colleague in our child welfare organisation. Smita writes what we struggle to say in reports."
"Not an easy read, but an important one. Smita's writing is raw and unflinching — a voice Northeast India needed."
She and the World
Published 2023 · Available Worldwide
She and the World is Smita's debut poetry collection — a luminous, lyrical journey through the interior landscape of womanhood. Divided into two interconnected parts, the collection first traces a girl's experience of the world's harshness — the plight, the rights denied, the indifference, the loneliness — and then pivots into something harder to find: hope.
These are poems for women who have been told their feelings are too much, their ambitions too large, their pain too complicated. Smita's poetry says: you were never too much. The world was just too small.
She learned the grammar of survival —
spoke it fluently,
and still managed to stay whole."
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What Readers Are Saying
"She and the World moved me to tears twice — once while reading, and once while recommending it to my students."
"Every woman I know needs this collection. Smita writes the feelings we have but can't name."
"She and the World is not just poetry — it's a permission slip. Permission to feel everything you've been told to suppress."
Videos & Author Talks
Watch readings, discussions, and behind-the-scenes moments from the Stop. No! YouTube channel.
The Third Book is Being Written
Smita is working on her next project — details to be announced. Be the first to know when it launches.
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