I didn’t set out to write a book. I set out to listen.
Over the past two decades, I have listened to hundreds of voices — young and old — some trembling with fear, some defiant with courage, some wrapped in a silence so heavy it spoke louder than words. Echoes of Silence is born from those stories.
This book is not about pain alone. It is about power — the power that emerges when a child feels seen, heard, and safe. It is about the quiet transformation that begins the moment a child realizes, “I am not alone.”
Echoes of Silence is a compassionate, practical guide for parents, survivors, educators, and allies who want to build safer childhoods. Blending lived experience, psychological insight, and real-world tools, it helps readers:
• understand and prevent abuse
• respond to disclosure and legal challenges
• support healing and resilience
• create environments where children trust, speak, and thrive
More than a book, this is an invitation — to listen, to learn, to act, and to protect. Because when we break the silence, we break the cycle. And when we stand with children, we do more than change stories — we change futures.
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Anu Suraj
Anu Suraj is a trauma-informed psychologist and clinical social worker, educator, and advocate for child protection and mental well-being. For over a decade, she has worked closely with children, adolescents, caregivers, and systems that shape their lives — including District Child Protection Units (DCPU), NGOs, law enforcement agencies, schools, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and child care institutions.
Her work focuses on giving voice to vulnerable children, strengthening families, and creating safe, emotionally responsive environments for healing and growth. Along with her team, she has reached more than three lakh children and their families approximately through awareness programs, interventions, and community-based initiatives in span of 13 plus years.
Anu’s work has been recognized nationally and featured in leading publications such as The Indian Express, Times of India, Deccan Chronicle, The Better India, YourStory – Social Stories, Manorama, and Kerala Insider, Vanitha Magazine etc. She is a recipient of several honors, including the Humanitarian Excellence Award, Red FM Red Shakti Award, Bhoomika Iconic Woman Award and recognition as one of Kerala’s 10 Changemakers.
She has also been commended by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and has contributed to initiatives with UNESCO and Model United Nations, focusing on re-imagining education with emotional intelligence at its core.
At the heart of her work lies a simple belief:
children don’t need perfect systems — they need present, compassionate adults.
