Ayush Varmarecolonisation and reconciliation“Where’s the pageantry and pomp?” I thought, as I patiently waited outside an unassuming council building on a surprisingly nippy June…3 min read·Jul 2, 2023----
Ayush VarmaOn the Hunt for betterThe intense self-reflection, which if I’m completely honest with myself, has at times been more akin to a personal inquisition, has…3 min read·Mar 20, 2023----
Ayush VarmaWaiting for TonightWhat a difference a year makes. From a rather limp and timid performance down under, and only narrowly avoiding a soul and career…4 min read·Dec 31, 2022----
Ayush Varmareflections: the aftermathNanima’s death will be an inflection point for all of us. For the granddaughter returning from school to an empty home. For the doting son…1 min read·Dec 10, 2022----
Ayush VarmaSomewhere over the rainbowI find eulogies rather beautiful. Odes to loved ones. Written testaments detailing the impact they’ve had on our lives. Transcripts of…4 min read·Dec 4, 2022----
Ayush VarmaHot Girl SummerIt’s that time of year again. Party conference season, what every political junkie looks forward to. As the seasons change, days shorten…4 min read·Sep 25, 2022----
Ayush VarmaA sigh of the times“Hate’s a strong word,” my grandma kept on reminding me throughout my childhood in an attempt to pacify my juvenile strops about friends…4 min read·Jul 10, 2022----
Ayush VarmaMistletoe MusingsI’m no libertarian — well, at least, that’s what I keep telling myself, to reassure the snowflake inside of me. At the same time, I also…3 min read·Dec 27, 2020----
Ayush VarmaGorbachev, Come Dine with MeThere I was, in the middle of St Paul’s Cathedral, part of my company’s welcome party, responsible for chaperoning investors and the like…4 min read·May 2, 2020----
Ayush VarmaBye-bye BernieThis year’s presidential race is as exhausting as ever (the cruel irony is, in earnest, it hasn’t even begun), yet I still, perversely…3 min read·Apr 11, 2020--1--1