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TBS Travelogue: Lost but spiritually found in Pune

TBS Travelogue: Lost but spiritually found in Pune

by Suraj Varma | Mar 12, 2016 | Featured, Lifestyle, TBS Travel

One person’s perceptions were changed after an encounter with a rickshaw driver on the harsh streets of Pune.

Locally sourced: Australia’s coffee renaissance

Locally sourced: Australia’s coffee renaissance

by Suraj Varma | Aug 11, 2015 | Featured, Lifestyle, TBS Foodie

Melburnian Suraj Varma has coffee knowledge from around the globe, but he has found that they now look to us for the world’s best.

Why Melbourne Public Transport is still woeful!

Why Melbourne Public Transport is still woeful!

by Suraj Varma | Jan 16, 2015 | Featured, The Big Smoke Arena

Suraj Varma’s negative view of Melbourne public transport system has not been altered by the promises made my Daniel Andrews prior to becoming Victoria’s latest Premier in the recent election.

Book Review: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl – Harriet Ann Jacobs

Book Review: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl – Harriet Ann Jacobs

by Suraj Varma | Aug 23, 2014 | Featured, TBS Society

If there’s one thing Suraj Varma learnt from his bed-side book, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, it’s that as a repressed minority you need to speak out and act.

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