Tarana Varma, Author at The Oxford Blue

Profiles

Interview with Charlie Baker, founder of ‘The Fence’

by Tarana Varma March 14, 2026March 14, 2026

Profiles

Understanding our world through history – In discussion with Dr Shamara Wettimuny

by Tarana Varma February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

A Tour of The Grove: Oxford’s Newest Student Theatre Space

Tarana Varma Mar 20, 2026 5 min read

A student theatre set with two actors and a wooden structure which looks like a house.

“the Grove, with its top-of-the-line sound and lighting, traditional architectural backdrop, and grander scale, is certainly a theatre worth watching out for” Janik Peeters tours…

The Sabotage of Modernity

Tarana Varma Mar 19, 2026 5 min read

“Thunderstorm with glimmering lightnings over ocean” by Lachlan Ross, https://www.pexels.com/photo/thunderstorm-with-glimmering-lightnings-over-ocean-6510369/ In recent times, we seem to be intoxicated by the heady spirits of progress and…

Outside OX1 Week 8: Chile, Nepal and Mandelson

Tarana Varma Mar 16, 2026 16 min read

Welcome back to this term’s final issue of Outside OX1! Hilary has flown by and Trinity with its blossoming flowers and sunnier days awaits. What…

Locking Horns: Past Conflicts Threaten to Re-emerge in the Horn of Africa

Tarana Varma Mar 16, 2026 14 min read

A man walks past a wrecked tank in Tigray Region, 2021.

Six years after Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing an end to a lengthy military standoff with Eritrea, and…