Sandeep Varma

Sandeep is the founder and CEO of SAARI Collective, a media startup and community for South Asian Australians. In under a year, SAARI has published over 75 stories by over 35 emerging South Asian Australian writers, and was recognised as a top emerging media startup in Asia by the School of Spice media accelerator. Sandeep is chair of 100 Story Building, a social enterprise for young writers in Melbourne’s west that has helped over 30,000 children. He is an innovative and collaborative community builder. He creates positive change through the leadership of two outstanding initiatives that grow the voices of others.