Fusion of Reality

Aman, a forty-two-year-old man of Nepalese heritage, has spent years building a life in a Western metropolis - only to find it quietly unravelling. His career has collapsed, and the loss of his closest friend has left him increasingly disconnected from the world. But when asked to help organise his niece Kaya's Buddhist wedding, he is drawn back into family traditions long kept at a distance.

Amidst familiar yet distant customs, shifting relationships, and the quiet wisdom of an elderly woman, Aman begins to question the choices that led him here. As memories resurface and tensions rise, he rediscovers lost passions, confronts expectations, and searches for meaning in the spaces between past and present.

Varia is a Chartered Engineer and works with large organisations, guiding them through the complexities of change. In 2013 he started doing improv classes and found his route to creativity. He began writing Fusion of Reality at the end of 2019, driven by a question that had long stayed with him: why do contradictions so often emerge between who we are at work, who we are at home, and the emotional tensions in between? Over five years, he honed the craft of fiction writing while drawing from his professional experiences, personal reflections, and everyday interactions. The result is a novel that explores not only modern life, but also the deeper undercurrents of heritage, loss, and reconnection.