Varsha Karthikeyan
2026 Fellow
Varsha Karthikeyan founded her youth-led organization in Fall 2024, with the mission of combatting the reducing literary rates among troubled youth and incarcerated individuals. Utilizing creative writing, she touches the hearts of marginalized groups while fostering an inclusive educational environment for all. Ellipsis sends out thousands of original positive messages, opportunities for publication, donates hundreds of books to shelters, and conducts workshops, all aimed towards instilling a love of learning within detention centers.
As a current high-school senior, she is hoping to continue her passion for connecting youth through the expressive and literary arts well into her collegiate studies.
Varsha is highly involved in political activism and literary equity. She serves on multiple boards of the High School Democrats of America and advisory teams within her community. An alumni of the Telluride Association Summer Seminars, she hopes to expand her global outreach and create communities of politically aware youth all over.