Varisa

Varisa 	Varisa
 	
Formal Name: 	Pragatiśīla Saṅgha VarisaThe Progressive Society of Varisa
Founded: 	2117 - Mumbai - Sid'dhāntōṁ kē vaktavyaStatement of Principles
Motto: 	Phŏravarḍa samr̥d'dhi kī ōraForward Towards Prosperity
Primary Languages: 	HindiPersianArabic
Traditions 	Traditions
Traditions of Faith:	HinduismBudhismIslam
Secular Traditions: 	Cāra ghaṇṭī - New Year's DayFour Bells
Artistic Traditions:	Lā'iṭa kē TāraStrings of Light
The Varisa are a people who value knowledge, learning, and cold hard facts. They have been called stoic at times and absolutely mad at others. But with their long and troubled history, it's little wonder that the Varisa have taken such an
==History==
 
Perspectives 	Perspectives
Aliança 	"They long for 'progress and order', yet seem content to just wait for it to happen for them."
Iuratus 	"They see the old days with nostalgia, not remembering how savage earlier times were."
Natovi 	"It's perplexing how they reject the reality before their eyes to placate their 'Godhead' myth."
Pamoja 	"Backwards people, but advanced in ways we may never have considered. They are an interesting people indeed."
Wuchong 	"Fascinating. They embrace the latest technologies to prolong their lives and cling to bygone days."
Power Groups 	Power Groups
The Berlin Pact 	"Beneath our notice, really. Why concern ourselves with petty thieves when the future beckons?"
The Guild 	"They provide order, stability, and direction. Whatever else they may be guilty of, respect them for that."
Knights of the Phoenix	"They're drowning in a morass of mysticism and ritual, and it's of their own choosing."
Légions Noire 	"A war against evolution seems to be a losing proposition, but perhaps it is the ultimate expression of human intellect."
Sturmblut 	"They fill a deep need in the reptilian part of the human brain to fight and kill, and to feel the spray of warm blood."
Vigil 	"A club house for the humans-plus. A veritable wonderland of potential."
The Varisa trace their history back to the Aevum Purgans. As part of the Revisionist Movement in India, the ruling party attempted a wholesale rewrite of Indian history. This was radical even for the turbulent times of the Aevum Purgans, but set the model for several other nations in the region to follow. While bitter rivals for many years, Pakistan was the first to follow the Indian Model for Historic Agreement, followed by Myanmar and Malaysia.
The Indian Model for Historic Agreement was resisted fervently by university professors and students, as was common during the Aevum Purgans. Under the Indian Model, though, government officials were willing to execute those who opposed or "disagreed" with a newly agreed-upon history. While the university students and professors resisted openly for as long as they could, it soon became obvious that they would be wiped out to the man to preserve the strength of the party in charge. Across the region, the educated people took flight, fearing for their lives. They went underground, where they continued learning and studying in secret. That is where the Varisa began.
The Varisa lived in secret, some literally living underground until the start of the Titanic Revolution. Only then could they live and study openly. The overthrow of the Indian Model for Historic Agreement was critical to the Varisa being able to open their viśvavi to the world.
===Varisa Viśvavi===
The Varisa culture is made up of several discrete, independently functioning viśvavi. The word "viśvavi" comes from the Hindi word "viśvavidyālaya", or "university". In Varisa culture, the viśvavi function almost like political parties (or more accurately, political philosophies, as "political parties" would suggest the existence of a central Varisan government).
These viśvavi are not strict castes such as those seen with the Pamoja. While many Varisan children will follow their parents to join their viśvavi as adults, the Varisa are much more open to the idea of young adults choosing their own paths through life. Indeed, it is seen as being domineering for Varisan parents to push their children to join their viśvavi against their children's wishes.
To the world at large, the viśvavi are the orders which mark the best universities around the world. No matter which Tradition an individual is from, an Anahata university is recognized as being one of the top places in the world to pursue the study of physics, and a Muladhara university would be recognized as a top school for the study of mathematics. But within Varisan culture, there is a higher meaning to viśvavi. Each of the viśvavi has a very different view on how society should be run, with different approaches to governance and different priorities to how society should move forward.
The seven viśvavi are:
* Sahasrara: psychiatry
* Ajna: astronomy
* Vishuddha: social sciences
* Anahata: physics
* Manipura: chemistry
* Swadhisthana: biology
* Muladhara: mathematics