The Rhodes we take: His sister reveals a different side of Varun Sivaram December 8, 2010 — by Uttara Sivaram Uttara Sivaram It’s funny—I’ve spent these past three years trying to ignore the legacy that my brother, Varun Sivaram, left behind. I’ve gone to great lengths to make my own path and pioneer my own route to success, carefully avoiding all the activities he partook in (which, I assure you, did not leave many options). It’s funny—I’ve spent these past three years trying to ignore the legacy that my brother, Varun Sivaram, left behind. I’ve gone to great lengths to make my own path and pioneer my own route to success, carefully avoiding all the activities he partook in (which, I assure you, did not leave many options). But in light of his incredible accomplishment of becoming a Rhodes Scholar, the spotlight is most deservedly on him. (For more standard stories about his achievement, you can navigate to the Saratoga Falcon’s coverage of it, the Mercury News story, and