About The Invisible

My name is Aayush Murarka, and I am a high schooler who goes to BASIS Chandler. As a kid, I was always argumentative, forever stubborn in the presence of my parents. “Because I told you so” was never enough, and I knew the value of having a fair say in an issue early on. 

Sports and musical instruments rarely interested me as much as the ensuing arguments with my parents about why I didn’t want to do them, and I didn’t have much of an outlet for my argumentative nature for a while. That is until I joined my high school’s debate team as a freshman, where I realized my dreams of a club where my one job was to bicker with other people in-depth. 

My true essence had been institutionalized. I was, initially, a very bad debater, mainly because the structure of it confused me and I forgot a lot of the arguments I wanted to say, but I cultivated my love for advocacy to the best of my ability --  I also joined the Mock Trial program, found an Asian-American advocate group in my area. We actually ended up winning a tournament as novices my first year, all thanks to a piece of evidence called “Nixon 10.” That particular piece of evidence explained how structural violence and other issues aren’t covered by the media that much because they aren’t spectacular enough to draw enough viewership.  

The research skills I have learned and the warrants of Nixon 10 live on in my mind as I debate, and I hope to seek out more of these hidden issues in our society and around the world. That’s why I’m creating a community for these issues - a blog and podcast. 

You can expect bi-weekly episodes and blog posts where I discuss what I haven’t seen today that I should.