The Varuna River is a minor tributary of the Ganges River. It is named after the god Varuna.

The Varuna rises at 25°27′N 82°18′E / 25.45°N 82.3°E / 25.45; 82.3, flows east-to-southeast for some 100 km, and joins the Ganges at 25°19′46″N 83°02′40″E / 25.32944°N 83.04444°E / 25.32944; 83.04444, just downstream of Varanasi. The name Varanasi itself is interpreted to be derived from the name of the river Varuna. The river demarcates the north end of Varanasi- The city that lies between Varuna and Assi Rivers.

Stephen Bishop (born in Australia, on 3 March 1970) is an Australian drummer, formerly of Australian band Powderfinger though he left the band before their rise to prominence because of illness. Later, while working in the UK for two years he played in London based bands. He has since gone on to record and perform with other Brisbane based bands, including Moonjuice, The Haymakers and The Predators (for which he is also lead vocalist).

Bishop was a founding member of the group when in high school at Brisbane Grammar School with guitarist Ian Haug and bass guitarist John Collins. In 1990 after finishing TAFE, he decided not to have anything to do with the band. Bishop was replaced by current drummer Jon Coghill who met the band while Bishop was still a member, while Haug took over on lead vocals temporarily until meeting and recruiting Bernard Fanning to sing and play guitar for the group.

In March 2005, Powderfinger decided to take some time off. In this downtime Bishop formed a band with Haug and Collins named The Predators which like the other side projects for Powderfinger was signed to the record label Dew Process. The Predators released a six track EP in 2006 and were joined live by drummer Ross McLennan.