Varsha Bhosle () (born 1956)http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/Electoral_rolls/24/A0240061.PDFis an Indian journalist and writer based in Mumbai. She is the daughter of Indian playback singer, Asha Bhoslehttp://www.rediff.com/news/2000/nov/27varsha.htm. She wrote columns for the Indian web portal, Rediff, during 1997 - 2003; columns for The Sunday Observerhttp://www.rediff.com/news/2002/jul/29varsha.htmduring 1994 - 1998; and for Gentleman magazine in 1993http://www.rediff.com/entertai/may/16varsha.htm. She also wrote a little for the Times of Indiahttp://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ashabhosle/message/1013.

Varsha has worked as a playback singer in Hindi and Marathi movies, and appeared in concerts with her motherhttp://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/ashabhosle/message/438.

Varsha studied Political Science at Elphinstone College, which is affiliated with Bombay University in Mumbaihttp://www.rediff.com/news/2000/nov/27varsha.htm.

Writings

Varsha's writings are against Islamism and Islamist terrorism, Leftist politics, and what she calls pseudo-secularism.^[1]

Personal life

August 2004 electoral rolls of Mumbai record Varsha's age then as 46http://ceo.maharashtra.gov.in/Electoral_rolls/24/A0240061.PDFand her being married at that time to Hemant Kenkre.She currently lives in Mumbai with her mother, Asha.

On September 9, 2008, she has been reported to have been hospitalised following an adverse reaction to medicines, one news agency has suggested attempted suicide by consuming an overdose of sleeping tablets.^[2] She is reported in other news reports to be suffering from depression and diabetes, as well as estranged from her husband.^[3]

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