Varsha Bhosle (1956 – 8 October 2012) was an Indian singer, journalist and writer based in Mumbai. She was the daughter of the playback singer Asha Bhosle.^[1]

Career

Bhosle was a professional Hindi and Bhojpuri playback singer, and appeared in concerts with her mother. Varsha finished school from Hill Grange High School, on Pedder Road, Mumbai, in 1973, with an ISC.^[2] She studied Political Science at Elphinstone College, which is affiliated with Bombay University in Mumbai.^[2]

She wrote columns for the Indian web portal Rediff^[3] during 1997 – 2003; columns for The Sunday Observer during 1994 – 1998; and for Gentleman magazine in 1993.^[1] She also wrote a few articles for The Times of India and for Rakshak – The Protector police magazine.^[1]

Personal life

She lived in Mumbai with her mother. She had married a sports writer and public relations professional Hemant Kenkre but the couple divorced in 1998. She had a history of depression, exacerbated by the death of a close friend, and underwent psychiatric treatment. On 9 September 2008, she reportedly attempted suicide by taking an overdose of prescribed medicine, after which she was admitted to Mumbai's Jaslok hospital.^[4][5] On 8 October 2012, Bhosle committed suicide at her Prabhu Kunj residence in Mumbai.^[1] Her body was discovered by her mother's driver and maid in a pool of blood on the sofa in her home.^[1][2][5] Mumbai Police later confirmed the suicide and said she shot herself in the head with a licensed weapon.^[5][6][7]