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Varsha Bajaj
Born in Mumbai, India in the 1960s.
Came to US for graduate school in 1986.
Began writing in 1999.
Lives in Houston, TX
Came to US for graduate school in 1986.
Began writing in 1999.
Lives in Houston, TX

Mumbai, formerly Bombay, city, capital of Maharashtra state, southwestern India. It is the country’s financial and commercial center and its principal port on the Arabian Sea.
Mumbai is the setting for Thirst.
Mumbai is the setting for Thirst.

Varsha Bajaj
Born in Mumbai, India in the 1960s.
Came to US for graduate school in 1986.
Began writing in 1999.
Lives in Houston, TX
Came to US for graduate school in 1986.
Began writing in 1999.
Lives in Houston, TX

Mumbai, formerly Bombay, city, capital of Maharashtra state, southwestern India. It is the country’s financial and commercial center and its principal port on the Arabian Sea.
Mumbai is the setting for Thirst.
Mumbai is the setting for Thirst.
Explore: Mumbai India


Banda-Worli Sea Link bridge, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
In the distance, the flyover bridge soars into the sky and snakes across the bay. Its lights twinkle and outshine the stars in the night sky.
"The sea link bridge looks like an M," I say
"It does," my brother says. "M for Mumbai?"
"M for me--Minni," I say. "And for Monsoon. I hope this year we have a good one." Lately the monsoon season comes later and later, which means less and less water.
"The sea link bridge looks like an M," I say
"It does," my brother says. "M for Mumbai?"
"M for me--Minni," I say. "And for Monsoon. I hope this year we have a good one." Lately the monsoon season comes later and later, which means less and less water.
Dhobi Ghat, an outdoor laundromat in Mumbai.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Mumbai/images-videos#/media/1/72526/210438
Explore: Mumbai India


Banda-Worli Sea Link bridge, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
In the distance, the flyover bridge soars into the sky and snakes across the bay. Its lights twinkle and outshine the stars in the night sky.
"The sea link bridge looks like an M," I say
"It does," my brother says. "M for Mumbai?"
"M for me--Minni," I say. "And for Monsoon. I hope this year we have a good one." Lately the monsoon season comes later and later, which means less and less water.
"The sea link bridge looks like an M," I say
"It does," my brother says. "M for Mumbai?"
"M for me--Minni," I say. "And for Monsoon. I hope this year we have a good one." Lately the monsoon season comes later and later, which means less and less water.
Dhobi Ghat, an outdoor laundromat in Mumbai.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Mumbai/images-videos#/media/1/72526/210438
https://scroll.in/magazine/893888/mumbais-staggering-inequality-comes-into-clear-focus-in-an-american-photographers-drone-images

Luxury skyscrapers and and slums share space in the immensely crowded city of Mumbai.