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a state of denial  November 06, 2012 15:02 IST  Varsha Bhosle --
this is for you.  There is nothing like an emotional impetus to
put pen to paper, or finger to keyboard, if you please.   A few
weeks back, I read in the media about Varsha Bhosle's tragic
death. It jogged my memory and brought back poignant souvenirs.
It was in late October 1999. I received a message that a certain
"Mrs" Bhosle had called from Bombay (as I still thought of the
city where I was born).   Since I didn't know any Mrs Bhosle, I
was intrigued. Then, I remembered that the  redoubtable Marathi
connection in our family, my mejo di (Bengali readers will be
familiar with this appellation), Nibha Walawalkar, was fond of
passing on my telephone number to her vast circle of friends and
acquaintances  in the western metropolis.   Call back? Why not?
Otherwise, I ran the