| Thrity Umrigar | |
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| Born | Thrity Umrigar |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Bombay University, Ohio State University, Kent State University |
| Period | 20th Century |
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Thrity Umrigar is an Indian American writer, who was born in Mumbai and immigrated to the United States when she was 21. She is a journalist and the author of the novels Bombay Time, The Space Between Us and The Weight of Heaven. She has written for the Washington Post, Cleveland Plain Dealer, among other newspapers, and regularly writes for The Boston Globe 's book pages. She is currently assistant professor of English at Case Western Reserve University where she teaches creative writing and literature. She was a winner of the Nieman Fellowship to Harvard University. She has a Ph.D. in English and lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
Thrity Umrigar received her Bachelors of Science from Bombay University, her M.A. From Ohio State, and her Ph.D. from Kent State University.