life is not just a journey...life means a greater 
cause..a journey to the far distincts where nobody wants to go...where there are enoromous things to enjoy,why shold one go through those pains and deaths??When they are not even known to me??
cause..a journey to the far distincts where nobody wants to go...where there are enoromous things to enjoy,why shold one go through those pains and deaths??When they are not even known to me??You do not know the answer if you are unaware of Dr. Krupali Tejura...one of the brightest enigma of today's young generation...She is the path breaker...making new conventions...she knows the priorities..and thats why she is different...
Different from all doctors ........all women...........all human being............
she has devoted her life to remove cancer from the world............She is a Radiation oncologist...but loves to be known as patient advocate,she is a powerfull writer....a great admirer of sports.....adventuorour....a superb daughter and friend......a successful woman in a little age inspires us....she reminds us the greater causes for which we have born..she teaches us how to live life...divinity and spirituality cannot come by worshiping...for this one need to love people around him...the mother nature,,,and love life...
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My family is my No. 1 reason for coming back," said Tejura, 31. "Being near loved ones ... gives me happiness."
She has returned to the Corona home of her father, Dr. Kanu Tejura, a pediatrician, and mother, Hansa Tejura, a pharmacist.
Tejura is fluent in four languages, a reflection of her family's roots that go back to India. In addition to English and Spanish, she speaks Gujarati, a language of northwest India, and Hindi, the national language of India.
Tejura has traveled 30 times to India and once to Uganda, where her parents lived until they were forced to flee the dictatorship of Idi Amin in 1972.
Her trip to Uganda in 1999 was memorable. "It is one of the most gorgeous countries," she said. "It was joyous and sorrow filled at the same time. You look at the country and realize you could have been born and brought up there."
Her parents gave up a comfortable life and their possessions when they left Uganda with $200 in their pockets to rebuild their careers first in England and then in the United States. "Idi Amin wanted all nonblack people out of the country," Kanu Tejura said. "Everybody left. My parents went to India. We went to England. From there we came here," he said.
Krupali Tejura was born in Detroit, Mich. Her brother, Tapas, 28, also a doctor, was born in Corona. Their father said he moved his practice to Corona in 1978 at the invitation of a friend.
The difficulties of her parents in their new country left an impression on Tejura. Her parents used to walk two or three miles to the store for groceries to save a quarter on bus fare.
The hardships made Tejura determined to earn her own way to college.
"I'd rather get it on my own merit," she said. "I never wanted anything handed to me."
She finished Corona High with a 4.67 grade-point average. There were a few hurdles where she tripped.
She got an "F" on a geometry test. Her teacher, Cynthia Balteria, worked with Tejura and other students on Saturdays and after school to help them improve their grades.
"I remember that group of students," Balteria said. "They wanted to own the subject. They just didn't want to do well on tests."
Balteria said Tejura "was very personable. She had a wonderful rapport with adults."
Tejura played softball at Corona High. "She was not a great athlete but she did her very best out there," said Corona softball coach Jo Ann Byrd. "I remember how bright she was."
Her determination to excel was relentless. For the SAT, she memorized 3,500 words on flash cards in two weeks. "I wanted to get a scholarship," she said.
Her SAT score of 1,450 combined with her GPA earned her a scholarship that covered her tuition, room and board at USC. Her family paid for her to spend her junior year at Harvard.
At USC, she failed an early calculus exam but she put in extra time and finished with an "A." She graduated from USC in 1997 with bachelor's degrees in sociology and biology.
A career in medicine had been her goal since childhood. She told her mother that she would give two teeth to be admitted to UCLA medical school. She received a Phi Beta Kappa scholarship to cover the cost of medical school there.
She has returned to the Corona home of her father, Dr. Kanu Tejura, a pediatrician, and mother, Hansa Tejura, a pharmacist.
Tejura is fluent in four languages, a reflection of her family's roots that go back to India. In addition to English and Spanish, she speaks Gujarati, a language of northwest India, and Hindi, the national language of India.
Tejura has traveled 30 times to India and once to Uganda, where her parents lived until they were forced to flee the dictatorship of Idi Amin in 1972.
Her trip to Uganda in 1999 was memorable. "It is one of the most gorgeous countries," she said. "It was joyous and sorrow filled at the same time. You look at the country and realize you could have been born and brought up there."
Her parents gave up a comfortable life and their possessions when they left Uganda with $200 in their pockets to rebuild their careers first in England and then in the United States. "Idi Amin wanted all nonblack people out of the country," Kanu Tejura said. "Everybody left. My parents went to India. We went to England. From there we came here," he said.
Krupali Tejura was born in Detroit, Mich. Her brother, Tapas, 28, also a doctor, was born in Corona. Their father said he moved his practice to Corona in 1978 at the invitation of a friend.
The difficulties of her parents in their new country left an impression on Tejura. Her parents used to walk two or three miles to the store for groceries to save a quarter on bus fare.
The hardships made Tejura determined to earn her own way to college.
"I'd rather get it on my own merit," she said. "I never wanted anything handed to me."
She finished Corona High with a 4.67 grade-point average. There were a few hurdles where she tripped.
She got an "F" on a geometry test. Her teacher, Cynthia Balteria, worked with Tejura and other students on Saturdays and after school to help them improve their grades.
"I remember that group of students," Balteria said. "They wanted to own the subject. They just didn't want to do well on tests."
Balteria said Tejura "was very personable. She had a wonderful rapport with adults."
Tejura played softball at Corona High. "She was not a great athlete but she did her very best out there," said Corona softball coach Jo Ann Byrd. "I remember how bright she was."
Her determination to excel was relentless. For the SAT, she memorized 3,500 words on flash cards in two weeks. "I wanted to get a scholarship," she said.
Her SAT score of 1,450 combined with her GPA earned her a scholarship that covered her tuition, room and board at USC. Her family paid for her to spend her junior year at Harvard.
At USC, she failed an early calculus exam but she put in extra time and finished with an "A." She graduated from USC in 1997 with bachelor's degrees in sociology and biology.
A career in medicine had been her goal since childhood. She told her mother that she would give two teeth to be admitted to UCLA medical school. She received a Phi Beta Kappa scholarship to cover the cost of medical school there.
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a dreamer and a believer is the true achiver........
we love you Krupali.....keep this possitivity going on..............
we love you Krupali.....keep this possitivity going on..............
follow her on twitter twitter.com/krupali
know more about this great soul in her own words.....
http://www.krupalitejura.com
know more about this great soul in her own words.....
http://www.krupalitejura.com
dats what i call beating up the norms of nature and re-emerging again for the betterment of the society..a real gem who never backed off and lived life for the greater good..Hats off to such fighters.. :) :) :)
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