A 23-year-old Indian student died tragically in the United States. Rajyalakshmi Yarlagadda, known as Raji, recently graduated from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi and is actively seeking employment. She is said to have died after suffering from a severe cough and chest pains. Raji was originally from Andhra Pradesh.
Details of her death were released through a fundraising appeal. Her cousin, Chaitanya YVK, started the campaign in Denton, Texas.
According to the appeal, Raji traveled to the United States hoping to create a bright future for her family, who are marginal farmers in Karmechedu village of Bapatla district and whose only income comes from their crops and livestock.
Her cousin reported that Raji, who was eager to start her professional career, fell ill and had a severe cough and chest pain for two or three days. Unfortunately, on the morning of November 7th, she couldn’t wake up when her alarm went off.
“She was a bright, hopeful soul who dreamed of helping her parents continue their farming journey,” Chaitanya said.
An online campaign is seeking to raise $125,000 to help with her education loans and funeral expenses, as well as cover the cost of repatriating her body to India and providing some financial support to her family.
“As Raji’s family mourns this unimaginable loss, we are reaching out to our friends and loved ones for support,” the GoFundMe campaign said.
Meanwhile, an autopsy is currently underway in the US to determine the exact cause of death.
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Indian student dies of cardiac arrest in Dubai
Recently, an 18-year-old Indian student, a UAE golden visa recipient, died of cardiac arrest in Dubai during Diwali celebrations, local media reported.
Vaishnav Krishnakumar, a first-year BBA marketing student at Middlesex University Dubai, reportedly collapsed during the Diwali celebration at Dubai International Academic City in October, according to Gulf News.
He was taken to hospital but doctors declared him “brought dead due to cardiac arrest”, the report added.
He is survived by his parents VG Krishnakumar and Vidhu Krishnakumar and his younger sister Vrishti Krishnakumar.
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Vaishnav’s father Krishnakumar has been working in Dubai for over 20 years.
Middlesex University said in a condolence statement that Vaishnava’s “loss has deeply affected our community”, Gulf News reported.
GEMS Our Own Indian School, where Vaishnav studied, called him a compassionate and talented student who was loved by all.
Vaishnav was remembered by teachers and classmates as a bright, caring and inspiring young man whose sudden death left the Indian community in mourning.
