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| Despite her engagements outside the classroom, Tarishi Jain also excelled in academics. |
July 3, 2016, NewsCrunch
The Friday night terror attack in Dhaka cut short a life that had a long and interesting life ahead.
Daughter of a successful entrepreneur in garments business in Bangladesh, Tarishi Jain knew the dirty underbelly of the industry.
That made her step out in support of Ethical Apparel, a social venue that was started by two University of California Berkely students. It sells t-shirts and invests the profits to help poor individuals start business.
In April, Tarishi Jain had noted on her Facebook page that she was excited to launch Ethical Apparel's new clothing line and sought to mobilise support.
International Students Association of Berkeley (ISAB), was another organisation she was actively associated with at University of California Berkely, where she was pursuing a BA course in Economics.
ISAB helps foreign students integrate with the university system.
ISAB president Aradhana Sachdeva told The Telegraph that Tarishi Jain had to cut back on her work when she underwent surgery for three ligament tears.
That prevented her from physically attending a few meetings of ISAB. But she still worked the phones and the Internet to tap funders, draw students and coordinate events.
Despite her engagements outside the classroom, Tarishi Jain also excelled in academics. She had won an internship with Eastern Bank Limited that had taken her to Dhaka, where she had spent a decade and had passed out of American International School.