Roll Call Tribute

(Posted on) The Battalion (on) September 5, 2016

Monisha Sangeeth Borugadda
[June] 10, 1991 — April 13, 2016

A hard worker always eager to help a friend

Posted: Monday, September 5, 2016 11:34 pm | Updated: 11:58 pm, Mon Sep 5, 2016.
By Brad Canon

Monisha Borugadda was a hard-working, determined and caring person who impacted the lives of everyone that she met.
Born in India, Monisha came to the United States to study computer and electrical engineering at Texas A&M.
Monisha was someone who would be happy to do anyone a favor — not because it was the right thing to do, but because she genuinely wanted to serve those around her, said Aparajith Thirumala, a student and close friend of Monisha.
“You don’t find people who are genuinely happy to do things for people, but she would actually be happy to do it, even for her own birthday she got gifts for everyone that had come,” Thirumala said.
The best thing about Monisha was that she was caring and always looking out for her friends and how their lives were going, Thirumala said.
“She was caring and always took the time to make sure everyone was happy and doing okay,” Thirumala said. “She would come and talk to you about what was going on and was wrong, and give them some advice.”
Anirudh Ramanathan, a close friend of Monisha, said before Monisha he would just take care of himself and take care of whatever needed to be done. But, being around Monisha was really nice because of how caring she was. It was something he never had, said Ramanathan.
She was someone who taught people how to look for happiness and watch out for others’ well being, Thirumala said.
“She wanted to make sure everyone was happy; she taught us how to look for happiness and look out for other people’s well being,” Thirumala said.
Ramanathan said they have been friends since they both moved to the United States from India for school and they became close because she lived just a few doors down. She was so kind and would cook for us and would do favors for others with no expectations from anyone, Ramanathan said.
“She used to come over all the time, she was so kind and make food for everyone, without any expectation of getting something in return, she would just do that for us … kindness was a huge thing,” Ramanathan said.
Monisha was a determined individual who would put everything into her goals, Ramanathan said. She worked hard, landed a great job and would put hours of her time into studies on campus, Ramanathan said.
“If she set her mind on something, whether it was finals week or an interview, she would go all out and be at the Memorial Student Center for hours,” Ramanathan said.
Ramanthan said their relationship was ineffable. When asked to describe what Monisha meant to him, he couldn’t.
“I don’t know if I have the words for that,” Ramanathan said.
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