Rajeswari "Raji" Jallepalli (May 1949 – January 27, 2002) was an Indian-born chef and restaurateur based in Memphis, Tennessee.
[2] Because of her father's work as a high-ranking diplomat for the state of Andhra Pradesh, her family traveled often to Europe.
In Memphis, she was a stay-at-home mother for her two sons with occasional work assisting in her husband's medical practice.
[2] She was honored by the White House in millennial celebrations in 2000 as part of a program called "Imagine the Future".
[3][5] The same year, she was chosen by Avtar Walia to be the executive chef of Tamarind, a fine-dining Indian restaurant in Tribeca, New York City.