Tejal posseses a Bachelor of Science from Mumbai University, a degree in software engineering and a diploma in Public Health from the Public Health Foundation of India with a focus on Women and Children. After a pit stop in Indian Oil in software management she joined PUKAR as a youth fellow. In addition to co-authoring six papers in International journals, she presented her research on immunization and coding and mapping slum communities at the National Institute of Health Summit, Washington DC in 2012. In addition to her serious contribution to Mythology of Mumbai project over 7 long, years, now Tejal oversees all the field related activities of projects conducted under the vertical of Healthy Cities Wealthy Cities. Her special interests are in long term case studies.