A Love of Language and Data Set the Stage for a Global Health Scholar
March 30, 2026
March 30, 2026
NEW YORK, March 30 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news:
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A Love of Language and Data Set the Stage for a Global Health Scholar
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Mahesh Karra credits his early years in southwestern India for his love of languages. Living with his grandparents in Bangalore, he spoke English and Telugu at home and started learning Hindi in school. "People tend to be multilingual in India," he notes. Kar . . .
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A Love of Language and Data Set the Stage for a Global Health Scholar
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Mahesh Karra credits his early years in southwestern India for his love of languages. Living with his grandparents in Bangalore, he spoke English and Telugu at home and started learning Hindi in school. "People tend to be multilingual in India," he notes. Kar . . .