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Child and women friendly mobility and access in Ahmednagar and Mumbai.
Mumbai
Columbia’s gateway to South Asia.
In the financial capital of India, energy and economic dynamism exist alongside the complex challenges of a 21st-century megacity. Visiting this dynamic port city is like walking the streets of a living laboratory, where solutions to challenges facing many major cities — from rapid urbanization and climate change threats – are conceptualized and tested.
Columbia Global Center Mumbai is located in the city's central business district, one of the most well-connected neighborhoods of the city. Since 2010, the team has been building relationships with key institutions throughout the country, from universities and research centers to government agencies and NGOs.
What does this mean for faculty? Easier access to research partners and collaborators in South Asia. And for students? Direct access to transformative learning experiences working hand-in-hand with partners on the ground.
Whether focused on transportation solutions, water management approaches, or cancer research, the Global Center in Mumbai is facilitating knowledge exchange, and advancing the interdisciplinary research needed to tackle complex issues facing India and the world.
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Rachna Tahilyani
Rachna Tahilyani is the director of Columbia Global Center Mumbai. Tahilyani has an impressive two-decade track record in the corporate and education sectors in India, including in her most recent position leading the research team at the Harvard Business School India Research Center. Tahilyani began her career at Citibank in India where she spent seven years honing her management skills, while building an extensive network of partners and customers. At Citibank, she worked across a breadth of businesses that included Treasury, small and medium-sized enterprises, and branch banking. She holds a Masters of Management from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) in Electrical & Electronics from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani.
