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The Economic Times
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US data scientist who memorised 2,000 Indian songs by age 3, now does concerts in Kerala: Learnt Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi and Bengali through cassettes

Walk into one of Navaneeth Unnikrishnan's concerts and the first thing you notice is how little he looks the part. The 21-year-old strolls on stage in an open plaid jacket over a white T-shirt, speaks with a clear American accent, and carries himself with the ease of someone who grew up nowhere near Kerala.

He grew up in Arizona.

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