Migrants and Machines

Prof. Tariq Thachil, Madan Lal Sobti Chair for the Study of Contemporary India and professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, addressed how urbanization reshapes Indian politics in remarks on April 6, 2023. Prof. Thachil presented research related to his new book, coauthored with Adam Auerbach, Migrants and Machine Politics: How India’s Urban Poof Seek Representation and Responsiveness (Princeton University Press, 2023).