Meet Mathew Bobby Verghese, seen in the TEDx Christ University event, is an Assistant Professor at the School of International Relations and Politics at Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kerala. His areas of expertise include political ecology, urban reconfigurations, and the political economy of globalization. Varghese holds a PhD from the University of Bergen, Norway, and has conducted postdoctoral research at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. His research has also delved into ecological infrastructure in urban settings, particularly in the Durban region. He has authored and co-edited several academic works, such as *Urban Utopias: Excess and Expulsion in Neoliberal South Asia*, and is involved in various interdisciplinary initiatives, including directing the Centre for Urban Studies at MGU. His academic focus encompasses urban anthropology, human ecology, and the political geography of the Anthropocene. Varghese is also associated with several international research collaborations and projects, adding to his extensive academic and research credentials in the fields of urban processes and political design in the contemporary world [oai_citation:3,Dr. Mathew A. Varghese - MG School of International Relations and Politics : MG School of International Relations and Politics](https://sirp.mgu.ac.in/dr-mathew-a-varghese/) [oai_citation:2,Mathew A. Varghese - Sustainable Futures](https://sustainablefuturesglobal.org/mathew-a-varghese/) [oai_citation:1,MGU](https://mgu.irins.org/profile/265239).