The India Urban Conference (IUC), organized by Janaagraha, IIHS, and Yale University, is a series of events engaging a variety of stakeholders, to identify some of the research themes of greatest importance to urbanizing India. The conference aims to create a foundation for accelerating action-oriented research on these topics. The stakeholders include academics, policymakers, private sector, civil society, students and citizens.
The conference, delivered in two parts, incorporates:

• ‘The Practitioner Perspective’ in Mysore, where participants will engage in examining ways in which research can inform and enable urban policy and practice;

• Focused discussions for ‘Policy Impact’ in Delhi, where the focus will be on creating a foundation for evidence-based national policies and responsive governance institutions to support urbanization.