Wednesday, October 15th, 2025, 7:00 pm (Atlantic), in-person at the Lindsay Children’s Room on the 2nd floor at the Halifax Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Click here for the Zoom link.
Madhuparna Gupta is an Instructor it the Department of Global Development Studies, and a Research Associate at the Gorsebrook Research Institute, Saint Mary’s University, Canada. She has over seventeen years of experience in teaching and research. She received her Ph.D. in International Relations from Jadavpur University, India, and served as an Assistant Professor of Political Science in Kolkata, India, before immigrating to Canada. She has authored books, edited academic volumes, and published research papers on the themes of Political Science and International Relations in peer-reviewed journals. She has delivered lectures in international conferences, participated in panel discussions and has public presentations on the themes of Canada-India relations, International Development, Human Rights and International Security.
One of her research articles titled, “Bonds of Empire” was published in Canada’s History, and its Podcast titled, “India and Canada: Bonds of Empire”, was the winner of the Canadian Ethnic Media Award (CEMA) in the Podcast Category in 2023.
Abstract:
This presentation explores the connection between the provinces of Nova Scotia (Canada) and Bengal (India) by virtue of the British and French colonial endeavours, where the eventual triumph of England had culminated in their emergence as British colonies. This research presents a comparative study on the nature of British administration in these provinces. Using selected themes, it explores whether similar or contrasting measures were being pursued that had resulted in their emergence as colonial cousins.
