معرفی
Dr. Souvik Naha is a Senior Lecturer in Imperial and Post-colonial History at the School of Political & International Studies, University of Glasgow. He holds a PhD from ETH Zurich (funded by Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship) and completed his MA/MPhil at Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi) after a BA at Presidency College (Kolkata).
- Research integrates cultural transfer, postcolonial identity, and transnational sport dynamics
- Focus on decolonisation processes and cricket's role in South Asian identity formation
- Current work examines sport's impact on British World/Commonwealth relationships
Key Research Areas:
• British Empire (18th century-present)
• Decolonisation & Postcolonialism
• Modern South Asian History
• Sport History & Media Studies
• Cultural Citizenship & Political Fandom
Publication Trends:
His 45 publications (2011-2025) focus on postcolonial cricket, transnational sport, media representations, and cultural identity. Notable works include monographs on cricket's role in Calcutta's postcolonial identity and Indo-British sport relations.
- Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship recipient
- Swiss Government Excellence Scholarship awardee
Academic Leadership:
• Joint Executive Academic Editor for Sport in Society
• Associate Editor for Sport in History
• Supervised PhD student Rupsha Ghosh on British-Bengali culinary relations
