Public Health in Colonial Bengal: An Analysis of the Spanish Influenza (1918-1920)

Public Health in Colonial India examines the interplay between colonial governance and public health crises by focusing on the effects of the 1918-19 Spanish Influenza pandemic in Bengal.

Saumitra Basu is an independent researcher in the history of science and history of medicine. He has successfully completed three projects on history of science as a (Post-doctoral) Research Associate in the Indian National Science Academy (INSA), New Delhi. He is the recipient of different national and international fellowships, including Visiting Fellowship at the Oxford Institute of Ageing, Oxford, UK.