{"id":34240,"date":"2026-11-14T18:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T12:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wowentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/2026\/11\/14\/why-colonialism-still-matters-museum-of-british-colonialism-to-host-online-panel-discussion-on-19-november\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T18:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T12:46:13","slug":"why-colonialism-still-matters-museum-of-british-colonialism-to-host-online-panel-discussion-on-19-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wowentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/2026\/11\/14\/why-colonialism-still-matters-museum-of-british-colonialism-to-host-online-panel-discussion-on-19-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Colonialism Still Matters: Museum of British Colonialism to Host Online Panel Discussion on 19 November"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New Delhi [India], November 14:<\/strong> The <strong>Museum of British Colonialism (MBC)<\/strong> will host an online panel discussion titled <strong>\u201cWhy Should Colonialism Be Discussed Even Today?\u201d<\/strong> on <strong>Thursday, 19 November 2026, at 5:00 PM IST (11:30 AM GMT)<\/strong>. The session brings together scholars from <strong>India and the UK<\/strong> to examine why the history of British colonial rule still matters to India today, from language and law to the economy and the nation\u2019s collective memory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The discussion comes as <strong>MBC runs a nationwide campaign for a National Day of Commemoration for the victims of British colonialism in India<\/strong>. Its first <strong>Rashtriya Awaaz Session at Panjab University\u2019s Department of Laws on 30 October<\/strong> drew <strong>more than 150 students and faculty<\/strong>, and opened conversations on how colonial structures still shape voting rights, the courts and the languages we value.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The panel features <strong>Dr Ursula Weekes<\/strong>, an art historian specialising in <strong>Mughal and Indian art<\/strong>, who has taught at the <strong>Courtauld Institute of Art, London, and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi<\/strong>; and <strong>Prof. Priyatosh Sharma<\/strong>, Professor in the <strong>Department of History, Panjab University, Chandigarh<\/strong>, whose work spans medieval Indian polity, popular cultures and human rights. The session will be moderated by <strong>Chandini Jaswal, India Representative of MBC<\/strong> and a student at Panjab University\u2019s Department of Laws.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The panellists will explore:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>How colonial rule shaped the <strong>institutions, languages, and economy<\/strong> India inherited<\/li>\n<li>Why this history has stayed within classrooms and archives instead of becoming part of <strong>public memory<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>How India can remember the <strong>millions who died from famine, debt and repression under British rule<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cColonialism did not end on 15 August 1947. It still shapes how we speak, how our laws work and how we see ourselves. This conversation is about taking that history out of the classroom and into everyday life, and about remembering the ordinary Indians who paid its price,\u201d<\/em> said <strong>Chandini Jaswal, India Representative, Museum of British Colonialism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The session is open to <strong>students, researchers, journalists, and anyone interested in history<\/strong>. Participants can join at:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Refer to: <a href=\"https:\/\/us05web.zoom.us\/j\/83354411689?pwd=LT4gtaRW5aqyvMjhypALqQGTSj929H.1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/us05web.zoom.us\/j\/83354411689?pwd=LT4gtaRW5aqyvMjhypALqQGTSj929H.1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Join and take notes<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/us05web.zoom.us\/j\/83354411689?pwd=LT4gtaRW5aqyvMjhypALqQGTSj929H.1&amp;mynotes=on\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/us05web.zoom.us\/j\/83354411689?pwd=LT4gtaRW5aqyvMjhypALqQGTSj929H.1&amp;mynotes=on<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meeting chat link: <a href=\"https:\/\/us05web.zoom.us\/launch\/jc\/83354411689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/us05web.zoom.us\/launch\/jc\/83354411689<\/a><\/strong><br \/><strong>Meeting ID:<\/strong> 833 5441 1689<br \/><strong>Passcode:<\/strong> 086786<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MBC also invites the public to support the call for a <strong>National Day of Commemoration<\/strong> by <strong>signing the petition at <a href=\"https:\/\/indiascolonialstory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">indiascolonialstory.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event details<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Detail<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Information<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Why Should Colonialism Be Discussed Even Today?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Thursday, 19 November 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>5:00 PM IST \/ 11:30 AM GMT<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Format<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Online panel discussion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Panellists<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Dr Ursula Weekes; Prof. Priyatosh Sharma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Moderator<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Chandini Jaswal, India Representative, MBC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>How to join<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>[registration\/livestream link]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Museum of British Colonialism<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Museum of British Colonialism (MBC)<\/strong> is a <strong>volunteer-led, transnational initiative<\/strong> that documents the history and lasting impact of British colonial rule through <strong>research, exhibitions and public dialogue<\/strong>. In India, MBC is campaigning for a <strong>National Day of Commemoration for the victims of British colonialism<\/strong>. <strong>Sign the petition at <a href=\"https:\/\/indiascolonialstory.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">indiascolonialstory.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you object to the content of this press release, please notify us at pr.error.rectification@gmail.com. We will respond and rectify the situation within 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi [India], November 14: The Museum of British Colonialism (MBC) will host an online panel discussion titled \u201cWhy Should&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-34240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wowentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wowentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wowentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wowentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wowentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34240"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wowentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34240\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wowentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wowentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wowentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wowentrepreneurs.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}