Nabaparna Ghosh is an assistant professor of global studies. Her teaching and research interests include modern South Asia (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), empire and colonialism, comparative cities, urban history, postcolonial politics, and economic growth with a focus on environment and sustainability in the global south.

She is currently working on a book manuscript, tentatively titled "Being Urban: Space, Community, and Everyday Life in Colonial Calcutta (1860-1930)." The book goes beyond town plans and maps to explore how kinship ties have configured urban space in South Asia, crafting areas of self-government within colonial town plans.