I am an elected member of the Royal Society of Canada, the Royal Historical Society and the Royal Asiatic Society. I am also the recipient of a papal honour.

I received the President's Research Award from St Francis Xavier in 2001, the University Outreach Award from St Francis Xavier in 2015, and the University Research Award from St Francis Xavier in 2018.

I have received a number of awards from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada - both research grants (for a project on British Idealism in India and South Africa) and grants to organise scholarly conferences in Canada.


In 2016, I was Visiting Professor (Overseas), sponsored by the Indian Council for Philosophical Research. I was one of two international scholars invited to India to lecture in leading philosophy departments in New Delhi, Kolkata, Kalady, Pune, and Chennai.

I have given a number of endowed lectures and have been the holder of visiting Research Chairs in Poland, China, and India.