Banibrata Mahanta

Banibrata Mahanta is Professor of English at Banaras Hindu University, India. His recent works include the volumes English Studies in India: Contemporary and Evolving Paradigms (Springer 2019, coedited with Rajesh Babu Sharma) and the forthcoming Evolving Perspectives in English Studies: Views from the Northeast and Beyond (with Anindya Syam Choudhury). His monograph Disability Studies: An Introduction (2017) and the edited volume Narrative Universes of Disability: Global Perspectives (Springer 2025, with Someshwar Sati and Shilpa Das), offer significant critical insights into the field of disability studies. In addition to his academic work, Mahanta also conducts sensitization workshops across the country, addressing disability-based marginalization in academia and beyond. He translates from Bangla, Hindi, and Urdu into English. His acclaimed translation of Kusum Khemani's Lavanyadevi (Orient Blackswan, 2024) won the prestigious PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant (PEN America) for 2021.