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Dr. Pona Mahanta (b. 01-10-43) is at present Reader in English in the Dibrugarh University. He did his B.A. in English at St. Edmund’s College, Shillong (1965) and M.A. in English Literature at Gauhati University (1967. After working for some time as Lecturer in English at Sibsagar College, Assam, he did a Post-Graduate Diploma course in the Teaching of English at the Central Institute of English, Hyderabad. As a student and teacher of English literature, he developed interest in comparative studies and in the study of the Western Impact of Indian Life and letters. So he undertook formal research in this field and wrote his doctoral thesis on the subject, Western Influence on Modern Assamese Drama from 1857 to the Present Time. He has written articles on literature and culture which have been published in various journals. At present his interest is mainly concentrated in modern and comparative drama, and has contributed articles and papers mostly on subjects relating to this field.