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Amaresh Datta (1917/1918 – 6 August 2020) was an Indian scholar of English literature. He was the chief editor of the Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature published by Sahitya Akademi. Datta began teaching at the Sagar University in Madhya Pradesh in the early 1950s. Datta taught at Gauhati University for 20 years, retiring in 1980 as the dean. He was honoured by the varsity with the position of Emeritus Professor. He also taught at the Dibrugarh University where he was the head of the department of English. He was the recipient of an honorary doctorate degree awarded by Assam University, Silchar.