Background
Mahanti, Mahendra Kumar was born on September 16, 1944 in Cuttack, Orissa, India. Son of Pran Nath and Indumati (Patnaik) Mahanti.
Mahanti, Mahendra Kumar was born on September 16, 1944 in Cuttack, Orissa, India. Son of Pran Nath and Indumati (Patnaik) Mahanti.
Bachelor of Science, University Madras, India, 1963. Master of Science, University Madras, India, 1965. Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, Berhampur University, India, 1973.
Postdoctoral fellow in chemistry Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 1973-1976. From lectr in chemistry to reader in chemistry North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India, 1976-1991, professor India, since 1991, head chemistry department India, since 1996.
Fellow Indian Chemical Society (L. M. Collge Pharmacy Yeddanapalli award 1987), Indian Science Congress Association, Indian Council Chemists, Kineticists of India. Member National Academy of Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences, Rotary Club of Shillong.
Married Manju Mahanti, May 2, 1976. Children: Manisha, Amit.