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Lalita Sinha
Dr. Lalita Sinha is a senior humanities scholar and award-winning literary translator with over 40 years of experience in comparative literature, translation studies, and multidisciplinary research. She bridges the gap between scholarly integrity and community accessibility through expert grant design and integrated dissemination strategies. Dedicated to bridging worlds through words, she collaborates internationally with universities, cultural institutions, and NGOs as a Principal Investigator, External Expert, and Industry Partner. A distinguished scholar with a PhD from Universiti Sains Malaysia, her career is marked by prestigious accolades, including the 2012 MAPIM Award and the 2025 National Book Award for translation. Dr. Sinha has translated over one million words from Bahasa Melayu to English, with notable works selected for the Malaysian national literature curriculum.