He was the chief editor of the Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature published by Sahitya Akademi.
[1] Datta began teaching at the Sagar University in Madhya Pradesh in the early 1950s.
He was the recipient of an honorary doctorate degree awarded by Assam University, Silchar.
[2] In a review, Madeleine Doran described the book as "refreshingly old-fashioned" and as being deeply perceptive, with a lot of new insights being put forward on individual tragedies, but also noted the circularity in reasoning as a fundamental weakness.
[2] Works published by Amaresh Datta include: This Indian academic-related biographical article is a stub.