Rahul Chaturvedi is Associate Professor of English at Banaras Hindu University. He earned his Bachelors, Masters and PhD in English from Banaras Hindu University. Prior to joining Banaras Hindu University, he taught at Arya Mahila P G College, Varanasi and Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi, India.

His latest coedited book is titled Hero and Hero-Worship: Fandom in Modern India (Vernon Press, 2020).His research interests include, among other things, Indian and South Asian Literature, Film studies, Bhasha literature and Translation.