Design. Research. Impact.
Prof. Manish Arora, Ph.D.
Professor & Head | Department of Applied Arts
Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
A designer who builds institutions, a researcher who bridges civilisations,
and an educator who shapes futures
— from the heart of Kashi.
About Me
Prof. Manish Arora is Professor & Head, Department of Applied Arts, Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University — India’s foremost central university. A UGC Raman Post-Doctoral Fellow (Johns Hopkins University, USA, 2014), he is the first Fine Arts faculty member in India to receive this distinction. With 22+ years of academic experience, ₹5.68 Crore in funded research, and a creative practice spanning institutional identity, typography, and social design, Prof. Arora is one of India’s leading voices in Visual Communication Design.
Educator
22+ years of transformative teaching at BHU. Mentor to 8 PhD scholars and 179+ MFA students.
Researcher
₹5.68 Cr in funded research across MoE, ICSSR, World Bank and more. UGC Raman Post-Doctoral Fellow, USA.
Designer
Creator of Brand BHU, IIT BHU identity, Tilak Dwar Ayodhya, and 188+ art & design works.
