Department Affiliations
Specialties
- Buddhism
- Hindi
- international studies
- linguistics
- Marathi
- Sanskrit
- regional languages and literatures of India
- Indian culture
- comparative religions of South Asia
Publications
- The Hindu Religious Tradition in Minnesota. Junghare, Indira Y, South Asians in Diaspora: Histories and Religious Traditions, 2003.
- Karma Kagyu: American Buddhism in Comparison. Junghare, Indira Y, Buddhism in Global Perspective, 2003.
- Hindutva through Indian Studies Curriculum in the US. Junghare, Indira Y, Proceedings of the First National Conference on Hindutva in Academic Scenario, 2004.
- Sisters, Mahfil: Junghare, Indira Y, South Asian Languages and Cultures Newsletter, 8(2) , 2002.
- I Long to Go Home, Hitaguj: Junghare, Indira Y, Journal of the Marathi Association of Minnesota, 14(3) , 2002.
- Immortality, Hitaguj: Junghare, Indira Y, Journal of the Marathi Association of Minnesota, 14(4) , 2002.
- The Poetry Pond. Junghare, Indira Y, K.J. Somaiya University Publications, Bombay, 1999.
- Scattered Pearls, an English translation of Subhadra Kumari Chauhan's Hindi Short Stories Collection. Junghare, Indira Y, Chanakya Publication, New Delhi/Bikhare Moti, 1994.
- Topics in Pali Historical Phonology. Junghare, Indira Y, Motilal Banarsidass, New Delhi, 1979.
- Hindi Poetry by Women Poets: A Reader of Classical Poetry. Junghare, Indira Y, Chanakya Publications, New Delhi, forthcoming 2005.
- The Hindu Religious Tradition in Minnesota. Junghare, Indira Y, South Asians in Diaspora: Histories and Religious Traditions, 2003.
- Karma Kagyu: American Buddhism in Comparison. Junghare, Indira Y, Buddhism in Global Perspective, 2003.
Research Activities
- Hinduism of the Midwest
- The Poetry Petals
- "Borrowing, Code-Mixing, Code-Switching and Code-Shift in Diasporic Marathi": paper for the 18th Modern South Asian Studies Conference, Lund, Sweden, July 6, 2004 - July 9, 2004
- "Jung & Shankara": a paper for the 37th International Congress for Asian and Northern African Studies, Russia, Moscow, August 16, 2004 - August 21, 2004
- "Language Shift and Language Maintenance in the Diasporic Hindi and Marathi Communities of USA": a paper for the Ninth National Conference on Community Languages & ESOL, September 24, 2004 - September 27, 2004
- "Yoga: India and the West": for the Women and Spirituality Conference, Minnesota State University, Mankato, October 2, 2004 - October 3, 2004
Creative Activities
- Publishing Director: Mahfil, "Meeting of the East and the West", 1995 - 2002
- Poetry: various poems in English and Marathi published in newsletters
Professional Activities
- "Carl Gustav Jung and Buddhist Psychology": Meeting of the Jung Association of Minnesota, St. Catherine College , May 17, 2002
- Member: Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute , 2002
- Member: The Linguistic Society of India , 2002
- Member: President's Asian Pacific Islander Advisory Committee, University of Minnesota , 2002
- Member: Minnesota Studies in International Development program, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota , 2002
- Member: Modern Language Association , 2002
- Member: Graduate Faculty, Center for Advanced Feminist Studies, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota , 2002
- Member: Maharashtra Studies Group (U.S.A.) , 2002
- Head of the South Asian Languages and Cultures Newsletter, Mahfil: 2002
- Member: Association of Marathi Studies (Marathi Abhyas Parishad, India) , 2002
- Member: Brihan Maharashtra Mandal of U.S.A. and Canada , 2002
- Director of Honors in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies: Program in South Asian & Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures, Department of Global Studies, University of Minnesota , 2002
- Associate Faculty Member: Department of Women's Studies, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota , 2002
- Advisor: South Asian Culture Club , 2002
- "Mahabharata: Dharma's Drama": World Association for Vedic Studies (WAVE) International Conference on India's Contributions and Influences in the World, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA , July 12, 2002 - July 14, 2002
- "Religious Relativism in Hindu Traditions of Goddess Worship": American Academy of Religion Conference (Upper Midwest), St. Paul, MN , April 5, 2004 - April 7, 2004
- "Creolization of Marathi": Twenty Second South Asian Languages Analysis Roundtable Conference, University of Iowa, Iowa City , June 21, 2002 - June 23, 2002
- "Feminine Asceticism in Hinduism: Women's Votive Rites": American Academy of Religion Conference (Upper Midwest), St. Paul, MN , April 5, 2002 - April 6, 2002
- "A Jungian Insight into Early Buddhist Introspection": Buddhist Studies: A Global Perspective conference, K.J. Somaiya University, Mumbai , March 12, 2004 - March 16, 2004
- "Kuladevta: The Marathi Goddess": 7th India Conference of the World Association of Vedic Studies on "The Contemporary World Order: A Vedic Perspective," Pondicherry, India , December 27, 2003 - December 29, 2003
Outreach Activities
- Member: Marathi Association of Minnesota, 2002
- Member: Indian Women's Association, 2002
- Member: Indian Music Society of Minnesota, 2002
- Member: Geeta Ashram, 2002
- Member: Council of Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, 2002
- Member: Association for India's Development, 2002
- Board member: India Association of Minnesota, 2002
- Member: The Hindu Society of Minnesota, 2002
- Co-Founder: School of Indian Languages and Cultures (SILC), for the children of Asian-Indian Immigrants of Minnesota, 1979
Awards
- College of Liberal Arts Teaching Award, University of Minnesota, 1986
- Screening panel, Fulbright Scholarship Awards for India, Institute of International Education Committee, 2002
- Honorable mention selected by students as the teacher of the best course in their major, 2002
- Invited guest, University of Minnesota's Outstanding Community Service Award dinner, May 15, 2002
- The University of Minnesota Outstanding Community Service Award, April 2001
- The Council of Asian-Pacific Minnesotans Leadership Award, May 2000
- The Horace T. Morse-University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award Nominee for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education, April 2000
- Outstanding Faculty Award, CLA Student Board, University of Minnesota, 1996
- Gordon L. Starr Award, in recognition of the oustanding contribution of service, leadership and dedication in the University community, presented by the Minnesota Student Association, 1992
Courses Taught
- Hndi 4161 - Advanced Hindi
- SALC 3201 - Ancient Indian Literature in Translation
- SALC 3413 - Buddhism
- SALC 5201 - Ancient Indian Literature in Translation
- SALC 5413 - Buddhism
Alternative Output Formats
