Doris Meth Srinivasan is a German

indologist Indology, also known as South Asian studies, is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of the Indian subcontinent, and as such is a subset of Asian studies. The term ''Indology'' (in German, ''Indologie'') is ...

. She is a professor of Indological studies. She has authored more than 75 publications. She was curator of South and South East Asian arts at

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Early life

Doris Meth Srinivasan was born in Schwabisch Gmund,

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. She received her B.A. ( with honors ) from Hunter College, CUNY and earned a PhD from

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. Her dissertation was "Concept of Cow in Rigveda". She taught mainly South Asian Art and Religion at various universities including

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and

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Publications

* Many Heads, Arms and eyes: Origin, Meaning and Forms of Multiplicity in Indian Art (1997) * Mathura : The Cultural Heritage (1989) * Vishnu (2000) * Urban form and meaning in South Asia (1993) * On the Cusp of an Era (with Srinivasan)(2007)

References

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