Wendy Doniger, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Wendy Doniger

American Indologist

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1940

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: writer, historian, psychologist, translator, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty (born November 20, 1940) is an American Indologist whose professional career has spanned five decades.
A scholar of Sanskrit and Indian textual traditions, her major works include, Asceticism and Eroticism in the Mythology of Siva; Hindu Myths: A Sourcebook; The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology; Women, Androgynes, and Other Mythical Beasts; and The Rig Veda: An Anthology, 108 Hymns Translated from the Sanskrit.
She is the Mircea Eliade Distinguished Service Professor of History of Religions at the University of Chicago, and has taught there since 1978.
She served as president of the Association for Asian Studies in 1998.