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ACM
India Studies
in Pune, India
At the ruins of the Vijayanagar
Kingdom in Karnatika.
Women at a village near Bhimabhankar.
Photos courtesy of Jessica Schachterle.
Left: On a
program field trip
to the Ajanta
caves.
Photo courtesy of
Natalia Futasova.
Pune, the site of the program, is a city of 3 million
in the state of Maharashstra.
Pune is known as the
“Cultural Capital of
Maharashtra” and the
“Oxford of the East.”
Marathi is the language
spoken in Pune and
Maharashtra.
Photo courtesy of
Jessica Schachterle.
Pune is home to several colleges,
including Pune University and
Symbiosis. The city is also a center
for the study of Iyengar Yoga.
The yearly Pune Festival in August
and September includes classical
dance and music recitals, plays, film
screenings and sports.
At the Hanuman Temple in Hampi, near Pune.
Photo courtesy of Jessica Schachterle.
The ACM office is located near
Fergusson College.
Marathi teacher Sucheta Paranjpe and Seema Gunjal, the office
assistant (top), sociology professor Vidyut Bhagwat (above),
India Studies Field Director Suneeta Nene (above right), and
political science professor Shrikant Paranjpe (right).
Academic program
India Studies is an
interdisciplinary program
during the fall semester (July
to December).
Recommended credit is
equivalent to one extended
semester (18 semester
hours).
Program components:
● Orientation – five weeks at the beginning of the program.
● Marathi language – intensive language during orientation, with regular classes
continuing throughout the semester.
● Courses during two seven-week academic terms. Students choose among
offerings in philosophy, history, architecture, performing culture, ayurved, sociology,
environmental science and art.
● Independent study project – an academic and experiential project under the
guidance of a university faculty member or a local professional or artist. Research may
be conducted in most fields in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities.
Projects have included the
following:
● North Indian Classical Music
● Gandhi’s System of Basic
Education
● Christian Churches in Pune
● Medical Applications of Massage
& Yoga
● Indian Cultural Context for
Scientific Research
● Exploring Untouchability:
Oppression & Activism
● Healing & Diagnosis in Ayurveda
● Underprivileged Children in India
● Women & Violence within
Patriarchal India
● Indian Astrology: Hindu
Astrology
● Folk & Tribal Ornamentation
● Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual
Experience in India
● Distribution of Water in Sanauri
Shiva Temple on the coast of the Arabian Sea.
Photo courtesy of Jessica Schachterle.
● Extracurricular activities
Music lessons
Dance lessons
Volunteer work, such as in hospitals
Yoga lessons
Batik and weaving
Tabla lessons (above).
Performing classical
Indian dance (left).
Photo courtesy of Jessica
Schachterle.
At the Sassoon Hospital
Orphanage (right).
Photo courtesy of Jessica
Schachterle.
Program participants
with students in
Phaltan.
Photo courtesy of Jessica
Schachterle.
Students perform classical Indian
dance (above) and music (right) at
the program’s farewell dinner.
On the wall are batiks made by
program participants.
Photo above courtesy of Natalie
Futasova.
Photo at right courtesy of Jodie Rutz.
● Field trips
Ajanta and Ellora rock-cut caves in Aurangabad
Karla
Mahableshwar, a hill station near Pune
Sihagad Fort
Sanskriti
Above photo courtesy of Natalie Futasova.
Views of the Ajanta and Ellora caves.
Students join
in a festival at
a Hindu temple
in Jejuri
(above).
At Jezudi
Temple (right).
Photo courtesy of
Jessica
Schachterle.
A program participant talks with a
group of people outside the
Dnyaneshwar Temple in Alandi, which
is a short bus ride from Pune (above).
Host families
Students are
“adopted” by host
families in Pune.
Photo courtesy of Jody Rutz.
Past participants rank the experience of living with
families as the best part of the program. Typically, the
students
● participate in family celebrations
● learn to cook
● interact with host-siblings and their friends
● learn about an Indian neighborhood by living there
● see the family structure firsthand.
Photo courtesy of Jessica Schachterle.
Above: A student with
her host sister.
Photo courtesy of Natalie Futasova.
At left, a student has
her first dinner with her
host family. Before
eating, the family fed
the Palki Pilgrims who
were passing through
Pune.
Students travel on
their own in India
Students travel during
holidays and the two-week
program break. Favorite
destinations include:
● New Delhi, the capital of
India, and Utter Pradesh
● Agra, known for the Taj
Mahal (shown at right)
● Goa, a former
Portuguese colony on the
Arabian Sea
● Rajasthan
● Kerala
At right, a view of Mumbai, India’s
chief commercial center, which is
easily accessible from Pune by train.
Taj Mahal photo courtesy of Natalia Futasova.
ACM India Studies – Fall 2005
● Dates: July 14 – December 11, 2005 (tentative)
● Enrollment: maximum of 20 students
● Coordinating Representative: Jonathan Lee,
Philosophy, Colorado College
● Field Director in India: Suneeta Nene
● Contact your campus program
advisor for application materials
and more information. Or download
an application from the ACM
Web site.
www.acm.edu/india
Jonathan
Lee
Stairs leading to Jezudi Temple (above).
Photographing a temple elephant at the Hanuman Temple
in Hampi (left).
Photos courtesy of Jessica Schachterle.