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The enduring heritage of the Hindu legal system in Bali and Java
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"The Enduring Heritage of the Hindu Legal System in Bali and Java", Dharma Dispatch, October 03, 2023:
"ON 18 MARCH 1946, JAWAHARLAL NEHRU met Dickie...
Russian woman deported from Bali for offending Hindus by posing nude in front of sacred tree
A Russian woman was deported from Bali after her nude photos on a sacred tree went viral. She was visiting Bali on an investor...
How Bali celebrates the Hindu New Year & Nyepi “Day of Silence”
The start of the “Caka” year – the Balinese New Year is celebrated by the Hindus over a period of six days. Nyepi is...
Indonesia’s first president’s daughter Sukmawati Sukarnoputri to convert to Hindu Dharma from Islam
The daughter of Indonesia’s first president and the founder of the Indonesian National Party (Patai Nasional Indonesia-PNI) Sukmawati Sukarnoputri has decided to embrace Hindu...
Post independence Hindu renaissance in Indonesia
In the previous post, we covered an overview of Indonesia’s ancient and medieval Hindu past as well as how the Hindu kingdoms collapsed and made...
Indonesia’s Hindu history: Elevator Summary
For a person with interest in history and extent of Hindu Dharma in South East Asia, a visit to Jakarta’s national museum is a...
Indonesia gets its first Hindu state university
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President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has issued a presidential regulation (Perpres) turning the Hindu Dharma State Institute (IHDN) in Denpasar, Bali into the country’s first...
Bali’s Hindus Protest Against Cultural Cleansing Agenda in Mass Tourism Project
The battle over a controversial land reclamation project in Bali is reaching crisis point, with tens of thousands of Balinese gathering to protest. They represent...