From Majapahit to Pancasila, Java has repeatedly defended Indonesia’s plural ethos The last article discussed the conditions, apparently threatening the survival of the Indic thread of Indonesia’s culture, responding to many triggers including a penchant for Arabization of the hitherto...

Beneath the world’s largest Muslim democracy lies an older Indic inheritance now under strain from deepening Arabisation. In last two articles we discussed the idea of Indosphere and the challenges faced by it. We now move to the core, by...

From temple rituals and volcanic landscapes to parasailing over the Indian Ocean, Bali offers a rare blend of thrill, spirituality and calm. There are places you visit, and then there are places that stay with you forever. Bali, the famed...