Celebrating Onam with Sadya and Kasavu Sarees with Indoindians
Celebrating Onam with Sadya and Kasavu SareesThe Indoindians community gathered recently to celebrate Onam, Kerala’s most cherished festival, with a joyful afternoon of food,...
Unique Facts about Ondel-ondel in Jakarta
Ondel-ondel are typical Betawi dolls and a popular icon of Jakarta. This pair of 2.5m tall and 1m wide giant dolls are often seen...
Jakarta Travel Advice for Tourists!
Jakarta is a beautiful city of lights-with towering skyscrapers, lively nightlife and culture all mixed into one. It’s no wonder that the big durian...
Wayang – The Art Of Indonesian Shadow Puppets
Wayang or shadow puppets are inseparable from Indonesian culture. The process of making Wayang and the subsequent performance includes acting, singing, music, speech, literary, painting,...
Vesak or Budh Purnima – From Darkness to Light
Buddha Purnima, a Buddhist festival, marks Gautama Buddha's birth, enlightenment and death. He is thought to have been born in 623 B.C.This significant and...
Java-Yatrir Patra – Rabindranath Tagore’s Indonesian experience
By Poonam Sagar: "Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity killed the cat, I say only the...
6 Activites You Can Do During Nyepi
Nyepi is a sacred day in the Balinese calendar, in which people retract themselves from society to meditate and attempt to purify the whole...
Aayi Re Aayi Holi – Celebrating the Colors of Life
Holi is the festival of colors, joy, happiness and full of fun and laughter.
In Hinduism, Holi (also called Holaka or Phagwa), an annual festival...