11 Types of Batik Patterns You Must Know
Batik is an important part of Indonesian culture. It contains cultural significance, as it is deeply embedded into the everyday lives and contains symbolisms...
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...
Amol Titus – Collaborations, Conservation and Creative Writing among the Batak...
Amol Titus – Collaborations, Conservation and Creative Writing among the Batak of Lake TobaWhile people are quite familiar with the writings, sustainability expertise and...