

"It was a surprise for me.I say thank you to President Kovind and PM Modi" Udayana said, highlighting, "we should live very simple.Gandhi's idea's very simple." The ashram gives scholarships to 45 students for education and life in Ashram follows "simplicity of Mahatma Gandhi".Īlso read | How can India help Vietnam in the disputed South China Sea? Meanwhile, the other key Indonesian awardee is Agus Indra Udayana is the founder of Ashram Gandhi, Bali. In 2016, he worked with Indian dancers living in Toronto.

That is the literature we use in my performing arts.To Bali people it's not just literature, it is Itihas, story of Gods, the journey of Gods, the philosophical way of life ".ĭibia is Bali's most influential Kecak Dancer, a traditional Indonesian art form depicting chapters of Ramayana. Java Bali are areas where Ramayana and Mahabharata are very important. He explained, "people of Bali are very familiar with Mahabharata and Ramayana.

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