Steeped in Tradition: The Historical Pathways of Hinduism

Rasa Acharya Darmayasa is an Indonesian author and religious scholar from Ubud, who has had a lifelong passion for art, literature, and spiritual matters. Darmayasa is a former weekly columnist for Balipost Newspaper, Surabaya Post, and the monthly magazine Media Hindu. He has authored over 70 books and published more than 700 articles. Some of his best-selling works include Pañca Tantra, Cāṇakya Nīti Śāstra, Ahiṁsā Dharma and Vegetarianism, The Glory of Cows According to the Vedas, Diving in the Ocean of Rāmāyaṇa, Spreading Spiritual Pearls, and a translation of the Bhagavad Gītā into Indonesian, which has reached its 83rd edition in just seven years. His translation of the Bhagavad Gītā has also been translated into English, Dutch, Arabic, Maltese, Javanese, Balinese, and Russian.

Rasa Acharya Darmayasa adalah seorang penulis dan cendekiawan agama Indonesia dari Ubud. Sepanjang hidupnya, ia memiliki minat terhadap seni, sastra, dan hal-hal spiritual. Darmayasa adalah mantan kolumnis mingguan surat kabar Balipost, Surabaya Post, dan majalah bulanan Media Hindu. Ia telah menulis lebih dari 70 buku dan menerbitkan lebih dari 700 artikel. Beberapa karya terlarisnya antara lain Pañca Tantra, Cāṇakya Nīti Śāstra, Ahiṁsā Dharma and Vegetarianism, The Glory of Cows According to the Vedas, Diving in the Ocean of Rāmāyaṇa, Spreading Spiritual Pearls, dan terjemahan Bhagavad Gitā ke dalam bahasa Indonesia, yang telah mencapai edisi ke-83 hanya dalam tujuh tahun. Terjemahan Bhagavad Gītā-nya juga telah diterjemahkan ke dalam bahasa Inggris, Belanda, Arab, Malta, Jawa, Bali, dan Rusia.

Satya Bhuana is an Indonesian musician and songwriter from Tegallalang in Bali. He began writing songs in 2016 and released his debut album, titled Kapan Kita ke Sawah? (When Will We Go to the Rice Field?), in 2018. Since then, his works have been shared on various social media channels and digital platforms. From a young age, Satya has loved playing Balinese gamelan. He also enjoys performing traditional Balinese shadow puppetry (wayang) and dancing with Balinese masks (topeng). He has recently refreshed his work with light-hearted critiques while maintaining his folky music style. Satya is active in performing from one community center (banjar) to another and from one café to another. His most-played song is Hanya Petani (Just a Farmer), which tells the simple love story of a farmer's child

Satyarth Nayak is an Indian author and screenwriter, as well as a former CNN-IBN correspondent and recipient of the SAARC Award. His bestselling biography Sridevi – The Eternal Screen Goddess received widespread acclaim. Satyarth's debut novel, The Emperor’s Riddles, released in 2014, became a hit thriller, drawing comparisons to Dan Brown for its blend of history and mystery. His latest work, Mahagatha, is an expansive collection of 100 of the greatest mythological tales from the Puranas. He is currently writing the next installment of one of Bollywood’s major sci-fi franchises and working on a biography of Shabana Azmi.

Satyarth Nayak adalah seorang penulis dan penulis skenario asal India, juga mantan koresponden CNN-IBN dan penerima SAARC Award. Biografi terlarisnya, Sridevi – The Eternal Screen Goddess, mendapat pujian luas. Novel debut Satyarth, The Emperor’s Riddles, yang dirilis pada tahun 2014, menjadi thriller yang sukses dan sering dibandingkan dengan karya Dan Brown karena perpaduannya antara sejarah dan misteri. Karya terbarunya, Mahagatha, adalah koleksi luas yang mencakup 100 kisah mitologi terbesar dari Puranas. Saat ini, ia sedang menulis kelanjutan salah satu franchise fiksi ilmiah besar Bollywood dan mengerjakan biografi Shabana Azmi.

Sugi Lanus is an Indonesian curator at the Lontar Museum in Karangasem, Bali. After studying at the Bali Literature Department of Udayana University, he has actively worked part-time as a research assistant for institutions like Princeton University, UCLA, Murdoch University, Leiden University, Osaka University, and others. He has participated in numerous international workshops and training sessions, and pursued postgraduate education in various disciplines: Cultural Studies, Tourism Studies, and Theology. In 2006, he established the Hanacaraka Society to delve into Bali and Lombok's lontar manuscripts. He has contributed hundreds of articles that have been published in various online and print media outlets, such as tatkala.co, Bali Post, and more. Currently, he is engaged in research on manuscript-related reliefs at Borobudur and the Herbalian Project, which aims to map herbal knowledge found in ancient Balinese and Javanese lontar manuscripts.

Sugi Lanus adalah seorang kurator Indonesia di Museum Lontar di Karangasem, Bali. Setelah menempuh studi Sastra Bali di Universitas Udayana, ia aktif bekerja paruh waktu sebagai asisten peneliti untuk institusi seperti Universitas Princeton, UCLA, Universitas Murdoch, Universitas Leiden, Universitas Osaka, dan lain-lain. Ia telah berpartisipasi dalam berbagai lokakarya dan pelatihan internasional, serta mengejar pendidikan pascasarjana dalam berbagai disiplin ilmu: Studi Kebudayaan, Pariwisata, dan Teologi. Pada tahun 2006, ia mendirikan Hanacaraka Society untuk mendalami manuskrip lontar Bali dan Lombok. Ia telah menyumbangkan ratusan artikel yang dipublikasikan di berbagai media daring dan cetak, seperti tatkala.co, Bali Post, dan lainnya. Saat ini, ia sedang terlibat dalam penelitian mengenai relief yang berkaitan dengan manuskrip di Borobudur, serta Herbalian Project yang bertujuan untuk memetakan pengetahuan herbal yang ditemukan dalam manuskrip lontar Bali dan Jawa kuno.

William Dalrymple is one of Britain’s great historians, a bestselling author, and the co-Founder of the Jaipur Literature Festival. He is the co-host of the chart-topping podcast Empire with Anita Anand. Dalrymple is the bestselling author of In Xanadu, City of Djinns, From the Holy Mountain, Age of Kali, White Mughals, The Last Mughal, Nine Lives, Return of a King, and Kohinoor. He has won many awards, including the Wolfson Prize for History, the Hemingway, the Kapuscinski, the Thomas Cook, and the Duff Cooper Memorial Prize. Prior to the shortlisting of Return of a King, he had been longlisted four times for the Samuel Johnson/Baillie Gifford Prize. He has also been awarded the prestigious President's Medal by the British Academy.

William Dalrymple adalah salah satu sejarawan besar Inggris, penulis laris, dan salah satu pendiri Jaipur Literature Festival. Ia juga merupakan co-host siniar Empire bersama Anita Anand. Dalrymple adalah penulis buku laris seperti In Xanadu, City of Djinns, From the Holy Mountain, Age of Kali, White Mughals, The Last Mughal, Nine Lives, Return of a King, dan Kohinoor. Ia telah memenangkan banyak penghargaan, termasuk Wolfson Prize for History, Hemingway, Kapuscinski, Thomas Cook, dan Duff Cooper Memorial Prize. Sebelum Return of a King masuk daftar pendek, ia telah empat kali masuk daftar panjang Samuel Johnson/Baillie Gifford Prize. Ia juga telah dianugerahi Medal of Honor dari British Academy.