Prinka Saraswati
Yayasan Janahita Mandala: The Village is the School
Janahita Mandala was born from a deep reverence for Balinese knowledge systems and a longing to create space for meaningful cultural dialogue. This community-focused foundation was created as a ‘centre of harmony’ – a mission rooted in its very name: jana meaning humanity, hita meaning wellbeing, and mandala referring to the central point of the village. The seeds
The Sacred Gringsing Wayang Kebo
Kurniawati was sitting next to me under a roof covered in jaka fibers, while she was waiting to pick up the daha (unmarried women) for the coming-of-age ritual, part of Usaba Kasa. It was 10 in the morning, “The girls have been getting ready since the morning, while the boys are drinking. We are waiting
