The freedom movement of India received huge inspiration from the Gita.
They are worshipped in temples and remember in time of stress and strain in national and personal life. Rama and Krishna are thought to be incarnations of God and their ways are to the believing Hindu’s the ways of God. The Ramayana and The Mahabharata are not simply stories of heroism, but they embody the socio-religious ideals of millions of people of India known as Hindus. The festivals centering round the principal characters of the two epics – Rama and Krishna – exhibit the ideals upheld by the Hindus. The characters of the Ramayana and the Mahabharata breathe the sentiments of Indian people and the teachings of these two great epics are being handed down from generation to generation.
These two great epics – the Ramayana and the Mahabharata speak highly of ideal way of life. These two great books – the Ramayana and the Mahabharata have been the sources of inspiration to most of the Indians since their composition. The monks and the sages declared long long ago before the people of this country that real happiness of life consists in renunciation, love and fellow feelings. Udayana and Dibia are Hindus by religion.India is a land of spiritualism. Both of them also were honoured at the Indonesian embassy. His Ashram has been visited by 2 Indonesian President has been to the Ashram-Megawati Sukarnoputri and Abdurrahman Wahid. "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. Indian culture has impacted Bali since the fifth century and nine different art forms in the province utilising the epics.Īlso see | Padma Awards 2021: Foreign dignitaries honoured by highest civilian awards of India He has created more than 150 new works on dance and dance dramas, mostly exploring both the Hindu Epics. I didn't expect this kind of recognition to be given by the Indian government." In my work, I work a lot in Ramayana and Mahabharata. Wayan Dibia on the Indian government conferring him award said, "This is a very special award for me. Wayan Dibia for art related to Ramayana and Mahabharata and Agus Indra Udayana for his work in promoting Gandhian values in the archipelago nation.īoth are based out of Bali, the only Hindu-majority province in Muslim-majority Indonesia. India last week conferred Padma Award to two Indonesian nationals, Dr I.