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Understanding India and Southeast Asia Concept Note Indian Epics Soft &Power Understanding India and Southeast Asia Concept Note The Centre for Chinese & Southeast Asian Studies, SLL&CS, JNU in collaboration with JNU Jean Monnet Module, and Network REACTIK, Co-Funded by Erasmus Program of the European Union, and Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) is organizing 2-Days International Conference on Kieu in Vietnam testies to the local adaptation of this epic. "Indian Epics & Soft Power: India & Southeast Asia" In Java the Hindu Shaivite Sailendra dynasty converted themselves as Mahayana Buddhist (750-to 850 CE) and and a Lec-Dem on Indonesian Mahabharata actively promoted it's teachings. e biggest Buddhist temple and shrine, Borobudur near Jogyakarta, and to Commemorate, Observe and Celebrate 70 Years of other smaller temples like Mendut, Kalasan and Pawon were built during this dynasty. Later a Pallava stone inscription says that a king named Sanjaya (also known as Mataram) replaced Sailendra in Central Java. At the the establishment of Diplomatic relations end of 10th CE in East Java, a prosperous and powerful kingdom known as Singasari led by the king between India & Indonesia (1949 - 2019) Dharmawangsa, emerged. During his reign civil laws were arranged and systematized. He got Mahabharata by Indraprasta University, Indonesia 6-7 Nov, 2019 and Bhagavat Gita translated into Javanese. Mahabharat is localized as Bharat Yuddha or Kurukshetra War in Javanese. Time: 9 AM Onwards In Javanese people still think the Kurukshetra battleeld was a place named Dieng Plateau in Central Java. e Venue: Convention Centre, JNU, New Delhi: 110067 emperor Bharata's future was a predestined fate xed by the Deva (God) before the Pandavas and Kauravas were born. Some of the characters are depicted almost the way they are interpreted in India. But these Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata have played a very crucial role in binding the greater Indian characters are still imprinted in the minds of the common man. fraternity into one thread of cultural cohesion. e rapid dissemination of these two epics into the region was not an obligatory one but was endorsed and sought by many contemporary Hindu and Buddhist dynasties in · Bisma- Bhisma. the region. e strong need of propagating Dharma, which clearly dened the ethical and non-ethical pursuits, · King Pandu, father of the ve Pandawas. was felt by the contemporary rulers of Southeast Asia because it helped them to organize society and establish · Destarata-Dhritrashtra · Dewi Kunti- Kunti peace on the basis of dharma. Most importantly, it placed the kings on the top the righteous beings above their · Gendari-Gandhari subjects. · Madrim -Madri mother of twins Nakula and Sadewa and wife of Pandu ese two epics were not imposed as religious texts but were adopted and localized in Buddhism, Jainism, and · Karna-Karna, the son of Kunti and friend of Duryudana. other doctrines. e stories and plot also kept changing and were customized and adapted according to the · Durna-Drona, mahaguru to Kuruwas and Pandawas. Drona was father of Aswathama. prevailing norms of those societies. For example, in the Buddhist version Rama, Sita and Lakshmana were sent · Duryudana-Duryodhana. A great warrior and a great friend to Karna, he hated Pandavas and was to Himalaya in order to get rid of the bad intention of Dasharatha's third wife but the abduction of Sita is not jealous of them. mentioned. Malay version gives the extra plenipotentiary role to Lakshmana and he is highly gloried. In ai · Sangkuni-Shakuni King of Gandhar, a veteran and seasoned player of dice. He was Queen Gandhari's elder brother and maternal uncle to Duryodhana. version Hanumana as a devotee of Rama has been more gloried and considered to be omnipotent. Since · Arjuna-Arjuna, the third Pandava brother, he was most beloved of Drona and Bhisma and also a great Myanmar shares a long border with India, it has almost same version as India but like Indonesia it has friend of Krishna. customized the names of the characters of Ramayana and Mahabharata as per their own customs and · Yudistira or Punta Deva or Dharmawangsa-Yudhisthira. He was just, calm, patient and non-violent in convenience. nature who always wanted to end the rivalry between the Pandawas and the Kauravas. e projection of Ramayana in Hindu and Buddhist temples and relics in the form of mural painting, stone Mahabharata is mostly popular in Indonesia than the rest of Southeast Asia due to its staging through folk image, wood relief carving, particularly in Indonesia, speak volumes as how these two epics ruled the drama, esp. puppetry. e puppeteers would go elaborating most of the protagonists till their imagination conscience of the local people. It would not be an exaggeration to claim that the literature, philosophy, and would keep their audience spellbound. erefore, some of the characters and episodes like Arjuna and his social architecture of this region is greatly impacted by these two epics. marriage ceremony, Bhima's falling in love with Hidimba and the birth of Ghatotkacha are of primary importance. Ramayana is known with dierent names in these countries: Phra Lak Phra Ram in Laos, Reamker in Cambodia, Ramakien in ailand, Kakawin Ramayana in Indonesia, Hikayat Seri Rama in Malaysia. Looking at the deep-rooted Indic imprint of these countries, India may have a great say and more negotiating Ramayana in the Philllippines is called as Maharadia Lawana means King Ravana and its popular dance power in strengthening its bilateral ties with them. Singkil is based upon Ramayana. e 7th-century Ramayana stone pedestal in the Cham temple relief at Tra e following sub-themes can be considered to write scholarly papers: Emminent Speakers at the Conference 1. Indian Epics and the Indic Belt 2. Indian Epics and the reection of the virtues of contemporary society in SEA 3. Indian so power as a negotiating platform in ASEAN 4. Possibility of formation of Indian Epic Belt 5. Exposition of Individual characters of Ramayana and Mahabharata in dierent countries. 6. Constitution of Indonesia and its representation of its Indic inuenced culture. Prof Kapil Kapoor 7. Constitution of Indonesia and its representation of its Indic inuenced culture. 8. So-Power and its Scope in foreign policy Chairman 9. Modi's Foreign Policy and So-power Institute of AdvanceStudies, IIAS, Shimla Important Dates and Information: Shri Shakti Sinha 1. Last date for the Abstract Submission: 18 October, 2019 Former Director 2. Last date for the Full article not more than 5500 words: 28 October. Nehru Memorial Museum & Library. e coordinators will inform the contributors about the acceptance of their abstract. Shri Sunil Ambekar National Organizing Secretary Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) Artists at Cultural Evening Dr Balmukund Pandey Organizing Secretary Akhil Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Yojana (ABISY) Ambassador Sidharto Reza Suryodipuro Republic of Indonesia Dr. Sanjay Paswan Gamelan Group from Former Minister of State of Human Resources Development Indraprasta University Prof. Dr. H. Sumaryoto Vice Chancellor Indraprasta University, Indonesia Prof Iwan Pranoto Master Puppeteers: Institute of Technology Bandung, Indonesia Ra Ramadhan & Pramariza Fadhlansyah Guidelines for submission of abstract and paper Partners of the Conference Registration Fees Rs 1000 Word limit for articles: 4500-to 5500 words (max.) British spelling should be used throughout. Institutional aliation and designation with complete contact address, including email address must be provided along with the so copies of the submission. 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