‘Sang Dwiwarna‘ which means the bicolored or commonly called ‘Bendera Merah Putih’ (Red and White flag) or ‘Sang Saka Merah Putih’ (the lofty Red and White) are some of the official names of the Indonesian flag. Its history…

The Majapahit Empire (Indonesian: Kemaharajaan Majapahit, Malay: Empayar Majapahit) was a Javanese Hindu-Budhist thalasocractic empire in Southeast Asia, based on the island of Java (part of modern-day Indonesia), that existed from 1293 to circa 1527. Majapahit reached its peak of glory during the era…

Some say the word ‘Kali’ originates from the Hindu Goddess Kali who is the goddess of death, power and destruction and who is shown wielding a sword in many Hindu images. This theory has a lot of merit…