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I Wayan Juniarta's primary profession is as a journalist who finds solace in crafting essays following his tragically failed attempt at writing poetry. His first Bungklang-Bungkling records the hilarity and ludicrousness of Balinese men. When he’s not writing essays, Jun can be found pedaling towards the island’s most serene spots while composing bite-size koans, which you can seek out using the hashtag #cyclingwithbuddha. +
Mangku Bajra whose real name is I Wayan Langgeng, was born in Sanur Kaja, July 1, 1963. He is in charge of leading and completing the Panca Yadnya ceremony. Prior to becoming a priest, he taught Balinese and Hinduism at an elementary school in Sanur. In his youth, he liked to act in theater and write poetry. His poems have been published in the Bali Post Sunday. In addition, he also likes to write lontar. Because of his passion for writing and reading lontar, he understands the science of traditional Balinese medicine (usada). Apart from being a priest, he is a traditional elder in Sanur Kaja. +
I Wayan Mudita Adnyana, born in Tenganan Village, Karangasem, Bali, 16 September 1931. He is an expert in copying ancient lontar, singing kakawin, playing Gender and Selonding gamelan. He learned to copy lontar from I Gusti Bagus Sugriwa from Singaraja in 1943. From a young age he had copied many lontar, including the Bhagawad Gita, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Purusada Santa, Sutasoma, Arjuna Wiwaha, Bomantaka, Gatotkacasraya, and so on. In 1970 he helped build a village library called Widhi Sastra. In 1972, he pioneered copying lontar containing images of wayang in Tenganan. He also created a wayang sekaa (group) called Dharma Kusuma in 1980.
Copies of the lontar are widely collected by domestic and foreign collectors as well as state officials, including the President of Italy, Sandro Pertini (1983); New Zealand Prime Minister Hellene Clark (1988); President Megawati Soekarno Putri (2001). A copy of his lontar entitled Kakawin Sutasoma was once offered by a foreign collector for hundreds of millions of rupiah, but he did not let it go. Because he will pass on his favorite palm leaf to his children and grandchildren.
In 1984, he won second place in the Bali Provincial Lontar Copying Competition. In 1987, he received the Dharma Kusuma Madya Award from the Governor of Bali, the Cultural Award from the Government of the Republic of Indonesia (2019), the Bali Bhuwana Nata Kerthi International Level Award from ISI Denpasar (2023), the 2024 Bali Kerthi Nugraha Mahotama Award from the Bali Provincial Government.
Even at his very old age, he was still actively copying palm prints. Everyday he can be found at his residence in Tenganan Village. +
I Wayan Pande Sumardika is a Balinese writer. He was born in Ngis Village, December 31, 1993. He comes from Banjar Dinas Kajanan, Ngis Village, Manggis District, Karangasem Regency. He is also an alumnus of the Bali Literature Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Udayana University class of 2012. +
Mr. I Wayan Phala Suwara S.Pd.H.,M.Pd he was born in Denpasar, May 22, 1993. Located on Jalan Gemitir, Gang Suli B Biaung-Denpasar. His parents are I Wayan Sujana and Ni Nyoman Sariani.
He works as a teacher at SMA Negeri 3 Denpasar. His last education was S2 at IHDN. +
Author and cartoonist I Wayan Sadha was born in Jimbaran, on July 29, 1948. He attended guard school until grade 2 of Sekolah Rakyat. I Wayan Sadha has a lot of experiences having worked as a fisherman, laborer, tradesman, gardener, traveling photographer, until he became a journalist and most recently, a cartoonist and author. He created the dog cartoon character "Somprét" which is unique with satirical elements regarding Balinese social and cultural problems.
He often participates in cartoon exhibitions with artists in Denpasar, has been invited to exhibit with Prakarti at the ARMA Muséum, Ubud, Bali Biénnalé and others. Won 3rd place in Photo “Bali Tourism 1981” and the 2010 Rancagé Literature prize with his book entitled “Léak Pamoroan”. His cartoons and short stories have been published in The Archipélago magazine, English Corner, Bali cho, Nusra Daily, Sarad Magazine, Poléng Magazine, and Taksu Magazine. He was a resource person at the event Sandyakala Sastra #5 in 2010 with Ida Bagus Wayan Widiasa Kenintén at Bentara Budaya Bali. He died on January 28, 2015.
His published books are:
Bali in the Eyes of the Somprét (Cartoon, 1994),
The dog of Bali Somprét Celotéh Dog Bali (Cartoon, 2008),
Léak Pemoroan (short story collection, 2009),
Paruman Betara (short story collection, 2014). +
I Wayan Seregg was born in Timpag Village, Kerambitan, Tabanan, December 31 1940. He is a student of Old Javanese Literature. Apart from that, he is also skilled in mesanti (composition of sacred songs). Because of this, he is often asked to guide kakawin and Balinese literary arts.
Seregg is often trusted as a Balinese language instructor, as well as being a judge in Balinese literature competitions. He is also a marriage counselor for high school students and students. He also appeared as a resource person, one of which was in the context of the Family Gathering and Study Orientation by the Faculty of Letters, Udayana University.
Seregeg is the supervisor of Ancient Javanese Literature at the Denpasar Bangun Sastra Foundation, and is active in the organization as Chair of the Gerokgak District Widya Sabha, Deputy Chair of the Buleleng Regency Widya Sabha, founder and supervisor of the Sekaa Santi Widya Sabha, and supervisor of kekawin. Seregg has dedicated his life to Balinese script, language and literature. He received the Wija Kusuma Award from the Buleleng Regency Government, the Dharma Kusuma from the Bali Provincial Government, the 2024 Bali Kerthi Nugraha Mahottama Award from the Bali Provincial Government, and awards from other agencies. Now, he lives in Gerokgak, Buleleng, Bali. +
Mr. I Wayan Suardika is a pengawi from the Nusa Penida region, he was born in Pelilit 08 June 1989, he has his address at Pelilit hamlet des Pejukutan Subdistrict Nusa Penida, Klungkung Regency, Mr. I Wayan Suardika studied elementary school at SDN 8 Suana, studying junior high school at SMPN 1 Nusa Penida, attended high school at SMAN 1 Nusa Penida, then took undergraduate and postgraduate education at the Ganesha education university by taking the Balinese language education study program. Since 2017 he has been writing Balinese literature purwa +
I Wayan Suartha was born in Klungkung in 1957. Retired as a teacher for ASN (State Civil Apparatus) at SMA Wisata-PGRI Dawan, Klungkung. After retiring in 2017, he was assigned as the head of literacy at the same school. Suartha wrote poetry since junior high school, but it was only published in 1977 in a number of mass media, such as Bali Post, Karya Bakti, Student News, Nusa Tenggara, Hai Magazine, and Merdeka. In addition to writing poetry, Suartha is also active in writing short stories, drama scripts, as well as small notes on literary and theater appreciation. Dozens of fragments have been played on TVRI Denpasar Station.
His poems have been published in a number of anthologies with other poets, including Pintu Ilalang, Spektrum, The Ginseng, Shades of Inner Coloring, the Balinese anthology Pupute Tan Sida Puput, and Klungkung Tanah Tua Tanah Cinta. His literary historical work entitled Lebur Ring Klungkung in the form of an illustrated story was written with Ida Bagus Gde Parwita, guided by the history of the Puputan Klungkung incident. In 2005, together with I.B.G Parwita, he was invited to read his poems at the Ubud Wirters and Readers Festival. A collection of scripts for his drama chain Putus was published in 2012 which won him the Widya Pataka award from the Bali Provincial Government.
Suartha now lives in Banjar Pekandelan Kelod, Semarapura, Klungkung. +
I Wayan Subudi Yadnyana, a.k.a Swoofone, was born in Denpasar in 1994.
He expresses himself through paintings, video mapping, multi-disciplined collaborations and more. Identified by his limited palette and design sensibility, he is an emerging artist with a definite and eye-catching style. Swoofone has confirmed his presence within the sphere of Balinese contemporary art.
“Initially, my designs grew from observing the landscape and traditional architecture. I was then attracted to the old European, Japanese and Indian architectural styles. I studied Balinese Hindu mythology and teachings that I wanted to translate,” said Swoofone, who also dedicates himself to helping organise local exhibitions. “The basis of my colour expression is Tri Datu: consisting of red, white and black representing the Balinese cycle of reincarnation. I like the limited colours. I want to explore the potential, and then maybe add other colours later.” +
Sadu’s childhood home was in Sayan, a village west of Ubud. Currently he lives in his own house not far from it with his wife, who is Japanese, and their 2 children. Wayan Sadu paints in silence. His paintings also has a silence presence in them that could only be captured by the artists himself. +
Sudarna Putra was born in Ubud, Bali on 15 April 1976. He studied art from 1994 – 2004 in ISI Yogyakarta and has lived there since until earthquake in Yogyakarta in May 2006 then he returned home to Ubud. Interpreting the paintings, sculptures and installations of Sudarna Putra is like being reminded of the richness of contemporary aesthetics that refues a single code in the framework of opening opportunities for combining various systems into an eclectic code.
He has been doing many solo and group exhibition since 2005, and some of is notable achievements are: 10 Winners of Philip Morris Indonesia Art Award VI (1999) and Best Artwork of Lustrum IV ISI Yogyakarta (2004). His duo exhibition with I Made Arya Palguna “NOSTALGIA” was held at Komaneka Fine Art Gallery in 2007. +
Wayan Suja was born in Batubulan, 8 December 1975. He was graduated from the Indonesian Art Institute in Denpasar in year 2001. He started to have exhibition in year 1994. He was awarded Finalist of 7th Phillip Morris Art Award in year 2000 and awarded Best Sketch and Best Work in the previous years. His artwork was one of the best 30 in The 2005 Sovereign Art Prize, Hongkong. +
Sukra had originally composed the music [for Tumulilingan Mengisap Sari, The Bumblebee Sips Honey, a danced by famed kebyar choreographer I Mario) for a gamelan in Marga, Tabanan, but as it had not been performed, he taught it to the Peliatan group for three weeks. After Sukra returned home, the Peliatan group “polished and rearranged” the music more to their taste, also renaming it. In many ways this was the showpiece of the tour, featured in John Coast’s book, Dancing Out of Bali, and an audio visual recording survives on a kinescope.
Sukra is also credited with composing the music for Igel Trompong and Igel Jongkok (later called Kebyar Duduk) in 1915. https://sckool.org/lindstrom-in-bali-1928-part-2-gamelan-gong-kebyar.html?page=2 +
Mr. I Wayan Turun is a writer who comes from Kesiman Village, East Denpasar District, Denpasar City, he was born in 1951, as a writer he often creates literary works in the form of geguritan, kidung, Puranas and others.
Geguritan Penataran is one of the 108 literary works of Mr. I Wayan Turun. This geguritan is a work on the treatment of lontar which used to use tissue paper. Before writing geguritan Penataran, he had written many other literary works such as Kidung Kidalang Pricek, Geguritan Busana, Geguritan Balian Batur.
He has been involved in literary arts since a young age, has become a very bright experience today, such as: being a staff at a Balinese museum, making temples and inscriptions, Gama Sesana researchers Aji Loka Trestih and Aji Loka Kertih and many others.
With extraordinary works, he often makes literary works for several temples in Kesiman.
From him, I learned that there are still many authors of Balinese literary works around us today, even though they are still located on the modern and bustling side of Denpasar City. +
Nanoq da Kansas, real name Wayan Udiana, was born in Moding, Candikusuma, Jembrana, December 2, 1965. He is the founder of Teater Kene, Bali Experimental Theatre, Komunitas Kertas Budaya. He has also been with the Coffee Drink Studio. His literary works have been published in the Bali Post, Kompas, Nusa Tenggara, Karya Bhakti, Swadesi, Nafiri, etc. His published books are: Ladang Angin (1993) and Centuries After Women Hiding in My Body (2006), A Country That Might Not Have Time to Hear, Martabak & Cabinet, Village Children Who Challenge the Ages. +
The writer and humanist who won the 2014 Rancage Literature Prize with a collection of essays entitled "Tutur Bali" (2013) named I Wayan Westa. A graduate of FKIP, Dwijendra University Denpasar, Department of Balinese Language and Literature Education, he was born in Klungkung, January 27, 1965. From 1889-1993 he became a teacher at SLUA Saraswati Klungkung and a lecturer at various private universities.
In 1999 he worked at the Ford Foundation, he was also the editor of Gumi Bali SARAD Magazine in 2000-2009, and in 2010-2012 he was the Chief Editor of SABDA Magazine. His essays were published in various mass media, such as: Karya Bakti Weekly, Nusa Daily, Bali Post, Kompas, Pos Bali and Radar Bali. As editor of various articles published by the Indonesian Obor Foundation, Wulan Sedhuwuring Geni (Anthology of Short Stories and Regional Poetry), A Thousand Fireflies in Manhatan (translations into 13 Regional Languages), and Sunari (Balinese Novels by Ketut Rida), and Rabindranath Tagore , Poetry Throughout the Ages, Publisher of the Darma Sastra Foundation, 2002. He was also a speaker at Sadyakala Sastra #39 Wayan Westa: Nationalism and Glorification of Regional Languages on March 14, 2014 and Sandyakala Sastra #43 Obituary I Wayan Sadha on March 12, 2015 at Bentara Budaya Bali. +
I Wayan Wirawan was born on 27 November 1975. He is one of Bali’s leading contemporary artists, primarily a painter who initially trained in the Batuan style of painting. Aside from painting, Wirawan also works in carving, sculpture and installation. +
IBM Dharma Palguna was born in Tabanan, January 10, 1962. He completed his undergraduate education at Udayana University, then continued his master's and doctoral programs at the Faculteit der Leterren, Rijksuniversiteit, Leiden. Since he was a teenager, he has been actively writing poetry, essays, opinions, and has been widely published in the Bali Post. His published books include Lawat-lawat Suwung (poetry; 1995), Shiwarartri in the Padma Purana (1997), Ida Pedanda Ngurah, the Great Author of 19th Century Bali (1998), Dharma Sunya: Worshiping and Researching Shiva ( 1999), How Mpu Monaguna Worships Shiva (2000), Giant Human God (2007), Shintany Rabbhana (novel; 2009), Watulumbang Mosses (2011), Sekar Ura (2012), Shakti Women (2014), Watulumbang Watumadeg ( 2014), Tattwa Man (2018), etc. His works depict creative explorations and deep reflections on life and the socio-cultural dynamics that cross the ages, and reflect his high appreciation and persistence in spirituality. He died in 2017. +
I Dewa Nyoman Raka Kusuma or who is often known as IDK Raka Kusuma in his writings, was born in Getakan Klungkung, November 21, 1957. IDK Raka Kusuma has had a passion for writing literature since he started as a teacher in elementary school. He is one of the senior authors of modern Balinese literature. He wrote various kinds of poetry in Balinese, short stories, essays in Balinese, and novelets in Balinese. In addition, he also writes poetry, short stories and essays in Indonesian. His Balinese writings have been published in Bali Orti (Bali Post), Mediaswari (Pos Bali), Bali Aga, Kawi Journal, and Canang Sari. His essays in Indonesian have been published in the Bali Post, Nusa Tenggara, Karya Bakti, Bali News, Nafiri, Warta Hindu Dharma, Sunday Morning, Sovereignty of the People, Indonesian Pulpit, Suara Nusa, People's Thoughts, Suara Karya, Sinar Harapan, Buana News, Republika, Singgalang, Analysis, Cak, Kolong and Romana. In an effort to compose Indonesian poetry, he learned from Umbu Landu Paranggi, and he learned to compose stories from Putu Arya Tirtawirya.
His essays that have been printed into books are as follows:
Kidung I Lontar Rograg (Balinese Lyrical Prose, 1991, 2001),
I Balar (2006),
Drawing the Moon (Short Stories, 2006),
Sang Lelana (Lyric Prose, 2010),
Rasti (Novelet, 2010),
Bégal (Short Stories, 2012),
Ngantih Moon (Poetry, 2013),
Batan Moning (Poetry, 2014).
In 2002 he received the Literary Rancage award for his services in the development of Balinese literature through the media of Buratwangi magazine and in 2011 with his essay entitled “Sang Lelana”. He also received the Widya Petaka award from the Governor of Bali in 2012 with his essay entitled “Bégal”. Synergizing with authors from Karangasem, he built a studio called Sanggar Buratwangi, and became one of the managers of the studio. Currently, he lives at BTN Kecicang Amlapura and works as a teacher at SD Saraswati Amlapura. +
