Asia Equity Strategist. Author. Bad cook. Indonesiaphile. Majapahit. Jakarta.
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Srivijaya is out in good and bad bookstores. A magnificent tale of a forgotten empire - Borobudur, Prambanan, temple diplomacy, wars, feuds, Chola invaders, itinerant monks, sailors and wily merchants. An ancient university and… a old“zero”. Links below. #SejarahIndonesia #india
An ancient city that watched the sky: Xochicalco, Mexico. Built after Teotihuacan fell (650 CE), its cave observatory & Feathered Serpent pyramid show ancient astronomer-priests tracking the calendar. Today, I’m tracking the skies too with my shot of Orion. 🔭 #Mexico #Astronomy
History needn’t be a difficult read. As Iwan Santosa writes in Kompas, Herald van der Linde chose narrative history “so readers can more easily follow the research.” His Srivijaya brings Indonesia’s first maritime empire to life for a wider audience. kompas.id/artikel/herald-van…
While Java built Borobudur, the Maya raised temples at Tikal and Calakmul. Different worlds, the same fascination. 👀
In Mexico City’s National Museum of Anthropology, visiting the Maya—again. Once a history nerd, always a history nerd.
#Maya #Borobudur #MexicoCity
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It is incredibly delightful that there is a Nalanda Institute in Jakarta and it is engaged in imparting higher education and other cultural services to the community. A building in the campus is interestingly name ‘Gedung Balaputradeva’ keeping the Srivijaya-Nalanda connection alive. The Nalanda Copper Plates replicas deservedly belong there.
@Sachin_Chat @HeraldLinde @theabhayk @DalrympleWill @BishtLokinder
Unveiling history! 🇮🇳🤝🇮🇩
Ambassador Sandeep Chakravorty handed over a replica of the 9th-century Nalanda Copper Plate to Nalanda Institute, Jakarta.
This historic inscription stands as timeless proof of ancient maritime diplomacy, cultural ties, and shared heritage between India & the Srivijaya Empire.
A Bodhi plant was also planted on campus to symbolize enduring bilateral ties 🌱✨
#IndiaIndonesia #MitraSelamanya #NalandaInstitute
@PMOIndia
@MEAIndia
@IndianDiplomacy
@sandiplomat
@nalanda_univ
@indiainmedan
@cgibali
@PIB_India
A wonderful evening at Erasmushuis in Jakarta, talking about monks, temples, pirates and queens. Full house for Srivijaya.
Very grateful to @ErasmusHuis and the Indonesian Heritage Society for hosting.
#Srivijaya #IndonesianHistory #Jakarta #BookTalk
A wonderful evening of Indonesian history: Srivijaya, Borobudur, monks and merchants, shared with an enthusiastic crowd beneath a star-lit sky. What more could one ask for? #indonesia #history
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Srivijaya - Power, Trade and Faith in Indonesia’s first Maritime Empire - Book Launch with @HeraldLinde
How to Book:
Secure your spot by contacting us through the following:
📧 Email: [email protected]
📲 WhatsApp: wa.me/628113860855
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Reading two books with subliminal Indian connections with South East Asia. One on Srivijaya Empire of Indonesia by @HeraldLinde warms the heart. The other, a masterly work by @MattCampbell is blood curling account of the loot of Khmer antiquities & their eventual restitution. It reveals the greed of collectors and museums who are in reality thieves and looters yet masquerade as art connoisseurs. Both are highly recommended.
After years of research, talks with archaeologists and historians, a near-slide accident on a hill, and getting lost in Muara Jambi, the Indonesian book launch of “Srivijaya” at the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta. Full house.
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Siap-siap luangkan waktumu untuk mengenal lebih dalam sejarah kejayaan Sriwijaya melalui Peluncuran Buku Srivijaya karya Herald van der Linde
📅 Sabtu, 26 September 2026
📍Ruang Teater, Museum Nasional Indonesia
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Herald van der Linde membawa pembaca menelusuri masa keemasan kerajaan terbesar di Nusantara: Majapahit, yang pada abad ke-14 dan ke-15 menguasai sebagian besar Asia Tenggara.
Interested?
Srivijaya is out in good and bad bookstores. A magnificent tale of a forgotten empire - Borobudur, Prambanan, temple diplomacy, wars, feuds, Chola invaders, itinerant monks, sailors and wily merchants. An ancient university and… a old“zero”. Links below. #SejarahIndonesia #india
Interested?
Srivijaya is out in good and bad bookstores. A magnificent tale of a forgotten empire - Borobudur, Prambanan, temple diplomacy, wars, feuds, Chola invaders, itinerant monks, sailors and wily merchants. An ancient university and… a old“zero”. Links below. #SejarahIndonesia #india
Indonesia: periplus.com/p/9781915310682…
Amazon: a.co/d/0ffxxFML
Or here: monsoonbooks.co.uk/product/s…
Singapore: what do we really know about Srivijaya- its power, trade and networks? And why did the Chola raid it? And what is Muara Jambi?
Join me at Asian Civilisations Museum on Mon, 5 October, at 11am. Free, open to all.
#Srivijaya #SoutheastAsianHistory #SingaporeEvents
