Int'l Ramayana seminar in Bali

Int'l Ramayana seminar in Bali

DENPASAR, Bali: About 400 participants from 40 countries are
scheduled to participate in a seminar on the Hindu epics Ramayana
and Mahabharata, to be held at Udayana University here on Sept.
13 to Sept. 15.

Among the distinguished participants will be Indian Vice
President Shri Krishnakant, vice chairman of the seminar's
organizing committee Somvir was quoted by Antara as saying.

At least 100 speakers from Asia, Europe, the U.S. and
Australia are slated to speak in the seminar, which is a
continuation of a seminar held last year in Kuala Lumpur.

The two-day seminar will be highlighted by a Ramayana dance
presented by Indian performers, a Senawangi leather puppet show
by an Indonesian puppeteer and the Mahabharata dance-drama
performed by Balinese artists. (mds)