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Ubud Writers
& Readers Festival
Bali 2006 - Sept 30 - Oct 3 - Workshops, Sept
28 - Oct 3 |
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DESA-KALA-PATRA
(SPACE, TIME and IDENTITY)
The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival
is a project of the Saraswati Foundation
for the Arts, a non-profit organization which aims to bring together writers,
readers, artists and performers from Indonesia and from South-East Asia and
the West to:
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Exchange information and ideas between the diverse cultures
in Asia, the South Pacific and the West, thereby increasing cross-cultural
understanding
between
East and West. |
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Foster greater public awareness and understanding of writing, cultures
and issues
in this region. |
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Create opportunities for emerging and established writers from our region
to present their work in an international context and to participate in
cross-cultural
exchanges. |
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Foster on-going creative partnerships between Indonesia and the wider
Asia and
Pacific regions. |
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Support and provide educational programs for young Indonesians to reach
their
full potential. |
The international Ubud Writers & Readers
Festival began as a healing and economic
development project after the Bali bombings
in 2002. The Festival is
an annual-ongoing event, held each October, in a month that commemorates the
first Bali bombing. Now in its third year, the Festival promises to become the
largest and most prestigious literary gathering in the South-East Asian region.
Our 2006 theme Desa-Kala-Patra arose out of discussions
that arose during the 2005 Festivals. Desa-Kala-Patra
is a Balinese/Hindu term that has been translated
as Place-Time-Identity. Desa-Kala-Patra will address the ties that bind us to
place, ancestry and identity in modern times.
| Amol Titus ( India/ Indonesia ) |
Amol Titus session at Ubud 2006 |
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Amol
Titus has written widely about India,
Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
His publications include the poetry
collections Darkness at Bamiyan, A
Summit at Jungfraujoch and
Modern Traumas. Amol Titus
is currently finalizing a novel set
in Sri Lanka
titled The Fires of Perehera and
a collection
of poetry on India and Indonesia titled Two
Clipped Wings. Jakarta based Amol
also illustrates his works. A series
of
sketches were
produced to accompany Darkness
at Bamiyan.
Amol is also a regular contributor
to the Jakarta Post and Tempo.
Amol Titus' readings resonated with a wide
cross section of the audience/readers and
he was interviewed by Kerry Negara for
ABC's renowned Deep End program. The interview
was released on 30 November. Deep
End flash of Amol Titus interview
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Meet
the Author and Readings at ak.
'sa.ra
bookstore Kemang, Jakarta Dec 2006
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On December
1,2006 there was a reading session titled "Darkness
at Bamiyan and Reflections on the Human
Condition" held at ak.'sa.ra
bookstore Kemang. At the event Amol Titus
read extracts from his critically acclaimed
epic length dialogue and through the
story of Sol Sol and Shahmama reflected
on issues like uncertainty, anger, guilt,
ritualism and separation that have been
so poignantly explored in the book. A
special hardcover edition of Darkness
at Bamiyan containing a collection of
ink sketches was launched that evening.
The well represented gathering also got
a chance to see the sketches that were
displayed as an evocative backdrop to
the event.
ak.'sa.ra flash on Amol Titus reading
of Darkness at Bamiyan
Amol Titus is keen to share his creative
writing skills with aspiring writers
and on 02 December 2006 he held a workshop
for school children in which he shared
ideas and suggestions about reading,
writing, research and creative ideas.
Children from several prominent schools
in Jakarta participated in the event.
Invitation to Creative Writing
Workshop with Amol Titus
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