Herald van der Linde
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Indonesiaphile. Majapahit. Jakarta. Bad cook. Asian equities.
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Majapahit was a 14th century Javanese empire that shaped Southeast Asia as it is today. It’s a fantastic story with eccentric kings, bloody family feuds and a war with Kublai Khan. Like SEA today, it had to navigate tricky geopolitics. And…available at bookstores now.
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@heraldlinde.bsky.social I'm back in Makassar for family gathering and found the Indonesian version of your book! Once again, congrats. Will enjoy it this holiday season.
December 26, 2025 at 8:50 AM
@heraldlinde.bsky.social I'm back in Makassar for family gathering and found the Indonesian version of your book! Once again, congrats. Will enjoy it this holiday season.
The world needs a bit of beauty. Saw this stunning Javanese Ganesha 🐘 at the British Museum's "Ancient India" exhibit 🏛️. Originating c. 1000-1200 CE (Kediri/Singasari?), it sits with feet together, evoking a childlike princess from the *Sumanasantaka* poem. A small skull adorns its head. A beauty.
June 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The world needs a bit of beauty. Saw this stunning Javanese Ganesha 🐘 at the British Museum's "Ancient India" exhibit 🏛️. Originating c. 1000-1200 CE (Kediri/Singasari?), it sits with feet together, evoking a childlike princess from the *Sumanasantaka* poem. A small skull adorns its head. A beauty.
Exactly 200 yrs ago, Diponegoro led Java's rebellion. A war devastated Java and ended its old order. Rebels' spirit was one of Javanese nationalism. Diponegoro, later a cultural icon, became a 1973 national hero for a nation unimagined in 1825. Peter Carey here:
magculture.com/products/histo…
magculture.com/products/histo…
https://magculture.com/products/histo…
June 23, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Exactly 200 yrs ago, Diponegoro led Java's rebellion. A war devastated Java and ended its old order. Rebels' spirit was one of Javanese nationalism. Diponegoro, later a cultural icon, became a 1973 national hero for a nation unimagined in 1825. Peter Carey here:
magculture.com/products/histo…
magculture.com/products/histo…
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Majapahit comes to London!
Dive into an incredible tale of intrigue and betrayal that led to the rise of this empire that very much shaped SE Asia as it is today.
London, Wed 25 Jun, SOAS Russel Sq. 17h. Free.
Register here:
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
Dive into an incredible tale of intrigue and betrayal that led to the rise of this empire that very much shaped SE Asia as it is today.
London, Wed 25 Jun, SOAS Russel Sq. 17h. Free.
Register here:
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
Majapahit: Intrigue, betrayal and war in Indonesia’s greatest empire
Majapahit is a 14th century Hindu-Buddhist East Javanese empire that very much shaped Indonesia and large parts of Southeast Asia.
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March 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Majapahit comes to London!
Dive into an incredible tale of intrigue and betrayal that led to the rise of this empire that very much shaped SE Asia as it is today.
London, Wed 25 Jun, SOAS Russel Sq. 17h. Free.
Register here:
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
Dive into an incredible tale of intrigue and betrayal that led to the rise of this empire that very much shaped SE Asia as it is today.
London, Wed 25 Jun, SOAS Russel Sq. 17h. Free.
Register here:
www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/...
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Our @EmpirePodUK series on Britain & Ireland reaches its climax:
THE TROUBLES & THE RISE OF THE IRA
With Patrick @praddenkeefe
podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/t...
THE TROUBLES & THE RISE OF THE IRA
With Patrick @praddenkeefe
podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/t...
March 30, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Our @EmpirePodUK series on Britain & Ireland reaches its climax:
THE TROUBLES & THE RISE OF THE IRA
With Patrick @praddenkeefe
podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/t...
THE TROUBLES & THE RISE OF THE IRA
With Patrick @praddenkeefe
podcasts.apple.com/il/podcast/t...
Discover Majapahit Empire: A free talk in Spore!
Join us Wed, April 9, for an intriguing dive into Majapahit, a SE Asia tale full with conflicts, family rivalries and a touch of magic.
No sign-up required. Details in flyer.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Join us Wed, April 9, for an intriguing dive into Majapahit, a SE Asia tale full with conflicts, family rivalries and a touch of magic.
No sign-up required. Details in flyer.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
March 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Discover Majapahit Empire: A free talk in Spore!
Join us Wed, April 9, for an intriguing dive into Majapahit, a SE Asia tale full with conflicts, family rivalries and a touch of magic.
No sign-up required. Details in flyer.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Join us Wed, April 9, for an intriguing dive into Majapahit, a SE Asia tale full with conflicts, family rivalries and a touch of magic.
No sign-up required. Details in flyer.
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Hong Kong…Join us for a book talk on Majapahit and the Making of #Indonesia and SE Asia. Friday April 25. Gallery BNI at 16 Harcourd Rd. Details and registration here:
eventbrite.hk/e/book-talk-on…#HongKongn#booksk#historyr#aseanan
eventbrite.hk/e/book-talk-on…#HongKongn#booksk#historyr#aseanan
February 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Hong Kong…Join us for a book talk on Majapahit and the Making of #Indonesia and SE Asia. Friday April 25. Gallery BNI at 16 Harcourd Rd. Details and registration here:
eventbrite.hk/e/book-talk-on…#HongKongn#booksk#historyr#aseanan
eventbrite.hk/e/book-talk-on…#HongKongn#booksk#historyr#aseanan
Taking (in a lovely sunny setting) about Majapahit and #indonesia #history in Bangalore, India. How India interacted with Indonesia, and the other way around. This time at the grandiose #AllianceUniversity literary festival #ALF2025.
February 14, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Taking (in a lovely sunny setting) about Majapahit and #indonesia #history in Bangalore, India. How India interacted with Indonesia, and the other way around. This time at the grandiose #AllianceUniversity literary festival #ALF2025.
Are you in Indonesia and want to visit a special place? Try Muara Jambi. Just 90min flight from Jakarta. There, in the forest, lie some temples that belong to Asia’s most spectacular. Don’t worry, access is easy.
February 10, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Are you in Indonesia and want to visit a special place? Try Muara Jambi. Just 90min flight from Jakarta. There, in the forest, lie some temples that belong to Asia’s most spectacular. Don’t worry, access is easy.
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Musk’s abuse of the Twitter algorithm is increasingly blatant. There is an animal videos site I follow (I know). No sooner had I finished watching a wombat than it automatically moved on to a video of Tommy Robinson ranting about grooming gangs. And this was on the feed I had nominally chosen myself
January 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Musk’s abuse of the Twitter algorithm is increasingly blatant. There is an animal videos site I follow (I know). No sooner had I finished watching a wombat than it automatically moved on to a video of Tommy Robinson ranting about grooming gangs. And this was on the feed I had nominally chosen myself
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Just heard my @austhistassoc.bsky.social Australian Historical Association keynote address, revised & retitled, is available Open Access until the end of December: "Learning from the entangled histories of Australia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste". www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Learning from the entangled histories of Australia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste
Published in History Australia (Ahead of Print, 2024)
www.tandfonline.com
November 22, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Just heard my @austhistassoc.bsky.social Australian Historical Association keynote address, revised & retitled, is available Open Access until the end of December: "Learning from the entangled histories of Australia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste". www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ancient Kedah was a vast territory, roughly from today’s Phuket to Kuala Lumpur. It was part of Srivijaya. There is evidence that people settled there thousands of years ago, but "Ancient Kedah" is the period 2nd-14th century CE. Malay, Chinese, Arabs, Indians walked its streets.
November 22, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Ancient Kedah was a vast territory, roughly from today’s Phuket to Kuala Lumpur. It was part of Srivijaya. There is evidence that people settled there thousands of years ago, but "Ancient Kedah" is the period 2nd-14th century CE. Malay, Chinese, Arabs, Indians walked its streets.
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The best history podcast has just launched a new series about the Great Mughals, the dynasty which ruled and shaped India for 200-300 years!
Go give it a listen, you're gonna love the hosts! (They have episodes on other exciting topics too!)
Go give it a listen, you're gonna love the hosts! (They have episodes on other exciting topics too!)
New from @empirepoduk.bsky.social
The Second Episode in out Mughal Series:
Panipat 1526
The Conquest of Lodhi Delhi
The Second Episode in out Mughal Series:
Panipat 1526
The Conquest of Lodhi Delhi
November 21, 2024 at 9:04 AM
The best history podcast has just launched a new series about the Great Mughals, the dynasty which ruled and shaped India for 200-300 years!
Go give it a listen, you're gonna love the hosts! (They have episodes on other exciting topics too!)
Go give it a listen, you're gonna love the hosts! (They have episodes on other exciting topics too!)
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Perbincangan yang keren dan menarik di YouTube
Endgame nya pak Gita Wirjawan, tentang Majapahit 👍😍
Perbincangan yang keren dan menarik di YouTube
Endgame nya pak Gita Wirjawan, tentang Majapahit 👍😍
“Bibit Indonesia Muncul di Majapahit” - Herald van der Linde | Endgame #203
YouTube video by Gita Wirjawan
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October 25, 2024 at 8:47 AM
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Perbincangan yang keren dan menarik di YouTube
Endgame nya pak Gita Wirjawan, tentang Majapahit 👍😍
Perbincangan yang keren dan menarik di YouTube
Endgame nya pak Gita Wirjawan, tentang Majapahit 👍😍
(In Bahasa Indonesia)..a talk on Majapahit and #Indonesia today with Pak Gita Wirjawan on his #Endgame podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=Yvju...
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November 22, 2024 at 5:41 AM
(In Bahasa Indonesia)..a talk on Majapahit and #Indonesia today with Pak Gita Wirjawan on his #Endgame podcast: youtube.com/watch?v=Yvju...
(Reposting from X, where this got some attention) Kertanegara is a most impressive man in Indonesian history (late 1200s). He does not get a lot of attention, so let’s put him in the spotlight.
November 22, 2024 at 4:39 AM
(Reposting from X, where this got some attention) Kertanegara is a most impressive man in Indonesian history (late 1200s). He does not get a lot of attention, so let’s put him in the spotlight.
Under the Banyan Tree – India: What's growing, what's not?
Fred and yours truly are joined by India Economist Pranjul Bhandari to discuss the state of growth across the Indian economy.
This podcast is:
here grp.hsbc/6043sLXlN
Apple Podcasts lnkd.in/grxVg62m
Spotify lnkd.in/gVJmVKfZ
Fred and yours truly are joined by India Economist Pranjul Bhandari to discuss the state of growth across the Indian economy.
This podcast is:
here grp.hsbc/6043sLXlN
Apple Podcasts lnkd.in/grxVg62m
Spotify lnkd.in/gVJmVKfZ
November 22, 2024 at 4:21 AM
Under the Banyan Tree – India: What's growing, what's not?
Fred and yours truly are joined by India Economist Pranjul Bhandari to discuss the state of growth across the Indian economy.
This podcast is:
here grp.hsbc/6043sLXlN
Apple Podcasts lnkd.in/grxVg62m
Spotify lnkd.in/gVJmVKfZ
Fred and yours truly are joined by India Economist Pranjul Bhandari to discuss the state of growth across the Indian economy.
This podcast is:
here grp.hsbc/6043sLXlN
Apple Podcasts lnkd.in/grxVg62m
Spotify lnkd.in/gVJmVKfZ
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This is a very well-written book with lots of interesting narratives. Do you know the Malay word setia came from Sanskrit word sati? Sati is a Hindu practice where the widow is burned together with the dead husband. To find out more, read this book
Majapahit was a 14th century Javanese empire that shaped Southeast Asia as it is today. It’s a fantastic story with eccentric kings, bloody family feuds and a war with Kublai Khan. Like SEA today, it had to navigate tricky geopolitics. And…available at bookstores now.
November 19, 2024 at 5:17 PM
This is a very well-written book with lots of interesting narratives. Do you know the Malay word setia came from Sanskrit word sati? Sati is a Hindu practice where the widow is burned together with the dead husband. To find out more, read this book
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Its been a good week for returns to India www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/11/15/a...
US authorities return antiquities valued at $10m to India
The repatriated artefacts—1,440 in all—included pieces that had passed through the New York galleries of Subhash Kapoor and Nancy Wiener
www.theartnewspaper.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Its been a good week for returns to India www.theartnewspaper.com/2024/11/15/a...
Majapahit was a 14th century Javanese empire that shaped Southeast Asia as it is today. It’s a fantastic story with eccentric kings, bloody family feuds and a war with Kublai Khan. Like SEA today, it had to navigate tricky geopolitics. And…available at bookstores now.
November 19, 2024 at 4:32 AM
Majapahit was a 14th century Javanese empire that shaped Southeast Asia as it is today. It’s a fantastic story with eccentric kings, bloody family feuds and a war with Kublai Khan. Like SEA today, it had to navigate tricky geopolitics. And…available at bookstores now.