How The Ramayana Crossed The Ocean To Java

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The ancient connection between India and Java is about mutual recognition. Kings and monks, poets and sailors, all participated in a dialogue that crossed waters.

The mention of Java in the Ramayana — when Sugriva sends his search parties to the four corners of the world to find Sita — is not merely poetic geography. It is a glimpse into ancient imagination, where India’s horizons stretched far beyond the subcontinent.

Long before “international relations” became an academic discipline, India’s links with distant lands were living and porous. They were woven through religion, trade, and shared devotion.



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