War at the Foot of Merbabu

Sura dira jayaningrat, lebur dening pangastuti(Power, greed, violence, and courage succumb in the face of tenderness and wisdom) Rawe-rawe

October 11, 2005

FROM above Miroto shouted those commanding words and hundreds of peasants responded rantas. He continued, malang-malang and got the response of putung (Rawe-rawe rantas, malang-malang putung: Bravely moving forward regardless of the obstacles). This dynamic scene was shot in Gejayan hamlet, Banyusidi village at the foot of Mount Merbabu.

A noted cultural observer, Sutanto Mendut, suggested that Banyusidi be chosen as the site for the deployment of

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