Indic Elements in Indonesian Arts and Literature: Shared Heritage Between India and Indonesia

Indic-Belt or the Greater India is geographical region where Bharat’s knowledge tradition spread and influenced local community in terms of language, culture, religions, practices social values. Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia has been that received more Indic than any other parts world due to easy accessibility land sea routes. This influence visible many art forms folklore a long period rules Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms. study aims at exploring presence elements Indonesian artworks, old buildings folklore. paper based on qualitative descriptive which data was collected through literature study. The found Indian epics such as Ramayana Mahabharata have greatly literary Indonesia, it present puppets, woodcrafts, painting batik. In addition, Indonesian-present vocabulary ‘Esa’ (singular) describe concept oneness God came from Sanskrit word ‘ish’ carried out by permeate Indonesia. suggests with culture both shared similar heritage hence steps strengthen cultural bonds between two nations need be built maintained.