A well-written story of Anak Agung Made Djelantik features The Jakarta Post, here is the full sotry:

Kadek Krishna Adidharma, Contributor, Ubud, Bali

Born a Balinese prince at the time of Dutch occupation, Anak Agung Made Djelantik (1919-2007) became a genuine Renaissance man who lived through the great changes that shaped our modern world today. His observations of those times and the arts of Bali are his gift to future generations.

After a life in service to the health of the world, Anak Agung Made Djelantik passed away on the eve of Sept. 5, 2007, at the age of 88. As a specialist in tropical diseases, he worked for many years with the World Health Organization to combat Malaria in Africa, the Middle East and throughout Indonesia. He was the first Balinese Director of Sanglah General Hospital in Denpasar. It is his contribution to arts and culture, however, that is being honored here today.

At the late doctor’s simple one-day kingsan ring geni (bequeathal to fire) ceremony at the ancient palace of Karangasem, A. A. Gede Rai of Yayasan Walter Spies Bali and Horst Jordt of Walter Spies Society Germany decided to dedicate a permanent exhibition in a special room at the Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA). It is fitting that the Dr. Djelantik Room will be located next to a room dedicated to his favorite German painter, Walter Spies (1895-1942).

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Abhimanyu, the son of Arjuna and Suprabha, was at page at the court of his uncle Krishna in the place of Dwarawati. Now Abhimanyu was betrothed before his birth to Krishna’s daughter, Ksiti Sundari, and was purposely brought together with her now by Krishna in order that he might fall in love with her. When Krishna went away to practice yoga in the mountains Sundari was left by him in charge of his brother Baladewa.

Now Baladewa had never for given Arjuna for the rape of his sister Subhadra, and was determined to prevent Abhimanyu’s marriage with Sundari; so he secretly arranged a marriage between her and Doryodhana’s son Lakshmanakumara, which was to take place while Krishna was away practicing yoga. Abhimanyu read over Baladewa’s shoulder a letter from Doryodhana, and went by night to Sundari’s room to tell her the bad news. The watchman heard them talking, and gave the alarm; the place was surrounded by Baladewa’s orders but Abhimanyu escaped with the help of Satyaki, Krishana’s nephew, and came exhausted to the graveyard, where he fell into a deep sleep. He was found by the servants of Bhatara Durga, and brought by them to their mistress in the Pura Dalem.

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