Anand's analysis will no only interest the academia, particularly the historians, but also the lay people passionate about the subject. In fact, he does not stop at that. It is not only the histories and misteries of the ancient Sundaland that he shares through the pages of this book, but also its age old wisdom that is still relevant, and which, as the inheritors of that ancient heritage, we all should be proud of. — Drs. Soedarmono, SU; History Lecturer of Sebelas Maret University ...