Background
Astawa is the 7th child of 12 siblings from a father Jero Mangku Kunci (deceased) and mother Menkunci (deceased) in Werdhi Agung Village, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. My father gave the message "in order for life to be useful you must always learn and study", and this principle changed my entire life. Although Astawa lived far from his ancestral land, Bali, he was very strong in holding Balinese Hindu culture and customs in a multicultural society, and that attitude is still alive in him. This thinking, therefore, motivates him to focus more on developing issues of peace and conflict resolution.
Education
After finishing his elementary, junior, and high school, Astawa completed his undergraduate education in 1990 in the literature and philosophy study program, Faculty of Philosophy, Hindu Dharma Institute Denpasar, Bali. In 2002 he completed Masters' degree in Administration, at the Krisna Dwipayana University, Jakarta. In order to study deeply strategic studies, he completed a Masters's degree in Strategic Studies National Resilience at the University of Indonesia Postgraduate program in 2005. To support his knowledge, he once again completed a Masters's degree in Eastern Philosophy (Brahma Widya) studies at the Postgraduate State Institute of Hindu Dharma Denpasar, Bali, and in 2018, he completed his doctoral program in the field of Human Resource Management at the Jakarta State University.
Career
Astawa was born in a transmigration area in the Dumoga area, Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. He is an Army of Middle Officer in the Army Directorate General Aide, and at the same time as a lecturer in the Peace and Conflict Resolution study program, Faculty of National Security, Universitas Pertahanan. As an academician, he has contributed a lot in education and research.
As a lecturer, Astawa has been involved in education as a lecturer at the Hindu High School of Religion (STAH DN Jakarta) from 1995 to 2009. He has lectured on Citizenship Education, Introduction to Philosophy, Introduction to the Sanskrit Language, Religious Ceremonies, and Dharma Gita. Stopped because of the demands of work as a staff in the Ministry, and continued teaching activities after moving to 2015 as a postgraduate lecturer in the Peace and Conflict Resolution Study Program at the Faculty of National Security at the Universitas Pertahanan until now.
Personality
Married with two children, Aristha Wijaya Yudha Adiputra, SH., M.Sc and Agustina Dwiangga Laksmi, M.Psi. Psychologist
