January 08, 2021
Kadek shackled in her home.
Suryani Institute for Mental Health
The sceneis straight out of a Dutch oil painting from Bali’s colonial era. Children splash in a clear stream that meanders through a verdant jungle, the cone of a distant volcano visible through gaps in the palm trees, coconuts dangling in a light breeze.
In the century that has passed, this once-remote tropical island has metamorphosed into one of the top travel destinations on Earth. In 2019, 16 million people chose to holiday in Bali.
They came for the sand and the surf, the Hindu customs and culture, and the ostentatious resorts, where holistic yoga retreats are as big a draw as the thumping nightlife.