In 2003, she enrolled as a student of the Department of International Relations (HI) in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisip) at Jakarta’s Bung Karno University.

[5] Being ineligible to contest future elections because of its poor performance, the party changed its name to PNI Marhaenisme in 2002 and Sukmawati was appointed chairwoman.

[8] On November 13, 2008, Sukmawati was named as a suspect in a fake diploma used as a requirement for the 2009 Indonesian legislative election candidacy of a Member of the House of Representatives candidate from PNI Marhaenisme for the electoral district of Bali.

[14] Sukmawati was married to Prince Sujiwa Kusuma (now Adipati Mangkunegara IX) of the Mangkenegara royal family of Solo, Central Java.

[16][17] In October 2016, Sukmawati filed a police complaint against radical Muslim cleric Rizieq Shihab, accusing him of insulting Sukarno and Indonesian state ideology Pancasila.

[19] "Aku tak tahu Syariat Islam, Yang kutahu sari konde ibu Indonesia sangatlah indah, Lebih cantik dari cadar dirimu.

Gerai tekukan rambutnya suci, Sesuci kain pembungkus ujudmu, Rasa ciptanya sangatlah beraneka, Menyatu dengan kodrat alam sekitar.

Lihatlah ibu Indonesia; Saat penglihatanmu semakin asing, Supaya kau dapat mengingat Kecantikan asli dari bangsamu.

Jika kau ingin menjadi cantik, sehat, berbudi, dan kreatif, Selamat datang di duniaku, bumi Ibu Indonesia.

Aku tak tahu syariat Islam, Yang kutahu suara kidung Ibu Indonesia, sangatlah elok, Lebih merdu dari alunan azanmu.

Look, mother Indonesia, As your sight grows dim, So you can understand the true beauty of your country On 28 March 2018, Sukmawati recited a poem deemed offensive and blasphemous by some Muslims.

[21][22] Amron Ansyhari of Hanura Party and lawyer Denny Andrian Kusdayat on 3 April reported Sukmawati to Jakarta Police for alleged blasphemy.

Sukmawati’s Balinese grandmother, Ida Ayu Nyoman Rai Srimben, played a major role in influencing her decision to convert to Hinduism.