Ki Hajar Dewantara

Raden Mas Soewardi Soeryaningrat was born in Yogyakarta on May 2^nd 1889. He came from Pakualaman family, the son of GPH Soerjaningrat, grandson of pakualam III and grew up in a family of Yogyakarta Kingdom. Then, in 1922 when he was 40 years old (according to the count of Caka Year), Raden Mas Soewardi Soeryaningrat changed his name to Ki Hajar Dewantara. Since that time, he was no longer using knighted before his name. It is intended that he be free to close to the people, both physically and in his heart. He is a figure of a polite, simple and noble-hearted. Although the gentility but Ki Hajar Dewantara still hang out with the people downstairs and diligently provide succor to the needy. 

 

The journey of life Ki Hajar Dewantara really characterized the struggle and devotion in the interest of his people. Ki Hajar Dewantara ever studied at Europeesche Lagere School (ELS) at the Dutch colonial ear it is an elementary school in Indonesia. After graduating from ELS, tehn he went to STOVIA (Bumiputera Medical School) is a school for the education of indigenous doctors in Batavia in the Dutch colonial era, but not until the end due to illness. He then worked as a journalist in various newspapers, such as : Tjahaja Timoer, Midden Java, De Expres, Sediotomo, Kaoem Moeda, Poesara, and Oetoesan Indies. In his time, he belongs to the author reliable. His writings are very communicative, sharp and so capable of uplifting patriotic anticolonial for readers.

Ki Hajar Dewantara very active and concerned with the world of education. He is also known as a prominent pioneer of education for the natives of Indonesia from the Dutch colonial era. In fact, he managed to establish a school of the National University Student Park (National Institute of Taman Siswa Onderwijs) on July 3^rd 1992. Finally, he was declared as Father of National Education of Indonesia, as well as his birth day serves as National Education Day. Ki Hajar Dewantara died on 26^th April 1959 in Yogyakarta. He was buried at the Taman Wijaya Brata, tombs for Taman Siswa’s family. His face was also immortalized on the Indonesian currency denomination of old 20.000 rupiahs. He gave the example of and moyivation to young people to keep passion in learning about science. One of the motivational words of Ki Hajar Dewantara which until now still inherent in the minds of all of us, namely :  ʺTut wuri handayaniʺ  ing ngarsa sung tulada, ing madya mangun karsa, tut wuri handayani. 

  

References :
https://www.biografiku.com/biografi-ki-hajar-dewantara/
https://lesmusikterbaik.blogspot.com/2017/02/kumpulan-contoh-descriptive-text_83.html
https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ki_Hadjar_Dewantara