Rajapatni.com: Surabaya (23/12/23) – Commemoration of ꦲꦫꦶꦆꦧꦸ Mother’s Day on December 22 2023 witnessed the birth of a Cultural Community, which is oriented towards Javanese script. His name is ꦥꦸꦫꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦱꦫꦫꦗꦥꦠ꧀ꦤꦶ Puri Aksara Rajapatni, who lives and does activities in Surabaya.
The attendance of ꦥꦸꦫꦶꦄꦏ꧀ꦱꦫꦫꦗꦥꦠ꧀ꦤꦶ Puri Aksara Rajapatni was carried out simply online and was a formality for ꦥꦼꦔꦼꦱꦲꦤ꧀ management approval after previously on Wednesday, December 20 2023, coordination and consolidation was carried out between prospective administrators, which at the same time formation of the ꦱꦸꦱꦸꦤꦤ꧀ꦥꦼꦔꦸꦫꦸꦱ꧀ management structure.
On Friday evening, 22 December 2023, the composition of this management ꦣꦶꦱꦃꦏꦤ꧀ was ratified by the reading of a note ꦏꦺꦴꦩꦶꦠ꧀ꦩꦼꦤ꧀ joint commitment in efforts to preserve ꦧꦸꦣꦪꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ Indonesian culture, especially Ak Sara Jawa. In this event also read ꦱꦩ꧀ꦧꦸꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦼꦂꦠꦸꦭꦶꦱ꧀ written remarks from the Director General of Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, ꦲꦶꦭ꧀ꦩꦂꦥ꦳ꦫꦶꦣ꧀ Hilmar Farid, by Chairman Rajapatni, ꦤ ꦤꦁꦥꦸꦂꦮꦤ Nanang Purwono, in essence, the Director General of Culture Hilmar Farid welcomed the presence of the Rajapatni Community.
According to him, ꦫꦗꦥꦠ꧀ꦤꦶ Rajapatni is not only worthy of praise but also worthy of being followed by people in other places who still know their respective local ꦄꦏ꧀ꦱꦫꦭꦺꦴꦏꦭ꧀ꦚ.
Farid added that restoring ꦩꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦕ’s ability to read local script, in this context Javanese script, is a step to reintegrate the ꦥꦼꦔꦼꦠꦲꦸꦮꦤ꧀ local knowledge with the ꦩꦱꦾꦫꦏꦠ꧀ꦩꦱꦏꦶꦤꦶ community. the present.
What was conveyed by the Director General of Culture is included in the vision and mission of the Puri Aksara Rajapatni cultural community. Namely learning ꦩꦼꦤꦸꦭꦶꦱ꧀ to write and ꦩꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦕ to read Javanese script.
Symbolically, the presence of Rajapatni Aksara Castle is also marked by ꦧꦼꦂꦧꦒꦶꦏꦱꦶꦃ sharing love with the children of the ꦩꦠꦲꦫꦶꦠꦼꦂꦧꦶꦠ꧀ Matahari Terbit orphanage, which is located at Jalan Kombespol M Duryat, Tegalsari, Surabaya.
The name Rajapatni was used, with philosophical considerations, because Rajapatni is a symbol of the greatness of a ꦫꦠꦸ Queen, who bequeathed ꦫꦗꦫꦗꦩꦗꦥꦲꦶꦠ꧀ the kings of Majapahit and at the same time to give encouragement to the kings of Majapahit. educational creativity.
Rajapatni is also a symbol of the ꦣꦺꦮꦶ Goddess of Science, which the Rajapatni Script Palace hopes can help develop ꦧꦸꦣꦪꦤꦸꦱꦤ꧀ꦠꦫ Indonesian culture, especially Javanese script, and give birth to a generation that is literate in Javanese script.
To make this happen, the activities of this cultural community include learning to write and read Javanese script for pupils, students and the general public. Apart from that, it also holds discussions on literacy and ꦭꦺꦴꦏꦏꦂꦪ workshops that are educational and impactful. ꧀ creative economy.
Rajapatni was founded by Javanese script practitioner Ita Surojoyo, M.Pd with Chairman ꦤꦤꦁꦥꦸꦂꦮꦤ Nanang Purwono, S.Pd (Surabaya history and culture activist) and Deputy Chairman ꦒꦶꦤꦚ꧀ꦗꦂꦮꦶꦗꦪ Ginanjar Wijaya, S.Pd (Javanese teacher), Secretary ꦤꦺꦴꦮ꦳ꦶꦠꦫꦲꦪꦸꦤꦶꦁꦠꦾꦱ꧀ Novita Rahayuningtyas, ST (socio-cultural activist) and treasurer ꦄꦱꦾꦶꦏꦸꦭ꧀ꦲꦱꦤ꧀ Asyikul Hasan (Unesa Student). The management of Puri Aksara Rajapatni is under the advisor A Hermas Thony, M.Si. (The figure who drives Surabaya’s daily culture is the Deputy Chair of the Surabaya City DPRD)
The presence of the Rajapatni Script Palace is a form of actualization of the policy of the mayor of Surabaya ꦌꦫꦶꦕꦭꦾꦢꦶ Eri Cahyadi (2023) regarding the use of Javanese Script within the Surabaya City government and monitoring the implementation of the First Javanese Script Congress in ꦱꦸ. ꦫꦏꦂꦠ Surakarta (2023) and the First Javanese Script Congress in Yogyakarta ( 2021).
In practical terms, Rajapatni’s activities as a forum for learning Javanese script can be ꦱꦼꦭꦫꦱ꧀ in line with the policies of the Surabaya city government (2023) and the First Javanese Script Congress (2021) and the meeting in Surakarta which was attended by three provinces: East Java, Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta 2023. ( PAR).