Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX And Titled Father Of Indonesian Scouts

Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX as Chairman of the National Kwartir. (premuka.or.id)

JAKARTA - Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX is known to be active in Guidelines activities. The movement is believed to be like a step to foster a sense of nationalism. Alias activities that are able to provide strength, understanding, and skills in leadership.

Hamengkubuwono takes a stand. He doesn't want his own path leadership movement. He wants to create all the guided organizations that exist in one platform in the era of independence. Praja, young, karana (face), his name. A step that made him known as the Father of Scouts of Indonesia.

The leadership movement in the style of Robert Baden Powell began to be popular in the Dutch East Indies (now: Indonesia) in the 1912s. The fanfare is class. The guided movement has a big role in increasing the skills of survival and defending the country.

Those who participate in the guided movement will certainly feel that they are transformed into dashing, brave, skilled, and independent individuals. Recently, the guided movement between the Europeans and the natives was separated.

The separation was initially considered racist. However, recently it brought benefits to the bumiputras. The movement is not only focused on marching or camping activities. Guidelines are actually able to become the flame of struggle to foster a sense of nationalism.

The ideas of independence free from the shackles of colonialism began to appear in the guided movement. This narrative makes leadership an important part of the map of national struggle. This fact is agreed true by a real name Raden Mas Dorodjatun.

Dorodjatun has even joined as a member of the leadership since entering elementary school. Or to be precise when he was still in class III. At first he really liked camping. This activity made his independence and insight even more increased.

Over time the sensitivity of the nation's fate slowly began to emerge. This leadership continued to be explored by him until he took the throne to become Sultan of Yogyakarta with the title Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX. A valuable lesson from guided makes him a helpful person.

The narrative was seen when Indonesia was independent. Hamengkubuwono is willing to unite his territory into part of Indonesia. He also gave the blessing of the capital city of Indonesia to move from Jakarta to Yogyakarta. Funds from the palace pockets were also issued so that the wheels of Indonesian government would run.

He continues to move to raise leadership. In fact, he was appointed as Mr. Pandu Indonesia. This trail was seen when Hamengkubuwono was able to combine all existing guided organizations into one forum in 1960.

The Pandu leaders held a conference in Jakarta, among others, deciding the establishment of a guided federation with the name the Indonesian Pandu Association (IPINDO) for the men's group. Meanwhile, in the women's group there are two federations, namely: Indonesian Women's Guidelines Association (PKPI) and the Indonesian Women's Pandu Organization Brotherhood (POPPINDO).

Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, as the Pandu Agung (Mr. Pandu Indonesia), unites the three Federations and gave birth to a new federation body, namely the Indonesian Guidelines Association (PERKINDO), "explained R. Darmanto Djojodibroto in the book Guidelines (2019).

The unification of the leadership organization by Hamengkubuwono and his friends was appreciated by Bung Karno. Many of the nation's leaders suggested that the leadership organization should change its name to Indonesian people. The name Pramuka was also proposed by Hamengkubuwono.

The word Hamengkubuwono is inspired by the word poromuko. This means that the troops are at the forefront of the war. The proposal was then used only to be replaced with the abbreviation of Praja Muda Karana: a young soul who likes to work.

The name was liked by many parties, including Soekarno. Hamengkubowo IX was then appointed as the first Head of the National Scout Movement Kwartir (Ka Kwarnas) on August 14, 1961. One date that will be commemorated as Scout Day.

Soekarno also gave Hamengkubowono Anugrah Pandji honors before 10,000 Scout members at the State Palace. Since then Hamengkubuwono will later be known as Kak Sultan. Hamengkubowo also served as Ka Kwarnas for a long time, four periods until 1974.

He also received various international awards for advancing Indonesian Scouts. As a form of appreciation for his great service in building Scouts, the Indonesian government of the New Order (Orba) era also attracted to give awards.

He was awarded the title of Mr. Pramuka Indonesia. The award was given at the National Conference of the Scout Movement which was held in Dili, Timor-East Timor in 1988.

The Soekarno president's speech was given in a ceremony that was solemnly awarded by the Scout Honorary Pandji by the President to the Deputy Chair I of the Scout movement, Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX, as a sign of the inauguration of the scout movement throughout Indonesia.

"The Honorary Service has a white inscription on the center of it, which is marked by the Pramuka symbol, which is the red coconut cikal," explained Soekarno on August 14, 1961, as quoted by Mimbar Penerangan magazine entitled The Scout Movement is the Organizer of the Mandate of People's Suffering (1961).