69 years of existence as part of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University, the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program held a celebration for its anniversary on Saturday, October 12, 2024. This event invited all lecturers and students of the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program. This event also invited several retired lecturers, such as ⁠Drs. Soeharto Mangkusudarmo, M.Hum. and ⁠Drs. Anung Tedjowirawan, M.A.

Like a long-lost family reunion, all the invited guests were seen enjoying the Ambal Warsa event. The arrival of retired lecturers also became an opportunity to relieve longing for lecturers who had not seen each other for a long time. Dr. Daru Winarti, M.Hum as the Head of Study Program expressed proudness in the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program which has been established for 69 years and has reached this point by producing many very talented and accomplished undergraduates.

Greetings from the Head of the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program

Drs. Soeharto Mangkusudarmo, M.Hum and ⁠Drs. Anung Tedjowirawan, M.A. as retired lecturers provided a lot of motivation, experience, and lessons. They convey many things related to the interests of the Linguistics, Literature, and Philology majors. The Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program has created great undergraduates and Human Resources who are able to plan the future well, said one of the retired lecturers.

Sharing with the Head of Study Program and retired lecturers

A birthday celebration event would not be complete without cutting tumpeng. In Javanese culture, cutting tumpeng is better known as kedhuk tumpeng. The reason for choosing kedhuk tumpeng instead of cutting tumpeng lies in its meaning, the meaning of cutting tumpeng is like cutting the relationship between humans and their God.

Kedhuk tumpeng  by the Head of Study Program and retired lecturers

This Ambal Warsa was also entertained by special performances from students of the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program from the 2022 to 2024 intake. Abimanyu Mahendra, one of the performing students, said that he was very happy to be able to entertain the invited guests. It felt nostalgic to sing old songs that were hits in their time. Dr. Sulistyowati, M.Hum., one of the lecturers from the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program, also enlivened the entertainment by contributing a song entitled Sewu Kutha, created by Didi Kempot.

Entertainment performance by students

Ambal Warsa was ended with a poetry reading by Dr. Arsanti Wulandari, M.Hum. The poem was taken from an anthology of poems created by lecturers while they were students. Many prayers were said for the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program for the future, "Hopefully the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program will always be successful, continue to advance, and create great undergraduates, aamiin," said Maylafaizza, a student from the class of 2023.

Group photo of all invited guests

For 69 years, the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program has contributed to the exploration, development, preservation, and utilization of a national identity in the form of Nusantara culture, especially Javanese culture. Contributions to knowledge and benefits that have been carried out by the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program. In addition, collaboration from various activities also participates in the development and dissemination of this knowledge. This Ambal Warsa activity is not just a commemorative event, but also a self-reflection and a spark of enthusiasm to continue to provide the best for Gadjah Mada University and our country, Indonesia.