Dian Rakyat traces its origins to 1933 when Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, Indonesia’s “Grand Old Man of Letters, “established a company to publish “Poedjangga Baroe”, the nation’s first Indonesian language literary magazine. At the time Poedjangga Baroe provided one of the main vehicles for the transition from a literature of court chronicles, myths and legends to Indonesia’s present day modern literary tradition. The 1930s were an exciting time in the development of Indonesian literature and many of the nations foremost young writers published their first works with us.
When Indonesian replaced Dutch as the official language during the forties, the company published the nation’s first comprehensive terminology reference and the first Indonesian grammer books. The “Tatabahasa I & II “ are at present in their 45th printing edition and still in use in the Indonesia public school system. We have had the privilege of assisting the birth and development of the modern Indonesian literature and language from their very beginnings.
Today with over fifty years of experience, we take price in being Indonesia’s oldest and also one of its largest privately owned publishing and printing house. As we move confidently into the future we remain committed to producing the quality books, and publications demanded by Indonesia’s increasingly sophisticated and growing market.
