The Abdul Rivai’s thought of Nationalism in the Bintang Hindia Newspaper

Abstract

This study aimed to examine and analyze the Abdul Rivai’s thought of Nationalism in Bintang Hindia newspapers. This study uses historical research methods based on research stages described by Kuntowijoyo with stages (1) Selection of topics, (2) Heuristics (source collection), (3) Source criticism, (4) Interpretation, (5) Historiography. The results showed that the press had an important role in spreading national awareness of Indonesia in the early twentieth century. One of the press figures whose thinking was influential in that era was Abdul Rivai. The Abdul Rivai’s thought of Nationalism was seen in a number of concepts or ideas written in the Bintang Hindia. Such concepts or ideas include , bangsa hindia, bangsawan fikiran, kaoem moeda, dan perhimpoenan kaoem moeda. The thought of Abdul Rivai gave awareness to the indegenous people, especially the educated people to unite and glorify the indegenous people. The thought of Abdul Rivai is capable of being a stimulus to foster national awarness among the educated native so that it will be able to liberate Indonesia from colonial bondage.