Teratak Za'ba is a gallery to remember Malaysian linguistic warrior who fought for independence.
Pendeta Za’ba’s typewriter is on display at the gallery space in Batu Kikir, Negri Sembilan, which is run by the Negri Sembilan Museum Board. Photos: Bernama
The phrase, “the pen is mightier than the sword”, conveyed in various forms over the ages, and coined by English author Edward Bulwer Lytton held true in Malaysia’s own fight for independence, where writers and teachers like Za’ba wrote to ignite the struggle against colonialism. “That piece of stone tablet, which is now over 100 years, was made from black stone and framed with wood. Starting from that, Za’ba started to learn to write in Jawi and honed his writing skills, ” added Shamsuddin in an interview recently. The stone tablet is now on display at the Teratak Za’ba exhibition gallery in Kampung Bukit Kerdas, Batu Kikir in Negri Sembilan.
Za’ba was born on Sept 16,1895 in Kampung Bukit Kerdas, 62 years before independence, and received his early education at Sekolah Melayu Batu Kikir, Jempol in 1907.
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