AUGUST 17, 1950. In Jakarta, politicians, artists and other figures establish the People's Culture Institute, better known as Lekra. A quote from the first paragraph of the preamble of this institution is sufficient to explain its purpose: "Realizing that the People are the sole creators of culture, and that Indonesian cultural development can only be done by the People, on August 17, 1950, the People's Culture Institute, abbreviated Lekra, is hereb