103rd INTG Meeting – A talk by M.R. Smansnid Svasti M.R. Smansnid, or Nunie, was brought up in England before returning to Thailand and was already aware of forest destruction before meeting Ajaan [Phra] Pongsak – until recently the abbot of Wat Pa-lad on Doi Suthep. Dense forests in the mountains allow rains to soak into the soil, and … Read more
70th INTG Meeting – A talk and slide presentation by Vithi Phanichphant Ajaan Vithi’s talk was illustrated throughout by a fine collection of slides of murals, interspersed with spontaneous and humorously penetrating remarks. These murals, previously decorating the walls of a one hundred year old Shan-style temple/pavilion in Wiang Ta Village, midway between Lampang and … Read more
69th INTG Meeting – A talk by Ann Hill Ann Hill discussed the various ethnic groups living in the Sipsongpanna [often written Xishuangbanna] region in southern China, with particular emphasis on: 1) stratification, 2) community, 3) kinship, 4) policy, and 5) relations with other states. She drew on extensive research from two people who have studied … Read more
62nd INTG Meeting – A talk by John Cadet This exhaustive study is based on the translation of a Thai version of the world’s longest extant religious epic, the Buddhist Jataka (Birth Story) of the above title. The 547 Jataka Tales – according to Rhys Davids comprising “the most reliable, the most complete, and the most ancient … Read more
44th INTG Meeting – A panel discussion with W.R. Geddes, Wanat Bhruksasri, and Peter Hinton Bill Geddes reviewed the national significance of the foreign contribution to development [US$ 60 per capita] and the impact on highlanders, expressed dissatisfaction with the current state of knowledge [especially the widely held and erroneous notion that highlanders are solely … Read more
6th INTG Meeting – A talk by Katherine Bowie Reference #1: Unraveling the Myth of the Subsistence Economy: Textile Production in Nineteenth-Century Northern Thailand Author: Katherine A. Bowie; Source: The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 51, No. 4 (Nov., 1992), pp. 797-823; Published by: Association for Asian Studies Reference #2: Assessing the Early Observers: Cloth and … Read more
1st INTG Meeting – A talk by John Shaw The Tak Hilltop Burial Sites In September 1984, thousands of ceramic wares appeared in the antique shops of Bangkok, Sukhothai and Chiang Mai. There were beautiful large C14th Chinese celadons, Ming blue and white wares, spectacular underglaze black decorated dishes and bowls from Sukhothai-town and Sawankaloke, celadons … Read more
