THE SOUTH EAST ASIAN

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1976-2006 VOLUME I- XXXI

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Vol. I No 1 August 1976 To Java RABINDRANATHA TAGORE 1 The Dukuh as a Balinese Priest—A Sociological Problem C. HOOYKAAS 3 The Bomoh and the Practice of Malay Medicine Mohd. Taib Osman 16 Trengannu and Kelantan in the 19th Century Khoo Kay Kim 27 Early Ayuthaya –A Reexamination R.M.BORTHWICK 59 Prehistoric Links among Australia, South East Asia and India D.DEVAHUTI 76 The Judicial System in Ancient Cambodia SACHCHIDANAND SAHAI 79 Book Reviews 101 Vol. I No 2 February 1977 Mystical Symbolism in Javanese Wayang Mythology PAUL STANGE 109 Fiscal Administration in Ancient Cambodia SACHCHIDANAND SAHAI 123 Appreciation of a Personality: His Majesty King Chulalongkorn of Thailand R.M.BORTHWICK 139 Nationalism: The South East Asian Context JAMES P. ONKILI 159 Indonesian Freedom Movement and Indian Public Opinion (1945-46) BIRENDRA PRASAD 167 Book Reviews Harry Aveling (ed. trans), From Surabaya to Armageddon: Indonesian Short Stories VIJAY KUMAR THAKUR 173 V. Raghavan, The Ramayana in Greater India SUDHA VERMA 176 S.Sahai, The Ramayana in Laos. A Study in the Gvay Dvohrabhi UPENDRA THAKUR 179

Henri Chambert-Loit, “Bibliogrpahie de la Literature Malaise en Traduction” S.SAHAI 181 Vol II No. 1 August 1977 Sanskrit Studies in South East Asia: The First Phase H.B. SARKAR 1 The Krishna Saga in Laos D. DEVHUTI 17 Territorial Administration in Ancient Cambodia SACHCHIDANANA SAHAI 35 Britain and the Security of Netherlands India 1939-41 NICOLAS TARLING 51 Book Reviews John F. Cady, Post-War Southeast Asia: Independence Problems UMA SHANKAR SINGH 82 Lea E. Williams, Southeast Asia: A History UMA SHANKAR SINGH 82 Boulbet, Paysan de la Foret D.K. Banerjee 83 Vol II No. 2 February 1978 Special Issue: Seven Probes in Rural South East Asia: Socio- Economic and Anthropological. Edited by B.J. Terwiel List of Illustrations vi Introduction BAREND JAN TERWIEL vii A Burmese Village Revisited MYA THAN 1 Little Change in a Northern Thai Village RICHARD DAVIS 17 Development by Fits and Starts: The Case of Baan Wad Saancaw BAREND JAN TERWIEL 25 Land Reform and Rural Transformation JESUCITA L.G. SODUSTA 39 The Capampangan Changing Life –styles : A Case Study REALIDAD SANTICO-ROLDA 51

Peasants in the City: An Indonesian Example DEAN K. FORBES 65 Problems and Accomplishments: Kampung Asam Riang ROSEMARY BARNARD 77 Conclusions BAREND JAN TERWIEL 97 Select Bibliography 103 Index 106 Vol III No. 1 August 1978 The Tais and their Belief inKhwans B.J. TERWIEL 1 Central Administration in Ancient Cambodia SACHHIDANAND SAHAI 17 Britain and the Security of Netherlands India, 1939-41 Part Two: 1940-41 NICHOLAS TARLING 41 Book Review J. Davidson, Indonesia: Signposts in the Storm B.J. TERWIEL 73 Vol III No. 2 February 1979 Inter-Ethnic, Coastal Zonal Management and Problems of

Transmigration in Upper-Delta, South Sumatra W. VOLLMANN 1

The Life and Work of Prince Damrong Rajanubhab (1862-1943) As an Historical Testimony of Endogenous Thai Intel-

lectual Creativity SULAK SIVARAKSA 13

Thai Traditional Medicine— The Treatment of Diseases Caused by the Tridosa J. MULHOLLAND 29

Traditional Medicine and Health Services of Ancient Cambodia With Special Reference to the Time of Jayavarman VII (A.D. 1181-1220) ADHIR CHARAVARTI 39 Book Reviews M. Rajaretnam, Thailand’s Kra Canal: Some Issues

B.J. TERWIEL 53 Colin Mac-Andrews, Land Settlement Policies in Malaysia and Indonesia MARTIN RUDNER 53 Vol IV No. 1 August 1979 Special Issue: The Tai of Assam and Their Life-Cycle Ceremonies (Part I) B.J. TERWIEL Introduction 1 Rituals Connected with the Early Stages of Life 29 Some Therapeutic Rituals 53 Khon Ceremonies in Wider Context 71 Vol IV No. 2 February 1980 Special Issue: The Tai of Assam and Their Life-Cycle Ceremonies (Part II) B.J. TERWIEL The Marriage Ceremony 93 Rituals Concerning Death Amongst the Assamese Tai 119 Tai Death Rituals in Wider Perspective 131 Conclusion 163 Vol V No. 1 August 1980 Borobudur as a Monument of Esoteric Buddhism LOKESH CHANDRA 1 On Burmese Horoscopes JULIANE SCHOBER 43 U Nu as Dramatist JOSEPH A. WITHEY 57

Vol V No. 2 December 1980 Special Issue: The Ramayana in South East Asia Abbreviation ii Introduction SACHCHIDANAND SAHAI 1 The Ramayana in Early Java S. ROBSON 5 Some Proper names in the Khmer Ramakerti SAVEROS POU 19 The Rama Story of Thai Cultural Tradition S. SINGARAVELU 31 The Customs and Social Values in the Ramakien SRISURANG POOLTHUPYA 49 The Phra lak Phra Lam and the Laotian Cultural Tradition SACHCHIDANAND SAHAI 67 Notes on Ramayana in Burmese Literature U TIN HTWAY 85 Select Bibliography 95 Index 99 Vol VI Nos.1-2, January- December 1981 Special Issue: The Tai of Assam: Sacrifices and time Reckoning B.J. TERWIEL Chapter 1—Introduction 1 Section 1 The Likely Origin and Spread of the Tai Peoples 1 Section 2 Research Aims and Methods 8 A Note on Transliteration 13 PART A—SACRIFICES 17 CHAPTER 2—BLOOD SACRIFICES AMONGST THE ASSAMESE TAI 19 Methodology 19 Sacrificial Rituals of the Khamyang 25 a) The Sacrifice for Phi Mueang or Raaz Daew 25 b) The Sacrifice for Phii Faa, or Sarok Daew 31 c) Sacrifices for Phii Huean, or Ghor Daew 34 Sacrificial Rituals of the Phakey 34 a) The Sacrifice for Phii Suea Mueang, or Sum Daew 34 b) The Sacrifice for Phii Hung 35 Sacrificial Rituals of the Khamti

a) Sacrifices for Phii Mueang 37 b) Other Sacrifices 37

CHAPTER 3—AHOM SACRIFICIAL RITUALS 39 The Historical Background 39 Methodology 47 Sacrificial Rituals 48 a) The Communal Ritual Called uum phra 48 b) Sacrifices for Phii Mae Thao 54 c) Sacrifices for Aai Mae Nang or batawi puja, and subachani 56 d)Yaa Ssing Phra , Lueng Don and fowls’ bone oracles 57 e) A sacrifice for Lai Lungam 59 f)Sacrifices for the Ancestors 60 g) Other Ahom Sacrifices 62 General Remarks 63 CHAPTER 4—SACRIFICIAL TRADITIONS AMONGST OTHER TAI GROUPS 65 The Shan 65 The Lue 66 The Nua 68 The Yuan 69 The Siamese 70 The Tai of Southern Thailand 73 The Tai of northern Thailand 73 The Laotians 74 The Tai Neua 79 The Black and the White Tai 80 The Red Tai 81 The Chuang 82 The Nhang 82 Analysis 83

a) The Annual communal sacrifices 83 b) Human sacrifices 88 c) The Range of victims 89 d) Divination techniques 90 e) Oaths of allegiance 91

CHAPTER 5—SACRIFICES IN WIDER PERSPECTIVE 93 a) Assamese lowland peoples 93 b) Assamese hill peoples 95 c) The Kachin 98 d) The Chin 100 e) The Akha 101

f) P’u Noi 101 g) The Karen, the Lawa, the lahu and the Khmu 102 h) The Hmong 103 i) The Chinese Traditions 105 j) The Ch’iang 106 k) The Muong 107 l) Other Vietnamese Minority Groups 108 m) The Khmer 110 n) The Pear 111 Analysis 1) Human Sacrifices 111 2) Animal Sacrifices 112 3) The talaeo 115 4) Divination techniques 117 PART B—TIME RECKONING 121 CHAPTER 6—ANCIENT ASPECTS OF TAI CALANDERS 123 The Ahom 123 The Khmayang, the Phakey and the Khamti 126 The Shan 129 The Lue 130 The Yuan 130 The Siamese 131 The Lao 134 The Tai Neua 135 The Black Tai and the White Tai 136 The Red Tai 137 The Dioi 138 The Tho 138 Overview 138 a) The sexagenary cycle 138 b) The months 140 c) The sixty- day cycle 141 d) The ten-day and the five-day week 142 e) Divisions of the Day 145

CHAPTER 7—THE ANCIENT TAI CALENDAR IN WIDER PERSPECTIVE 147

Section 1 The sixty-year and the sixty-day cycles 147 a) The Indian system 147 b) The Tibetan Cycle 148 c) Mon and early Burmese cycle 148 d) The Akha 149 e) The Khmu, the P’u Noi and the Lamet 149 f) The Chinese system 150 g) The Hmong system 152 h) The Muong 153 i) The Vietnamese 153 j) The Khmer Cycle 154 Section 2 The Lunar Calendar 155 a) The Indian system 155 b) The Burmese system 155 c) Akha and P’u Noi, Hmong and Lamet weeks 162 d) The Chinese week and subdivisions of the day 163 e) The Muong and Vietnamese diurnal divisions and weeks 164 f) The Khmer week 164 Summary 165 CHAPTER 8—CONCLUSIONS 167 Aspects of Ancient Tai Culture 169 Tai Culture in its wider setting 175 BIBLIOGRAPHY—REFERENCES CITED 181 Index 189 Vol VII Nos.1-2, January- December 1982 Special Issue: Buddhism and Society in Thailand ed. by B.J. TERWIEL Introduction B.J. TERWIEL iii The Significance of Buddhism for Thai Studies SUNTHORN NA RANGSI 1 Some Thoughts on he Early Stages of Thai Buddhism Relevant to the Art and Architecture of Sukhothai BETTY GOSLING 11 Buddhism and Political Authority: A Symbiotic Relationship SOMBOON SUKSAMRAN 25 Study of the Ordination Hall (Bot) in the Context of the Thai Monastery (Wat) PINNA INDORF 43

Buddhism and Thai Education CHATUSMARN KABILSINGH 63 Buddhism and Thai Education PALANEE DHITIWATANA 75 Buddhism, the Villager’s Perspective B.J. TERWIEL 87 Buddhism and Society Beyond the Present Horizon SULAK SIVARAKSA 97 Bibliography 121 Vol VIII Nos.1-2, January- December 1983 Special Issue: Development Issues in Thailand Papers Presented at the First International Conference on Thai Studies , 1981, New Delhi, edited by B.J. Terwiel. Local Resource Management: Some Development

Principles for Rural Thailand MICHAEL M. CALAVAN 1

Problems of Development in Thai Political Setting SANEH CHAMRIK 37 Communication and Rural Development in Thailand:

A New Approach DAMRONG THANDEE 71

Social Change and Contemporary Thai Politics: An Analysis of the Inter-Relationship Between the Society and the Polity LIKHIT DHIRAVEGIN 93 The Idea of Power in Thai Society WITHAYA SUCHARITHANARUGSE 137 Redistribution of the Population of Krung Thep Maha nakhon,

the Capital District of Thailand during January 1978 LARRY STERNSTEIN 161

The Development of Communication in Thailand in the late Nineteenth Century PIYANART BUNNAG 199 The Role of Modern Medicine in Thailand ARMIN M.F. GOLDSCHMIDT 219 Social Change and Co-operation Among Various Faiths in Thailand KIRTI BUNCHUA 227

Vol IX Nos.1-2, January- December 1984 Special Issue: Traditional and Acculturative Medical Practices Among Ethnic Laos: A Study in Rockford and Elgin , Illinois, Mary Lou Robertson. List of Tables iii List of Appendices iv Acknowledgements v Chapter One Introduction 1 Purpose of Study 1 Review of literature on Acculturation to Cosmopolitan Medicine 2 Methodology 5 Two Background on Communities 9 Population Size 9 Arrival in Rockford and Elgin : Formation of Communities 10 Impact on Local Population 11 Three Theories on Illness 13 Review of Literature on Lao Theories of Illness 13 Local Lao Theories of Illness 16 Discussion 18 Four Types of Traditional Healers 21 Mou Paw: Healers Who Treat Broken Bones 21 Buddhist Monks: Their Role as Healers 31 Mae Khaw: “Nuns” 37 Comparison of Traditional Healers 38 Five Treatments Used at Home 41 Khuut Lom: Coin Rubbing 41 Ventouse: Cupping 43 Pinching and Acupressure 44 Hom: Steaming 45 Medicaments Purchases in Asian Food Stores 45 Childbirth Practices 46 Summary 52 Six Preventive Measures 55 Literature on Amulets 55 Literature on Tattoos 56 Importance of Amulets and Tattoos in Rockford and Elgin 57 Conclusions 58 Seven Ceremonies Related to Health care 59 Baasii and Suu Khwan 59 Bun: Merit Making Ceremony 62 Eight Health Options Compared 67 Health Options in Laos 67 Health Options in Rockford and Elgin 70

Nine Conclusions 73 Continued Use of Traditional Medicine 73 Choice of Health Care 77 Who Uses Traditional Medicine ? 79 Future for Traditional Medicine 81 References Cited 85 Vol X Nos.1-2, January- December 1985 Special Issue: Mapu Kanwa’s Arjuna Wiwaha Sargas I-XIII Text

Translation and Commentary by Patricia Henry Summary of the Arjuna Wiwaaha 4 Date, Authorship and Genre 12 Date of Author: Evidence from the Epilogue 12 The Role of the Javanese Kawi 15 The Kakawin Genre 17 Related Sanskrit Works: The Mahabharata and The Kiraataarjuniiyam 20 The Aesthetic of balance: The Javanese Context for the AW 22 The Arjuna Wiwaaha, Sargas I-XIII 30 Sarga I 34 Sarga II 42 Sarga III 46 Sarga IV 56 Sarga V 60 Sarga VI 64 Sarga VII 68 Sarga VIII 74 Sarga IX 78 Sarga X 82 Sarga XI 82 Sarga XII 84 Sarga XIII 90 Commentary on the Arjuna Wiwaaha 96 Notes to Sarga I 96 Notes to Sarga II 109 Notes to Sarga III 113 Notes to Sarga IV 118 Notes to Sarga V 121 Notes to Sarga VI 124 Notes to Sarga VII 125 Notes to Sarga VIII 129 Notes to Sarga IX 131 Notes to Sarga X 133

Notes to Sarga XI 136 Notes to Sarga XII 137 Notes to Sarga XIII 142 APPENDIX A : Partial Index 145 APPENDIX B : Meters 147 BIBLIOGRAPHY 150 Vol XI Nos.1-2, January- December 1986 Special Issue: Japanese Economic Activity in Siam, WILLIAM L. SWAN Introduction i Meiji Japanese in Siam 1 Siam –Japan Trade to 1930 13 Siam and Other Areas of Southeast Asia Compared 22 The Chinese Boycotts of 1928 and 1931 26 Japanese Exports Take the Lead 36 The Japanese Community 51 The Chinese Boycott of 1937 55 Capital Investment and Other Non-Trading Ventures 63 Siamese Exports Take the Lead 76 Phibun’s Neutrality Favors Japan 96 Phibun Disappears 118 Conclusion 123 Bibliography 126 Index 131 Vol XII Nos.1-2, January- December 1987 Special Issue: “The Fourth Anglo-Burmese War” Britain and the Independence of Burma, Nicholas Tarling Chapter I ‘ A new and better cunning’ 1 Chapter II ‘An Empire gem’ 33 Chapter III ‘Iturus Rangoon –ko demain, te saluto’ 77 Chapter IV ‘The Lord was on his side’ 137 Chapter V ‘Unhonoured and Aung San’ 179 Chapter VI ‘What a close shave we had’ 231 Chapter VII ‘Their pockets and pistols so empty’ 285

Vol XIII Nos.1-2, January- December 1988 Special Issue: The Muslims of Thailand Historical and Cultural Studies, edited by Andrew D.W. Forbes Preface The Muslims of Thailand: A Survey OMAR FAROUK 1 Popular Islam in Thailand RAYMOND SCUPIN 31 A Group of Thai Muslims who were amongst the Earliest

Settlers of Songkhla CHUSIRI CHAMORAMAN 47 Thai-speaking Muslims in Two Southern Thai Coastal

Fishing Villages: Some Processes of Interaction with the Thai Host Society ANGELA BURR 53

The Yunnanese (“Ho”) Muslims of North Thailand ANDREW D.W. FORBES 87 Cham Muslims in Thailand RAYMOND SCUPIN 105 The Muslim’s Children Play Culture WANNI WIBULSWASDI ANDERSON 111 The Relationship between Muslim Peasant and Urban Religion ANGELA BURR 123 Socio-pssychological Aspects of the Works of Thai-Muslim Bomohs in Patanai RUTH-INGE HEINZE 135 Islam and Southern Thai Ethnic Reference A.V.N. DILLER 155 Vol XIV Nos.1-2, January- December 1989 Special Issue: The Muslims of Thailand Politics of the Malay-speaking South, edited by Andrew D.W. Forbes Preface The Muslims of southern Thailand ASTRI SUHRKE 1 Thai Muslim Separatism in South Thailand M. LADD THOMAS 19

Identity and Rebellion among Southern Thai Muslims RUTH MCVEY 33 Imperialism and Islam: The Impacts of Modernization on

the Malay Muslims of South Thailand H.E. WILSON 53 Malay-Muslim and Thai-Buddhist Relations in the Pattani

Region: An Interpretation DONALD TUGBY & ELISE TUGBY 73 Thai Society and Muslim Minority ARONG SUTHASASNA 91 The Role of Women in Maintaining Ethnic Identity

and Boundaries: A Case of Thai Muslims (The Malay Speaking Group) in South Thailand CHAVIVUN PRACHUABMOH 113

The Country of Patani in the Period of Reawakening. A Chapter from Ibrahim Syyjru’s Sejaraj Kerajan Melayu patai CONNER BAILEY & JOHN N. MIKIC 151

Thailand’s Muslim Minorities : Assimilation, Succession or Co-existence ? ANDREW D.W. FOBES 167

The Muslim Separatist Movement in Southern Thailand From an Indian Perspective GANGANATH JHA 183 Vol XV Nos.1-2, January- December 1990 Special Issue: Tai Ethnic Minorities in India and China Edited by Guan Jian Microscopic Thai Communities of Assam C.D. TRIPATHI 1 Zhuang-Dong/Tai Languages in Southern China—An Index and Bibliography A.V.N. DILLER & LUO YONGXIAN 13 Ancient Chinese Literature on Ethnic Thai Minorities CAO CHENGZHANG &GUAN JIAN 47

Vol XVI Nos.1-2, January- December 1991 Special Issue: Tai Minorities in China: a Select Bibliography Edited by Guan Jian Introduction GUAN JIAN Ancient Chinese Literature CAO CHENGZHANG & GUAN JIAN 1 Tai Literature ZHZNG GONGJIN 15 Linguistics and Writing Systems LUO MEIZHEN 27 Modern Social Science Researches CAO CHENGZHANG & GUAN JIAN 35 Vol XVII Nos.1-2, January- December 1992 Special Issue: The Indigenous Religion and the Theravada

Buddhism in Ban da Tiu a Dai Lue Village in Yunnan (China) by Guan Jian

Chapter 1 : Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Background of Dai Lue Society 7 1 Social and Economic Organization

a) Muang b) Ban c) Hen

2 Bilateral Descent and Women’s Status a) Sexual Division of Labour b) Residence c) Kinship Relations

Chapter 3: VILLAGE BAN DA TIU 15 1 The Self-sufficient Village

a) Agriculture and Livestock b) Village Temple and Buddhist Monastery c) Manufacturing and Other Facilities

2 External Relationships a) With Central Government b) With the Han c) With Other Minorities

d) With Other Dais

Chapter 4: INDIGENOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTIONERS 23 1 Essential Concepts of Indigenous Beliefs

a) Khuan b) Thewada c) Phii

2 Indigenous Religious Practionners a) Buomuo b) Muoya c) Zhanghap

Chapter 5: CONTRAST BETWEEN INDIGENOUS RELGION AND BUDDHSIMS 31

1 Legends of Gods and Buddha a) Myth of Creator Ying Bha b) Story of Ja Khuan Hao c) Folklore of Wild Monks

2 Conflicts Between Belief Systems a) Buddhist Beliefs b) Indigenous Religious Beliefs c) Difficulties in Buddhism

3 Separation of Ritual Systems a) Indigenous Religious Rituals b) Buddhist Rituals

Chapter 6: COEXISTENDE OF INDIGENOUS RELION AND BUDDHISM 39 1 Common Belief : All Creation is Equal 2 Continuity: Soul of Monk 3 Linkage: Monks and layman, Buddha and Gods 4 Same Character: Tolerance and Concession

Chapter 7: AN INDIVIDUAL CASE 45 1 Villager Buo Siang 2 Buo Sinag’s Relatives

a) Father b)Brother c) Wife d) Brother-in-law e) Daughter and Son

3 Facing Cross Roads and Keeping Balance Chapter 8: CONCLUSION 53 REFERENCES 59

Vol XVIII Nos.1-2, January- December 1993 Edited by Guan Jian Minorities in China : A General Survey Guan Jian 1 The Dai in the Ancient Chinese Documents CAO CHENGZHANG 4 An Anthropological Perspective in Tai Kinship Terminology ZHOU QINGSHENG 20 The Characters and Literature of the Dai Nationality ZHANG GONGJIN 31 The Influence of the Pali Language upon the Tai Spoken

and Written languages LUO MEIZHEN 35

An Elementary Introduction to the Dai Proverbs in Xishuangbanna GAO LISHI 41 Land Tenure in Vietnam after 1954 MINH QUANG DAO 47 Vol XIX Nos.1-2, January- December 1994 Special Issue: A Fundamental Dictionary of Balinese Language and Culture by Dr I Gusti Putu Phalglunadi Vol XX Nos.1-2, January- December 1995 Adhir K. Chakravarti: His Contributions to Cambodian Studies SACHCHIDNANAND SAHAI 1 Early Sino-Indian Maritime Trade and Fu-Nan ADHIR K. CHAKRAVARTI 5 International Trade and Towns of Ancient Siam ADHIR K. CHAKRAVARTI 15 Laos in Global Perspective PRADEEP KUMAR TIWARI 31 Indonesian Foreign Policy MUNMUN MAJUMDAR 36 Book Review JYH WEE SEW 43

Vol XXI Nos.1-2, January- December 1996 Special Issue: Alternative Development from a Buddhist Perspective by Sulak Sivaraksa 1 Eurocentricism 1 2 Resistance to the Western Model 7 3 Serving the Dictators 15 4 The Intellectual Voice of the Nation 19 5 The Aftermath of 1973 Uprising 22 6 Rural Reconstruction Movement 27 7 The Dhammic Socialism 32 8 Alternative Organizations 41 9 The Monkhood 50 10 The Buddhist Perspective 55 11 The Seeds of Peace 63 12 The Village Republics 67 13 The Forgotten Hero 71 Appendices I Ecological Farming 74 II A Buddhist Approach to Fighting Rural Poverty 76 III Allowing Trees to Grow 79 Bibliography 82 Vol XXII Nos.1-2, January- December 1997 The Royal Consecration (Abhiseka) in Ancient Cambodia SACHCHIDANAND SAHAI 1 Indonesia in the Fourth Century LOKESH CHANDRA AND SUDARSHANA DEVI SINGHAL 11 Transmutations in a Multicultural World JOHN HARTMANN 23 Vol XXIII Nos.1-2, January- December 1998 Dvaravati People in Ancient Japan SHOJI ITO 1 Devaraja in Cambodian History LOKESH CHANDRA 7 State System in Ancient Cambodia LOKESH CHANDRA AND SUDARSHANA DEVI SINGHAL 23 Human Resourced Development in Malaysia: A Synoptic View B.N.GHOSH 29 Pancasila in Indonesian Politics MUN MUN MAJUMDAR 42

Vol XXIV Nos.1-2, January- December 1999 European Cultural Influence in Thailand: Stand Off,

Acceptance and Assimilation M.R. CHAKRAROT CHITRABONGS 1

Thai Culture: Pride of a Glorious Past M.R. CHAKRAROT CHITRABONGS 9 The Six Faces of Hanuman M.R. CHAKRAROT CHITRABONGS 16 Folk Buddhism in Lao Rural Environment GEORGE CONDOMINAS 21 The Mekong: A Comparative Study of the Dutch and Laotian Perspectives SACHCHIDANANDE SAHAI 53 Vol XXV Nos.1-2, January- December 2000 Special Issue : King Chulalongkorn’s Visit to India (Part I) The Reconstituted Diary of Royal Siamese Journey to India (1872) The Global Contexts of the Royal Siamese Visit SACHCHIDANAND SAHAI 1 The Unprecedented Journey SACHCHI9DANAND SAHAI 17 Forty-Seven Days in India SACHCHIDANANAD SAHAI 24 Vol XXVI Nos.1-2, January- December 2001 Special Issue: King Chulalongkorn’s Visit to India (1872) Part II The Royal Siamese Researches in India by Sachchidanand Sahai The First Impressions about King Chulalongkorn 85 Diplomacy of Seven Steps 91 At the War Game in Delhi 103 The Royal Siamese Researches on 1857 117 Encounter with Buddhist India 139 From Young Bengal to Young Siam 151 The Aftermath 165

Vol XXVII Nos.1-2, January- December 2002 Special Issue: King Chulalongkorn’s Visit to India (1872) Part III Original Document from Media by Sachchidanand Sahai The Siam Repository 171 The Illustrated London News 199 Rev D.B. Bradley’s Journal 201 The Pioneer 203 The Englishman 219 The Friend of India 231 The Madras Mail 239 The Indian Public Opinion and Punjab Times 249 The Hindoo Patriot 257 Kavivachana Sudha 265 Vol XXVIII Nos.1-2, January- December 2003 Special Issue: Islam in Indonesia by Garth N. Jones 1. Imperial Aspiration: Bhinneka Tunggal Ika

(Unity Out of Diversity) 1 2 Agama, Agama: (Religions) 7 3 Islam and Society 13 4 Islamic Revival 19 5 Naked Adam 25 6 Reformasi Total and Adji Saka’s Kris 33 7 Afterword 45 References 49 Vol XXIX Nos.1-2, January- December 2004 1 The Footprints of Siva in the Saiva Agamas NIVEDITA ROUT 1 2 Prasat Ak Yom: An Early Temple Mountain of Angkor SACHCHIDANAND SAHAI 9 3 Recapitulating the First International Conference on Thai Studies BACHCHAN KUMAR 17 4 Unpublished Letters of George Cœdès SACHCHIDANAND SAHAI 57 5 Centre for South East Asian Studies 1976-2006 B.K. MISHRA 67

Vol XXX Nos.1-2, January- December 2005 South East Asian Review 1976-2003 (I-XXIX) BACHCHAN KUMAR 1 Research Publications SACHCHIDANAND SAHAI 31 Archival Letters SACHCHIDANAND SAHAI 86 Vol XXXI Nos.1-2, January- December 2006 Message H.E. Dr A.R. KIDWAI, GOVERNOR, HARYANA `iii Inaugural Address HON’BLE SHRI ANAND SHARMA, MINISTER OF STATE FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI V IMMCC Overview PRFOESSOR SACHCHIDANAND SAHAI 1 China and the Mekong Countries Mr SUN WEIDONG, COUNSELLOR THE CHINESE EMBASSY, NEW –DELHI 5 The Mekong River and the Lao PDR H.E. MR LY BOUNKHAM,

AMBASSADOR OF THE LAO PDR 9 The Multilateral Cooperation Between the Mekong Countries

H.E. MR CHIRASAK THANESNANT AMBASSADOR OF THAILAND 15

Vietnam, Mekong River4 Basin and India MR TON SINH THANH, MINISTER COUNSELLOR DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION, EMBASSY OF VIETNAM 19 The Mekong as the Lifeline of Cambodia MR PRADEEP KAPUR, JOINT SECRETARY MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 21 Mekong a Mysterious Name MS CHHOM KUNTHEA, ICCR SCHOLAR 27 Studies in Indonesian Art PROFESSOR LOKESH CHANDRA, DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF INDIAN CLULTURE 33 Fieldwork Diary PRFOESSOR SACHCHIDANAND SAHAI 59

Vol XXXII Nos.1-2, January- December 2007 Colonial Boundaries: An Exploration of R.A. Kartini’s

Reformist Ideologies MICHAEL HAWKINS 1

Comparative Note on the two Maranao Versions of the Rama Story in the Philippines RATNA LAHIRI 13

Mahisasura-mardini in Indonesia: An Iconographic Study BACHCHAN KUMAR 33