Why JARUK?
Vorasan Supap — “5.45 am”In Thai, jaruk (จารึก) means ‘inscription’. A word that evokes the ancient practice of engraving stories, knowledge and accounts in stone or metal, or recording them on palm leaves, so that they may be passed down to future generations.
This is how part of Siam’s cultural memory has endured through the centuries. From the famous inscription of King Ram Khamhaeng in Sukhothai to the epigraphic inscriptions of Wat Pho in Bangkok, these historical records preserve a language, a history, knowledge and traditions whose universal significance has been recognised by UNESCO through their inclusion in the Memory of the World Register.
Our ambition
To preserve this cultural memory and pass it on to future generations, making it meaningful and accessible to all, everywhere, through mobile applications. JARUK carries this tradition forward, using the tools of our time.
By combining the power of artificial intelligence with the rigour of human validation, JARUK is building a knowledge infrastructure designed to identify, document, contextualise and connect the many expressions of Thailand’s cultural and natural heritage.
Five ways into JARUK’s entries.
Latest heritage entry published
Built in the late eighteenth century on the site of Bangkok’s first throne hall, the Dusit Maha Prasat Throne Hall has passed from a place of audience to the place where the kings and queens of the Chakri dynasty lie before their cremation.
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