Khun Yai: A Glimpse into the Life of Chand Khonnokyoong
…thered the family. In disgust, her mother called him a “sparrow” (a Thai expression for a worthless person) that leached off her. This remark wounded his pride. He angrily asked all the children if they hea…
Khun Yai Chand Khonnokyoong was born on January 20, 1909, in Nakorn Chaisri, Thailand. As the fifth of nine children in a family of rice farmers, her upbringing was marked by challenges, particularly