COLOURFUL EXPRESSIONS: INDIA’S CLASSIC LOOKS Primal colours in India’s quotidian life hold a mesmerizing joyfulness in their vibrancy. Photographer Dinesh Khanna captures the enterprising hues of vendors and their tantalising goods and other ‘windows’ of opportunity...
AN EXQUISITE LAST FAREWELL To bid adieu to a beloved monarch, the sombre ritual to build a funerary pyre called on the best artistic skills in the land. Words: Anjira Assavanonda Photos: Suwit Kittitien Thai hearts ached when the dreaded countdown began for the...
THE SWEET SCENT OF IMAGINATION Renown for his fascinating floral arrangements, Thailand’s Sakul Intakul made an international name for himself harmonising delicate or vibrant flowers with humble materials like banana leaves or coconut husks; creating sublime and...
BACK TO THE PAST: MEMORIES OF A YOUTHFUL SAMUI Imagine a fantasy island surrounded by clear blue where the ambrosia water of coconut can be yours with just a command to the local ‘monkey’ picker and friendly locals whose favourite pasttime is watching water...
FEELING TRUE NATURE A walk down the lushness of Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang never gets much greener or more real than this. Our writer went seeking for the untried and found something magical. Photos: Arthit Limpong Words: Sarita Urupongsa Vang Vieng is always the...
