Your Indian Royal Wedding (Yes, Yours)
You, too, can have nuptials as sumptuous as the recent royal wedding of Jodhpur
CLARISSA TAN
The Thai Royal Wedding
Last year, the King and Queen of Thailand celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. It provided an opportunity for some reminiscing on the part of the Thai media.
VIVIENNE KHOO
Coffee With the Sultana
asia! sits down with a champion woman golfer who also happens to be the queen of the Malaysian state of Kedah.
DAN-CHYI CHUA
Japan's Royal Weddings
With a history of monogamy, nervous breakdowns and a Harvard-educated Princess, the royal marriages seem to encapsulate the paradox that is Japan – progressive yet tradition-bound.
SIMONE ERASMUS-LAM
India's Poor Little Rich Prince
The waxing and waning of the Nizam of Hyderabad reflects the waves of change that have swept the sub-continent since India's independence.
CLARISSA TAN
The Misadventures of an Indian Prince
One of the most interesting facets of the story of the 8th Nizam of Hyderabad, His Exalted Highness Prince Barkat Ali Khan Mukarram Jah Asaf Jah VIII, is its literary nature. This might sound strange at first, but closer scrutiny reveals how closely it resembles a classic piece of tragedy.
LIM JIN LI