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EDITORIAL NOTE

ON THE C OVER
Aloke Lohia, Founder and CEO of
Indorama Ventures, graces the cover
with his family.

Into the New Year

Shedding away layers of yet another rollercoaster of a year only leaves us with more
questions stepping into 2025. It’s only natural to be concerned. However, staying focused Ram Sachdev
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on today – embracing each moment – is where our true power lies. Taking control of our
happiness, wisely navigating through our professional endeavours and carefully crafting Raghav Sachdev
Raksha Sachdev
our ideal personal lives are vital to evolving into better versions of ourselves. So, whether Publisher
you have new resolutions or simply improving upon personal growth carried into the new Aiden Jewelle Gonzales
year, we hope the following pages inspire you to accomplish them with grace. Associate Editor
In our Cover Story (page 52), Aloke Lohia, Founder and Group CEO of Indorama Mahmood Hossain
Ventures, provides us with an exclusive peek into his family values, overcoming crises and Senior Writer
the impact on the community he serves. He isn’t the only game-changer on the scene, as Ayush Madan
Grace Clarke
Arun Nair, Regional Partnerships Manager at UNICEF, gives us insight into his ongoing Junior Writers
pursuit of creating positive and meaningful change in the development sector (page 44).
Jan Lorenz
Segueing into empowerment and nancial literacy, Napaporn “Seema” Palsingh, Unit Art Director

Manager at Krungthai Axa, encourages the younger generation to plan for better nancial Alend Razavi
goals and a more stable future (page 48). On the other hand, our Business pages (page Senior Graphic Designer
64) feature three businessmen who succeeded in Guangzhou reveal that there are more Watchara Teeracharuwan
fruitful opportunities outside the borders of our comfort zones, a sentiment shared by a Graphic Designer
couple of adventure-seeking community members who braved a trek to the base camp of Thananat Thanaphirat
Mount Everest (page 76). Photographer and Videographer

The Chinese in uence continues as we take a splendid visit to Yu Ting Yuan at the Four Jinn Thapsakul
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Seasons Hotel Bangkok and taste authentic Cantonese cuisine (page 80). Our foray
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into the Far East rolled into trying delicious authentic Japanese offerings from KiSara at Business Development Manager
Conrad Bangkok (page 82). And if that wasn’t enough, we took a few swings of the golf
club at Teeshot Bar, accompanied by bites and drinks you can’t have enough of (page 84). Elamarie Carmel Dante Mission
Social Media Manager
Alongside these wonderful stories, we highlight the trifecta-glam squad in It Girls (page Geetan Kanwar
86), reasons to visit the country of Georgia (page 36), a list of must-visit cocktail bars in Masala Presenter
Delhi and Mumbai (page 32) and much more. We may not know what’s in store ahead, Nikki Kumar

but we can open a new chapter lled with hope, well, at least we can be cautiously Project Coordinator
optimistic. Happy reading, and Happy New Year! Kiran Khanijow
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