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CONTENTS

8 CALENDAR

Which events to check out in Bangkok this month.

10 Festive Calendar

Where to bring your date for Valentine’s Day, plus Chinese New Year
promotions.
12 In Rouge: The bride isn’t the only one wearing red at the wedding.
12 Fashion

14 Munching

Magic Mimi: A rooftop homage to the South Beach lifestyle, Mimi’s serves
up American comfort food, signature cocktails, and live DJ music.
14 16 Trending Now pearly whites at one of his Prosmiles clinics.
On the cover, Avinash Sajani shows off his
The Future of Wellbeing: A roundup of the most popular health trends
heading into 2024.
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CHAIRMAN

The Smile Sculptor: Dr. Avi Sajnani crafts beautiful smiles by combining
dental science and artistic precision. Ram Sachdev
20 what’s up, Bangkok? PUBLISHER
Raghav Sachdev

All the latest offerings in Bangkok you need to know about.
Aiden Jewelle Gonzales
16 ASSOCIATE EDITOR
22 In Focus SENIOR WRITER

Upcycled Thinking: Manish Sethi, social entrepreneur and co-founder of
Mahmood Hossain
Rescued Glass, on how entrepreneurship for him is about community
empowerment, continuous learning, and giving back. JUNIOR WRITER
Ayush Madan
24 Spill the Chai BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

MANAGERS
Friendship Trials: Coming out Stronger: Community members reveal how
they’ve kept friendships strong despite disagreements and modern-day Raksha Sachdev
18 trials. Megha Jogani
26 Masala Recommends ART DIRECTOR
Jan Lorenz

Keeping Up with the Kulfis: Some of the best spots in town to meet your kulfi
cravings SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Alend Razavi
28 Nama-Slay! GRAPHIC DESIGNER

What will your Valentine’s Day be like? Sumati Huber gives us some options.
Watchara Teeracharuwan

PHOTOGRAPHER AND
30 Kripa Singh gives us five tips to stay calm while planning your wedding, and Thananat Thanaphirat
22 Bling, Baaja, Baraat VIDEOGRAPHERS

maybe even enjoy the process! Suphasin Theppitak
WEBMASTER
32 Cash Course With Atul Jinn Thapsakul

Atul Sethi from Farnam Tree warns us against trying to be flawless when
investing. SALES EXECUTIVE
Rohan Gidwani
24 34 Musings of an Aunty Down Under BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
EXECUTIVE

Dolly Koghar muses on how logic has diluted love; while giving her
generation’s take on the complex and profound nature of love (page 35). Gurdev Singh
36 Sustainably Stylish SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Rupal Nahata
Aparna Sharma explains why the fast fashion supply chain is a social and
Kritika Dusad
climate justice issue. SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE
37 HOT SHOts MASALA PRESENTER
Geetan Kanwar

Happenings captured through the Masala lens.
PROJECT COORDINATOR
26 Nikki Kumar
Love is in The Air
@MasalaOnline
There’s an extra day to this leap year’s month of love, which means even more to embrace and celebrate this time
around. What better way to start the joy than to serve up some beautiful smiles with our Cover Story Avi Sajnani, @masalamagazine
showing the ‘sexier’ side of dentistry (pg 18). It also doesn’t hurt to risk those pearly whites by indulging in some of
the town’s best kulfis (pg 26). And once you’ve tasted that sweetness, we discuss matters of the heart, from wearing +66 63 270 8009
it on red sari sleeves (pg 12) to the love the community nurtures for their close friends (pg 24). Similar passions can
be found in this edition’s In Focus, as we’re introduced to a young entrepreneur championing sustainability, Manish EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING OFFICE
85/3 Sukhumvit Soi 12, Klongtoey,
Sethi (pg 22), while we visit Mimi’s for a Miami-esque dining experience to heat things up (page 14)! This and much Bangkok 10110 Thailand.
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