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CONTENTS

8 CALENDAR

Which events to check out in Bangkok this month, including the much-
anticipated Masala Wedding Fair.
10 Fashion

Bigger, Bolder, Better: Embracing maximalism: because who says you can’t
wear everything all at once?
12 A Diner’s Desire Met: Enjoy a juicy piece of classic Americana at Big Bite
10 Munching

Burger Bar & Grill.
14 Trending Now

Another Diamond from Hindi Cinema: Veteran Hindi film director, Sanjay
Leela Bhansali, gives us gems of insight about his OTT debut, Heeramandi:
The Diamond Bazaar.
16 Trending Now for the camera on the cover at Benhanced
Bikini Athlete Radhika Mettakhun poses
12 From the Ground Up: Finding joy and community in the world of bouldering. Performance Center
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18 Spill the Chai CHAIRMAN

Less is More: Exploring the smaller nuclear family unit and the roadblocks
along the way. Ram Sachdev
20 Covered PUBLISHERS
Raghav Sachdev

Raksha Sachdev
Lifting Expectations: Follow bikini athlete Radhika Mettakhun as she defines
the intersection of strength and femininity.
14 ASSOCIATE EDITOR
24 IN FOCUS Aiden Jewelle Gonzales

His Crowning Glory: Breakout artist King makes his mark in Southeast Asia.
SENIOR WRITER
Mahmood Hossain
26 what’s up, Bangkok? JUNIOR WRITERS
Ayush Madan

All the latest offerings in Bangkok you need to know about.
Grace Clarke
28 Masala Recommends ART DIRECTOR
Jan Lorenz
16 Feasting, Fashion, and Fun – with Flair: What to look out for at the Masala
Wedding Fair. SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Alend Razavi
30 Nama-Slay! GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Sumati Huber hilariously details four “mistakes” all Indians have made.
Watchara Teeracharuwan
32 Bling, Baaja, Baraat PHOTOGRAPHER AND
VIDEOGRAPHERS
Thananat Thanaphirat

Kripa Singh cautions us against these five outdated wedding trends.
18 . WEBMASTER
Jinn Thapsakul
34 Getting to Aha! SALES EXECUTIVE

Unveiling Pizza Evolution: Darshan Mehta talks to Ashutosh Mahindru on
how he’s married innovation and culinary delight. Rohan Gidwani
36 Cash Course With Atul BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
EXECUTIVE

Gurdev Singh
Atul Sethi from Farnam Tree gives instructions on how to research a
publicly-listed company. SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
38 Dolly Koghar explains why she will never say never – and neither should you; SOCIAL MEDIA EXECUTIVE
20 Musings of an Aunty Who Never Ever Messes with Fate Rupal Nahata

while giving her generation’s perspective on what constitutes a ‘mistake.’ Kritika Dusad
(page 39). MASALA PRESENTER
40 Sustainably Stylish Geetan Kanwar

Aparna Sharma unveils Earthsight’s report that links deforestation to some
PROJECT COORDINATOR
of your favourite fast-fashion brands. Nikki Kumar
42 HOT SHOts
24 Happenings captured through the Masala lens.
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Braving the mid-year heat and manic rain takes courage, dear readers. It takes strength, determination, style, and a
bit of attitude. This is wonderfully embodied by our Cover Story, bikini athlete Radhika Mettakhun, a Thai-Indian EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING OFFICE
community trailblazer who inspires with her magnificent bodybuilding journey and enlightened attitude towards 85/3 Sukhumvit Soi 12, Klongtoey,
body image and dealing with societal expectations (page 20). The boldness continues in our ‘Fashion’ piece, which Bangkok 10110 Thailand.
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Bhansali; in our feature bringing into focus breakout artist King (page 24); and in our ‘Munching’ section which aiden@masalathai.com
highlights the punchy flavours of Big Bite Burger Bar & Grill (page 12). And as usual, we hear from the community’s For advertising enquiries, contact
thoughts, both on the recent rock-climbing trend (page 16) and on the concept of smaller nuclear families (page 18). advertising@masalathai.com
We have a collection of daring human beings living and thriving on their own terms. You’re in for a darn good read! www.masalathai.com
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