Page 3 - Masala Lite Issue 165 September 2024

CONTENTS

4 CALENDAR

Which events to check out in Bangkok this month.

6 Fashion

Make an Outfit with Venesa: Step by step instructions, from fabric to fab-fit.

8 Steeped in Flavour: Asiatique Ancient Tea House is brewing up dim sum
6 Munching

delights that are sure to leave you wonton more.
10 Trending Now

The Yin and Yang of Chinese E-Commerce: The good, the bad, and the
downlow on shopping from Chinese apps.
12 Covered On the cover, Darshan Mehta smiles for the

8 A Palate for Progress: In conversation with Darshan Mehta on passions, camera at his Latin-inspired restaurant,
pursuits, and progress.
Carmina.
14 what’s up, Bangkok? ISSUE 165 | september 2024

All the latest offerings in Bangkok you need to know about.
CHAIRMAN
Ram Sachdev
16 Spill the Chai PUBLISHERS

Raghav Sachdev
What’s Your Kryptonite?: Exploring the various allergies that Thai-Indians
have, and their implications. Raksha Sachdev
18 Funny Business: Living, laughing, and loving, with comedy icon Kumar. Aiden Jewelle Gonzales
10 IN FOCUS ASSOCIATE EDITOR

SENIOR WRITER
20 Nama-Slay! JUNIOR WRITERS
Mahmood Hossain

Sumati Huber gives a peek behind the curtain into the lies that Indians tell.
Ayush Madan
Grace Clarke
12 22 Masala Recommends ART DIRECTOR

India’s philanthro-pundits!: Five Indian philanthropic influencers you should
Jan Lorenz
be following. SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER
24 Bling, Baaja, Baraat Alend Razavi

The Art of Gifting: Five thoughtful souvenirs for your wedding.
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Watchara Teeracharuwan
26 Cash Course With AtuL PHOTOGRAPHER AND
VIDEOGRAPHERS

Atul Sethi advises us to ignore politics to invest better.
. Thananat Thanaphirat
28 Dolly Koghar muses on why we Indians last lifetimes as a couple, while giving Jinn Thapsakul
16 Musings of a Longtime-Married Aunty WEBMASTER

her generation’s perspective on being alone, versus loneliness (page 29). BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
MANAGER
30 Sustainably Stylish Gurdev Singh

Aparna Sharma suggests eco-friendly outfits for your next music festival.
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Carmel Mission
31 Net-flicks and Chill MASALA PRESENTER
Geetan Kanwar
18 Our pick of the most binge-worthy releases on the top streaming platforms
available in Thailand. PROJECT COORDINATOR
Nikki Kumar
32 Getting to Aha! INTERNS

Darshan Mehta explores ‘Aha!’ moments in technology that changed the
world. Niranjana Mittal
Venesa Daswani
36 Hot Shots Sanchita Sachdev

Happenings captured through the Masala lens.
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