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CONTENTS

8 CALENDAR

Which events to check out in Bangkok this month.
10 Munching

Whet Your Atrium Appetite: Atrium at The Landmark Bangkok is an elevated
all-day dining experience.
12 Fashion
10 2025 Fashion Playbook: Your guide to the fashion year ahead.

14 Trending Now

Critical Hit: Why gaming is here to stay – and keep winning.
16 Spill the Chai

An INK-ling of Truth: Amornrat Sidhu tackles the taboos of tattoos. On the cover, Rashmi Sharma on her path to
12 driving high performance.
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The Change Agent: How Rashmi Sharma is driving high performance by
blending ancient wellness wisdom with AI-Age Leadership. CHAIRMAN
22 IN FOCUS Ram Sachdev

Digital Asset Dynamo: Mana Khanijou, Chief Commercial Officer at Merkle
Capital, grabs the proverbial bull by the horns in finance. PUBLISHERS

24 what’s up, Bangkok? Raghav Sachdev
Raksha Sachdev Singh
14 All the latest offerings in Bangkok you need to know about.

SENIOR WRITER
26 Nama-Slay! Mahmood Hossain
Are You Thaaat Traveller?: Sumati Huber measures ways to determine if
you’re a terrible traveller. WRITER
Pooja Prabbhan Srijith
28 Bling, Baaja, Baraat JUNIOR WRITERS
5 Cute Ways to Include Your Pet in Your Wedding
. Ayush Madan
30 Tending to Your Inner Garden: A path to mental wellness in 2025.
16 Masala Recommends Grace Clarke
ART DIRECTOR
Jan Lorenz
32 Cash Course With AtuL SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Atul Sethi, CEO of Farnam Tree, draws a clear line between Hollywood and

reality in finance. Alend Razavi
Getting to Aha! GRAPHIC DESIGNER
The Power of Being Observant, Present, and Situationally Aware: Darshan Watchara Teeracharuwan
18
Mehta shares the behavioural tools that can enhance one’s personal and PHOTOGRAPHER AND
professional lives. VIDEOGRAPHERS
34 Musings of an Aunty Grabbling with the Unstoppable Time Thananat Thanaphirat

Dolly Koghar is on the good side of impermanence.
. The Sassy Side of Sixty WEBMASTER
Jinn Thapsakul
Dolly Koghar stresses that there’s much to give, even after we are gone. BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
36 Sustainably Stylish Gurdev Singh
22 Eco-Conscious Bridal Fashion: Aparna Sharma provides simple steps toward
an eco-friendlier bridal wardrobe. SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Net-flicks and Chill Carmel Mission

Our picks of the most binge-worthy releases on your favourite streaming PROJECT COORDINATOR
platforms in Thailand. Nikki Kumar

30 40 Hot Shots

Happenings captured through the Masala lens.

Grace Period @MasalaOnline
@masalamagazine
While the previous month flew by in what feels like a flash, it seems this may be the ideal time to take a step back, breathe a

little, and embrace what’s to come. In the month that houses Valentine’s, a positive change maker in the age of advanced AI with +66 63 270 8009
ancient wellness techniques is in order, which can be found in our Cover Story (page 18), featuring Rashmi Sharma. Following suit
in incorporating technology is our In Focus feature (page 22), Mana Khanijou of Merkle Capital, highlighting the future of digital EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING OFFICE
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