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CONTENTS

4 HOT DATES

June’s calendar of events and happenings around Bangkok.
6 MUNCHING

Looking for comfort food amidst the hustle and bustle of Nana Street?
Look no further! Monsoon on Sukhumvit Soi 8 has the big menu, the
6 big portions and is really big on fl avour.
8 POINT COUNTERPOINT

Readers weigh in on matters of the heart in The Great Debate, party edition.
10 HOT OR NOT

Keep up with the top fi ve fads you need to be following or avoiding right now.
12 FASHION
8 Get inspired by the best airport looks, as Masala picks our top favourites Four expats talk about the way they adjust to

seen at Mumbai’s terminal this year. life in Bangkok.
14 COVERED

Four young Indians have said goodbye to their mother country
and given up everything familiar and dear in their quest to seek ISSUE 81 | JUNE 2017
their fortune in the Land of Smiles. Krishna Mawani talks to them
about their challenges and experiences. CHAIRMAN
17 UP AND COMING PUBLISHER
17 Ram Sachdev
All the latest off erings in Bangkok you need to know about!
18 TRENDING NOW Raghav Sachdev

EDITOR
Health enthusiast Laxshmi Sachathep discovers the benefi ts of nature’s
wonder spice turmeric. Gurleen Khanijoun Chawla
20 DJ’S CHOICE ASSOCIATE EDITOR

18 Looking to update your Bollywood playlist? Here are the top 10 picks from Caron Lau
India-based DJ Lemon that will keep you going for the month.
21 IN FOCUS STAFF WRITER
Krishna Mawani
It’s not easy to make it in fashion, especially in the age of global
reach and sourcing, but two working girls in Bangkok have made use GRAPHIC DESIGNER
of their textile savvy relatives and launched online fashion brand Watchara Teeracharuwan
KIRAN X PAWANA with great success. Justine Espinueva
22 FLICKS
20 Our Bollywood spies bring you the latest on industry gossip and celebrity PHOTOGRAPHER

tidbits, plus three new movies to watch out for (page 23). Sunil George
26 TIME PASS DATABASE MANAGER
Pathomphol Kraiya
Indian high-society etiquette guru Mrs Chauhan helps take your foot out of
your mouth. See what the stars have in store for you this month (page 27). ASSISTANT BUSINESS
28 WHAT’S UP? DEVELOPMENT ADVISER
Megha Jogani
21 Snapshots from the latest happenings around town.

SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVE
LEAP OF FAITH Bhoomi Wadhwa
Prerna Kishore

Where do you hope to live when you start work? Any plans to go the extra mile, and start off afresh in another country?
Although we may dream of pursing an exciting career away from home, taking this life-changing decision can
be daunting. In doing so, we leave behind everyone we love, while friends and family, now only a short car ride away,
could be reduced to Skype calls and once-a-year visits instead. We would leave behind everything with which we’re
familiar, and have to adapt to new cultures and traditions. This is the journey that four Indian expats decided to take
when they fl ew to The Land of Smiles to chase their dreams. We sit down with them to discover how they adjusted to
the country they now call home. Read more about their challenges and victories in our exclusive cover story ‘Home
Away from Home’ on page 14. Masala Magazine
Challenges are obviously not limited to those who live away from home either. We also get an insider’s scoop on the
girls behind the online KIRAN X PAWANA fashion label. Though it’s not easy to make it in fashion these days, especially EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING OFFICE
in the age of global reach and sourcing, Kiran and Pawana Koghar are succeeding with fl ying colours, while balancing full- 85/3 Sukhumvit Soi 12, Klongtoey,
time jobs, marriage and plenty of other commitments (page 21). Bangkok 10110 Thailand.
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