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CONTENTS

4 HOT DATES

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

Fusion is an ongoing trend noticeable in Bangkok’s ever-emerging
food scene, and Al Saray’s new Silom branch veers into this territory,
6 off ering the best of two worlds — Lebanese and Indian specialties.
8 POINT COUNTERPOINT

Readers weigh in on matters of the heart in The Great Debate, college 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 Jhanvi Kapoor, who is yet to make her Bollywood appearance, is already Ratika Thakur smiles for the camera at
making headlines for her impeccable fashion style. Thee Bangkok Hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 20
14 COVERED ISSUE 83 | AUGUST 2017

Young and determined shoe fanatic Ratika Thakur lands her dream job
at Christian Louboutin. She tells us how she successfully keeps up with CHAIRMAN
the challenging and fast-paced world of luxury fashion. Ram Sachdev
16 UP AND COMING
10 All the latest off erings in Bangkok you need to know about! PUBLISHER
Raghav Sachdev
18 TRENDING NOW EDITOR

Nanki Ghogar addresses the controversial question that plagues most health
conscious individuals — can we get all our nutrients being a vegetarian? Gurleen Khanijoun Chawla
20 DJ’S CHOICE ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Caron Lau
18 Looking to update your playlist? Here are the top 10 picks from Malaysia-based STAFF WRITER
DJ Simran that will keep you going for the month.
21 FLICKS Krishna Mawani
Temur Yusuf
Our Bollywood spies bring you the latest on industry gossip and celebrity
tidbits (page 22), plus three new movies to watch out for (page 21). GRAPHIC DESIGNER
23 TIME PASS Watchara Teeracharuwan
Justine Espinueva
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 28). Isariya Vermeiren
22 PHOTOGRAPHER
26 IN FOCUS Sunil George

Part of the Bangalore-based artist duo Pors & Rao, TED Senior Fellow
Aparna Rao creates interactive installations using electro-mechanical Steve Stephen
systems that deliver a refreshing dose of humour and physicality. DATABASE MANAGER
29 WHAT’S UP? Pathomphol Kraiya

Snapshots from the latest happenings around town.
ASSISTANT BUSINESS
26 DEVELOPMENT ADVISER
Megha Jogani
Who Run the World? SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVE

Bhoomi Wadhwa
Girls — or at least the fashion world! Prerna Kishore
It’s no surprise that most women are obsessed with the latest trends. We know exactly what is ‘in’, and our days are
not complete until we have checked what our favourite fashion icon is wearing. We may be attracted to the glossy world INTERNS
of fashion, but the industry itself is a whole diff erent ballgame. Praphanit Doowa
In this issue, we meet 29-year-old Ratika Thakur who provides a sneak peek into the highly coveted and competitive
business of the fashion industry. While she lives her dream job as the PR practitioner of Christian Louboutin, she does Dhiksha Sajnani
admit that it’s not an easy feat. Tune into our cover story, ‘The Girl with the Red Soles’ on page 14, to read more about the
young and dynamic shoe fanatic. Masala Magazine
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