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CONTENTS

4 HOT DATES

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

Providing patrons with sky-high excuses for exploring the local bar
scene, Bangkok’s newly-opened AIRE BAR off ers a breezy evening above
the bustling city.
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8 POINT COUNTERPOINT

Readers weigh in on matters of the heart in The Great Debate, smog edition.
10 Hot or Not

Keep up with the top fi ve fads you need to be following or avoiding right now.
12 IN FOCUS

14 International comic sensation Russell Peters gets ‘Deported’ Discover Sukrit Srisakulchawla’s passion
on his new world tour. for photography. All cover pictures belong
to Sukrit.
14 FASHION
Masala pays tribute to sisters everywhere, as we reveal our favourite
sibling pairs who prove that two closets are always better than one. ISSUE 90 | MARCH 2018

COVERED CHAIRMAN
16 Photographer and social media infl uencer Sukrit Srisakulchawla shares Ram Sachdev
his fascinating journey as a Google #TeamPixel ambassador.
18 PUBLISHER
18 UP AND COMING Raghav Sachdev

All the latest off erings in Bangkok you need to know!
20 On the Radar EDITOR
Gurleen Khanijoun Chawla
Aekarak Sethi was awarded the fi rst runner-up position at the third ASEAN
Youth Video Contest (AYVC), while global spiritualist Ishan Shivanand’s SENIOR WRITER
upcoming meditation programme off ers guidance on how we can transform our Christy Lau
inner powers to live the dynamic lives we deserve (page 21).
22 DJ’S CHOICE Deboshree Banerjee
21 STAFF WRITERS
Looking to update your playlist? Here are the top 10 picks from Hong
Kong-based DJ Raz that will keep you going for the month. Ashima Sethi
24 TRENDING NOW GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
Watchara Teeracharuwan
Amornrat Sidhu reveals some of the strangest, most extreme and out-
of-the-box laws that exist in our diverse communities. Justine Espinueva
26 FLICKS PHOTOGRAPHERS
Sunil George
22 Our Bollywood spies bring you the latest on industry gossip and celebrity Steve Stephen
tidbits, plus three new movies to watch out for (page 27).
30 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 31). BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGERS
Megha Jogani
32 WHAT’S UP? Raksha Sachdev

24 Snapshots from the latest happenings around town. SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVE
Bhoomi Wadhwa

Picture Perfect!

While our society grows increasingly obsessive with capturing the perfect image for the perfect Instagram page, it
becomes ever more diffi cult to diff erentiate the professional photographers from the shutterbugs. So this month, we
take a step back to commemorate an individual whose passion for the camera lens is more than just about his social Masala Magazine
media feed. Bangkok-bred Sukrit Srisakulchawla’s love for the art form has led to him becoming a part of the prestigious
photography initiative #TeamPixel by Google. Masala celebrates his personal achievements in our inspirational cover EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING OFFICE
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