Priya Singh, Author at The Sunday Guardian Live

‘Indian comedy is on the cusp of something amazing’

Comedian Varun Thakur, who has amassed a global following as a standup artiste and established himself as one of the protagonists of India’s comedy...

‘Theatre has given me a strong foundation’

Bollywood actor Shreyas Talpade is popularly known for his comic roles in Golmaal and Housefull. He is now ready for his upcoming film, Setter, to be released on 3...

Vivo is gearing up for its next growth phase in India

One of the most successful Chinese smartphone brands in our time, Vivo has gone from strength to strength in the last few years. The...

Smartphones that will set the pace for the entire industry

It’s clear that the global smartphone industry is going to see exponential growth in the coming years, and that it is going to be...

Book Review: From the viewpoint of a child, the whole world looks wonderful

Book- No Child’s Play By Indu Ranchan Price: Rs 1,495 Pages: 165 Publisher: Har-Anand Publications Pvt Ltd No Child’s Play, by Indu Ranchan, is an engaging compilation of events that...

I enjoy performing in front of a live audience: Darsheel

Darsheel Safary was only 10 years old when he achieved fame for playing the role of a dyslexic child, Ishaan Awasthi, in Taare Zameen Par ...

With focus on phone cameras, Huawei plays to its strengths

From being an underdog in the global smartphone market to becoming an industry leader, Huawei has covered a long distance in a very short...

Oppo has big, innovative and market-savvy plans for India

It was only five years ago that the Chinese smartphone brand Oppo ventured into the Indian market. Today, it has established itself as one...

Apple’s surprise package from the latest Cupertino event

Apple launch events at its Cupertino headquarters in California have acquired a mythic status. Whatever is announced from this stage tends to make headlines...

I feel that I remain an underrated actor: Irani

Delnaaz Irani, best known for her comic role in Kal Ho Na Ho , speaks to Guardian 20 about her recent play titled Hello...

Riversong and its attempts to carve a lucrative niche in India

The successful run of several Chinese smartphone brands in India—from Xiaomi to OnePlus—has paved the way for new players to follow in their footsteps....

Mozilla bolsters its India presence with a new launch

The evolution of the World Wide Web, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this week, can be traced using the web browser as a parameter....

What’s the secret of Xiaomi’s unparalleled success in India?

Over the last five years, Chinese smartphone brands have more or less captured the Indian market. But one name in particular has emerged as...

Meet the future frontrunners

Every year on 26 January, young achievers from across India are awarded the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. This time around, 26 winners were...

Grand unveilings at world’s biggest smartphone show

It wouldn’t be the biggest mobile show of the year without the grand unveilings and launches. So appropriately, the 2019 edition of the Mobile...

Samsung inaugurates 2019 run with a galaxy of launches

When it comes to smartphones, few brands can rival the popular appeal and overall quality of Samsung handsets. The South Korean brand has also...

‘It is gratifying to break through many glass ceilings’

American guitarist and three-time Grammy winner, Sharon Isbin speaks to Priya Singh about the link between classical music and meditation, and about her debut...

ViewSonic’s display panel is virtually a frontrunner

With the integration of technology, the contemporary classroom has changed beyond recognition. Just as students are more at ease these days with e-learning and...

New wave of sound: Audio gear meets wearable tech

Some of the biggest changes in the world of technology have touched upon products and services related to music. Just as the digital format...

Race 3 is the only film I faced criticism for: Saqib

Saqib Saleem began his Bollywood career in 2011 with his romcom Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge and now he is entering into the digital space with his web...

Top shelf, low price: Latest handsets on the launch pad

The smartphone industry is already poised for a competitive year ahead. A number of big launches happened in January, setting the bar pretty high...

‘After Mary Kom, biopics became a trend in India’

Omung Kumar is a national award winning filmmaker who earned much critical acclaim with his directorial debut Mary Kom in 2014. Kumar was an...

‘Demand for wine less than what it could be in India’

Steven Spurrier is an acclaimed wine expert from Britain and a wine merchant who is often referred to as “the champion of French wine”....

Avita’s ‘fashion-forward laptops’ launched in India

New players keep venturing out in India’s rapidly growing technology landscape. Brands from around the world view the country as an important market, one...

Food Review: Well-crafted menu of traditional Indian food

Based on the theme of rediscovering old-world Indian culinary heritage, Made in India, is a fine-dining restaurant of Radisson Blu MBD, Noida. The place...

‘Theatre has played a defining role in my life’

Best known for his role in the television sitcom F.I.R., Shiv Pandit was recently seen in the Netflix original series Selection Day. The series...

Honor 10 Lite: Flagship features in mid-price phone

Chinese brands have come to dominate the global smartphone industry over the last few years. Brands like OnePlus, Oppo and Huawei have gone from...

Junior golf comes of age

They win big on the international circuit and they’re always ready in time for school. India’s junior golfers find it challenging to balance play...

Groundbreaking launches at the 2019 edition of CES

World’s most popular tech event, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is that one global forum where brands across segments make their biggest announcements of...

‘India’s standup comedy scene will keep expanding’

Standup comedian Sorabh Pant speaks to Priya Singh about his new online shows, his creative approach to writing jokes and the future of standup...

Top brands are set for their biggest launches of the year

It already seems like the year 2019 will witness several breakthroughs in the field of consumer technology. Barely a week into the New Year,...

‘I want to take the audience on an emotional journey’

Susan Gaudreau, director at the Canadian entertainment company Cirque du Soleil, speaks to Priya Singh about the troupe’s India tour and the future of...

A year of innovations, risks and productive rivalries

From the tech standpoint, this has been an action-packed year. Technology evolves and transforms our world at a rate too rapid to notice. In...

Asus adds two new stellar products to its laptop line

Year 2018 would largely be remembered as the Year of the Smartphone. The biggest launches and the most attention-grabbing innovations were courtesy of top...

‘Technology has made things simple for today’s musicians’

Udyan Sagar, a.k.a. Nucleya, is among the most successful and inventive independent musicians in India. He speaks to Priya Singh about his sold-out shows...

Food Review: Café, bar and rooftop area at the same venue

After rattling the vibrant party scene of the capital, Duty Free Bar has now swooped in Gurugram to treat more connoisseurs. Brainchild of Varun...

Dual-display phones: Single handset but twice the value

A lot has changed in smartphone technology since the beginning of this year. Over the past few months, cutting-edge features like fingerprint sensors and...

Artists from around the globe attend Delhi’s Heartwork Tattoo Festival

Tattoos were once considered out of bounds for youngsters in urban India. But these days, getting inked is no more unusual than getting haircuts,...

ECG-enabled watches and doctors on the cloud

Tech innovations have transformed the healthcare segment over the last decade, and there’s no telling what the next few years hold in store. Diagnostic...

‘I’ve done some great roles, backed some good movies’

Director and actor Satish Kaushik speaks to Priya Singh about his four-decade-long association with Bollywood, the changing landscape of Indian cinema, his recent films...

India and Italy: Global players in the luxury space

Cultural heritage and traditional craftsmanship, over a period of time, have proved to be most effective in the promotion of homegrown luxury brands. It was...

Food Review: An ideal eatery for breakfast and brunch

As much as we love the F&B scene of Delhi, we have to admit that there are not many options for us when we...

Samsung wins the camera wars with its Galaxy A9

The year-end gift from Samsung is the new Galaxy A9, world’s first smartphone with four rear cameras. The phone, which was unveiled at an...

Facebook users can now connect through the Portal

This has not been a good year for Facebook. The tech giant has been embroiled in a well-publicised controversy centred on the issues of...

Juhi Chawla: Against the flow

Juhi Chawla has had a long and distinguished acting career that goes back to the 1980s. Having done more than a hundred films, won countless...

Food Review: An ode to the veteran actor, Dharmendra

A tribute to the veteran Bollywood actor Dharmendra, Garam Dharam is situated in the bustling area of the national capital, Connaught Place. Known mainly...

Royole’s FlexPai is the first foldable smartphone ever

Moving on from traditional handsets, mainstream tech giants like Microsoft, Samsung and Lenovo are rumored to be working on “foldable smartphones”. But they’re already...