Kabir Singh Bhandari is a journalist and stand up comedian. He has 10 years experience in journalism and has worked in India, Bangladesh and Thailand.
Articles by Kabir Singh Bhandari
Jacqueline Fernandez reveals her style icon, diet, cheat meals and how she does those complex yoga poses
Jacqueline Fernandez speaks to us about her complex yoga routine, diet, cheat meals, Delhi’s chole bhature and more.
Updated on Apr 25, 2020 07:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
From Sweden’s Ice Hotel to Salzburg, this travel author has seen it all
We spoke to the Inder Raj Ahluwalia, who is the winner of the Mark Twain Travel Journalism Award, about his travels across the globe, why he wrote a letter to Steven Spielberg after seeing Jaws (1975), some of the most fascinating things he has seen and more.
Updated on Mar 21, 2019 02:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
The mental health riddle: 3 millennials tell us about living with bipolar disorder, depression
In order to get people talking about mental health more openly, we spoke to three individuals who open up about their experiences with depression, bipolar disorder and having to see a therapist.
Updated on Apr 03, 2019 10:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
With 103 tattoos, this 21-year-old is India’s most tattooed woman
Mumbai based Tejasvi Prabhulkar had been labelled as a crazy person because she had dropped out of college and started getting tattoos done.
Updated on Feb 19, 2019 10:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
Manisha Koirala on relationships, alcoholism, cancer and Bollywood
We caught up with the 48-year-old actor to talk about her book, Healed: How Cancer Gave Me A New Life published by Penguin India.
Updated on Jan 21, 2019 12:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
Meet the man who uses the art of storytelling to help those who are suicidal and depressed
Nikhil Chandwani, who is responsible for publishing hundreds of authors and is a TedX speaker, tells us about the people he has helped, the issue of mental health and how his organisation, the Writers Rescue Centre, operates.
Updated on Dec 30, 2018 10:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
The amazing story of this 38-year-old Indian author who suffers from VHL, a rare disease
Payel Bhattacharya suffers from von Hippel-Lindau or VHL. She tells us about the various difficulties she has faced in her life due to VHL and how she wants to make people aware of this rare condition.
Updated on Dec 27, 2018 05:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
The story behind this villain from the 90s who fought Salman Khan, trained Sanjay Dutt
Packard, who died in 2012, acted in around 60 Bollywood films as well as Malayalam film industry. He was a national and state award-winning bodybuilder and trained Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty and Shera, Salman Khan’s bodyguard.
Updated on Dec 03, 2018 09:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
This author claims that India should get credit for Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man
Oxford scholar Ashish Jaiswal in his new book, Fluid, claims that Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man has its origins in India.
Updated on Nov 27, 2018 06:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
Puneet Issar on playing Duryodhana again and his passion for gyming at 60
Puneet Issar turned 60 this November, but his current schedule would give 25-year-olds a run for their money. The rigorous workout routine that he puts himself through daily is to get into shape to play the iconic role once again that made him a household name in India, Duryodhana.
Updated on Nov 06, 2019 11:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
Sanjay Khan on playing Tipu Sultan, undergoing 73 surgeries and his autobiography
The 78-year old actor and director recently released his autobiography titled The Best Mistakes of My Life published by Penguin. He takes us back in time as we talk about cinema, his brother Feroze Khan and life so far.
Updated on Nov 14, 2018 01:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
Baliyatra, the little known connection between India and Indonesia
Baliyatra literally means ‘A voyage to Bali.’ This festival takes place in Cuttack, Odisha, to celebrate the maritime history of Odisha and its ancient trading links in Bali, Indonesia.
Updated on Nov 11, 2018 10:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
World Sight Day: How blind women are being trained to detect breast cancer
On the occasion of World Sight Day, we tell you how blind women go through a nine month programme where they learn about breast examination, spotting cancers and tumours.
Updated on Dec 27, 2018 02:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
On World Mental Health Day, a look back at the meanest things people say
It is imperative to spread awareness about mental illness by talking about it more often and holding discussions. One such discussion was held on Twitter earlier this year during May, which is considered as Mental Health Month.
Updated on Oct 10, 2018 09:04 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
At the National Behrupiya Festival in Delhi, meet demons, gods and more
A variety of characters had gathered at the annual festival which took place at Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, from October 5-8, 2018.
Updated on Oct 07, 2018 04:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
The CMO who creates white collar rock and is strictly ‘contraband’
Krishnan Chatterjee is Chief Customer Officer Indian subcontinent at SAP by the day, while he jams with the members of his band called Contraband at night.
Updated on Sep 29, 2018 02:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
8 women talk about their men and their most annoying habits
In order to gather some wisdom (mostly criticism), we spoke to women from all over India who told us what are the most irritating habits about their husbands, partners, boyfriends and even exes. Although we wanted only one point from each, it seems that some women couldn’t help but list multiple complaints.
Updated on Sep 25, 2018 09:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
Milind Soman opens up on mid-life crisis, eating insects and running barefoot
Milind Soman spoke to us while he was in Delhi for the Pinkathon, which saw 10,000 women taking part, including 102-year-old Mann Kaur, who earlier this month won a gold medal at the World Masters Athletics Championships in Spain.
Updated on Sep 24, 2018 05:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
Sanjeev Kumar’s greatness lay in the fact that he never tried to impress people, says Rakesh Bedi
Rakesh Bedi opens up about Dilruba, Sanjeev Kumar, Raj Kapoor and whether theatre can sustain an individual or not.
Updated on Sep 21, 2018 02:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
A fashion show by the differently abled, where wheelchairs set the ramp on fire
Designers like Nitin Bal Chauhan, Amit Aggarwal and Rimzim Dadu were part of the event which was organised by Tamana, a school for the differently abled along with FDCI, at the Hyatt Regency, Delhi.
Updated on Sep 18, 2018 10:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
Ekta Kapoor said Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2 wasn’t offered to Shweta Tiwari’s daughter, actor reacts
Shweta Tiwari spoke about Kasautii Zindagii Kay 2, Bigg Boss and daughter Palak while she was in Delhi for her play, Jab We Separated.
Updated on Sep 10, 2018 05:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
On World Suicide Prevention Day, let’s end the stigma around mental health
Suicide is the second leading cause of death in the age group of 15-29 year olds all over the world. The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) in its 2015 data made a shocking revelation that in India, one student commits suicide every hour.
Updated on Sep 10, 2018 05:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
Malcha Mahal, Jamali Kamali and more: The truth about 5 haunted places in Delhi
Djinns at the Feroz Shah Kotla Fort, a lady in white at Dwarka’s Sector 9 metro station and Malcha Mahal- the Paranormal Society of India tells us whether these places are haunted or not.
Updated on Sep 01, 2018 03:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
Celebrity breath and toilets, 10 of the weirdest auction items ever
A violin from the Titanic, Elvis Presley’s underwear and Winston Churchill’s dentures are just some of the strangest things ever to go up for auction.
Updated on Aug 28, 2018 11:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
Annu Kapoor’s web series Home is a direct and honest drama
Home, starring Annu Kapoor, Parikshit Sahni, Supriya Pilgaonkar and directed by Habib Faisal is about a family who fight to reclaim what is theirs.
Updated on Aug 24, 2018 10:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
49-year-old Deanne Panday who has trained celebs is super fit. This is her secret
Weight loss and diet tips: Fitness trainer Deanne Panday feels people are too obsessed with the gym and end up harming themselves in the process. She has a few recommendations for becoming the healthiest version of you.
Updated on Aug 23, 2018 05:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
Dinner served by ghosts, underwater meals: 5 of the world’s weirdest restaurants
From Bangladesh to Italy, we tell you about restaurants that have ghosts as waiters, food served in toilet bowls and prisoners serving you pasta.
Updated on Aug 24, 2018 04:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
ICW 2018: Sunil Sethi, the silver haired tycoon who the fashion industry trusts
Sunil Sethi, the president of the Fashion Design Council of India tells us why people trust him, and the secret behind his trademark silver-white moustache and beard.
Updated on Aug 01, 2018 10:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
ICW 2018: Suneet Varma on why he is not a diva and is mentally just 32
On day 3 of the India Couture Week 2018, designer Suneet Varma tells us how he has tremendous energy levels, would not have lasted so long if he was a diva and sometimes calls up his employees at 3 am.
Updated on Jul 28, 2018 02:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Kabir Singh Bhandari
Sonakshi Sinha reveals the diet, workout routine behind her fit bod
Sonakshi Sinha has a new fitness routine and her simple diet helps to keep her in shape too.
Updated on May 02, 2018 05:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kabir Singh Bhandari