Vaikundarajan Reviews Xiaomi Redmi 3S Smartphone



Chinese smartphone makers have released their new device Xiaomi Redmi 3S for a pre-order at $151.89 for global shipping. “The phone comes with a fingerprint sensor on the rear and has a full metal unibody design. The company has advertised the device as a budget smartphone,” says Vaikundarajan.

The device is a 5-inch HD IPS display with Snapdragon 430 processor and uses Android 5.1 Lollipop. It is supported by a fast charging technology in form of a 4100mAh battery. The device will be sold in two variants –16 GB storage with 2GB RAM and 32 GB storage with 3GB RAM.

Vaikundarajan On R.D. Burman And His Legacy

20 years ago, India lost one of the most charismatic music directors, R.D. Burman. “His songs appealed to a whole generation then and it appeals to the generation now. R.D. Burman composed songs that could go on forever,” says Vaikundarajan.

Paying a tribute to the genius musician, Google celebrated R.D. Burman’s 77th birth anniversary with a doodle on its India homepage. He was popularly known as Panchamda and was the first musician to revolutionize music industry by infusing western style.

“Perhaps the most iconic era of music industry was the early seventies when R.D. Burman and Kishore Kumar came together to give us a string of hit songs,” recollects Vaikundarajan.

Every legacy begins with naysayers and critics. It was no different for R.D. Burman. Initially, he was criticized for bringing in western influences in several movies. He was known to use new instruments and experimented with his music. “His sheer genius in the field of music has left behind songs that have been fresh in public memory for over three decades,” says Vaikundarajan.

Burman’s affection towards common people is known through a popular story. “R.D. Burman would seek feedback on his songs from liftmen and watchmen. He would often sit with them and ask if they liked his song,” informs Vaikundarajan.

His legacy will continue for decades to come and his songs will inspire a new generation in future.

Vaikundarajan Celebrates International Yoga Day



Since its origin in India over 5000 years ago, Yoga has been practiced by generations. It is a physical, mental and spiritual practice followed across the world. “The purpose of yoga is to relieve oneself from stress and transform body and mind,” explains Vaikundarajan.

The United Nations General Assembly declared 21st June as the International Day of Yoga. The call was initially made by Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi during his address to UN General Assembly.

Why 21st June? Vaikundarajan answers, “21st June is also the longest day of the year and has special significance in different countries across the world.”

Vaikundarajan Celebrates International Yoga Day



Since its origin in India over 5000 years ago, Yoga has been practiced by generations. It is a physical, mental and spiritual practice followed across the world. “The purpose of yoga is to relieve oneself from stress and transform body and mind,” explains Vaikundarajan.

The United Nations General Assembly declared 21st June as the International Day of Yoga. The call was initially made by Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi during his address to UN General Assembly.

Why 21st June? Vaikundarajan answers, “21st June is also the longest day of the year and has special significance in different countries across the world.”

Vaikundarajan Reviews OnePlus 3 Smartphone

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Chinese smartphone maker, OnePlus, launched its 4th device in the series titled – OnePlus 3. The phone is priced at INR 27,999 in India and will be available via Amazon India. “Unlike its previous selling strategy that involved buyers to ask for invites, the OnePlus 3 will be available for sale directly,” says Vaikundarajan.

The smartphone will be available in a Graphite colour variant with Soft Gold variant to be released at a later stage. The device has a mental unibody made of space-grade aluminum alloy and is 7.35mm thick.

“The USP of the device is its Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC with Adreno 530 GPU on board and 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM,” says Vaikundarajan.

Much like its previous devices, OnePlus 3 will also run on OxygenOS with an Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. The device has a 5.5-inch display size and fill-HD resolution. However, unlike its predecessors the display has an Optic Amoled with Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It will come with a dual-SIM slot.

The phone supports a USB 2.0 Type-C port and comes with a 3.5mm headphone jack. It has a home button which features a fingerprint sensor in addition to capacitive hardware keys and alert slider.

Speaking on its camera features, Vaikundarajan says, “The device has a 16-megapixel rear camera with a Sony IMX298 sensor, an f/2.0 aperture, 4K video recording support and a smile capture mode. The front camera can handle 1080p video recording.” The smartphone sports a 64GB of inbuilt storage, however, options to expand the memory is not available.

The phone is powered with a non-removable 3000mAh battery which can charge the battery up to 60% in 30 minutes.

“The Chinese Manufacturer has delivered quality in smartphones through their last 3 devices. The expectations with OnePlus 3 will be high,” concludes Vaikundarajan.

Kohli-Rahman To Work Together On Official Anthem Of Premier Futsal, Says Vaikundarajan



The first-ever multinational futsal league is getting support from the top celebrities like Oscar-winning music director AR Rahman. Rahman will also be composing the theme music for the league which will be sung by Virat Kohli.

“Kohli co-owns Premier Futsal with other stakeholders and is very passionate about futsal gaining popularity in India,” says Vaikundarajan. Kohli expressed his nervousness on singing the official anthem but was given assurance by Rahman himself at a conference held in Chennai.

The music maestro also expressed his pride in being associated with the promotion of sports in India.