Music and Youth
ETC Punjabi, Zee hit the event zone with ‘Dhoom’, ‘Nachde Punjabi’
MUMBAI: ETC Channel Punjabi, Zee Punjabi and Zee Gujrati have lined up a musical extravaganza Dhoom, featuring popular Bollywood playback singer Sunidhi Chauhan. The event will be held at YMCA Grounds, Ahmedabad on 18 January.
Revealing more about the show, ETC Channel Punjabi and Zee Punjabi president Rabindra Narayan says, “This is for the first time that an event is being telecast live on three channels simultaneously. We are endeavouring to provide and deliver high quality entertainment with highest standard of professionalism and creativity while keeping the likings of viewers also in mind. Our channels provide the biggest platform to the fans of Punjabi music and we would keep scaling new heights as we grow.”
Adds ETC Channel Punjabi and Zee Punjabi VP programming Rajiee M. Shinde, “We have always maintained to be different from what the rest of the channels have to offer. Our Punjabi channels have a long and glorious past in holding successful music based shows and our deliveries will be improved with every coming month in 2006. Our musical shows are not only the biggest in terms of attendance but also the most watched not just in India but all over the world. The show will be beamed live across 112 other countries apart from India.”
Preceding Dhoom on the event front will be another musical event Nachde Punjabi. The event, to be held on 15 January at Leisure Valley, will be telecast live on ETC Channel Punjabi and Zee Punjabi from 7 pm onwards.
According to an official release, the event is being held on the occasion of Pravasi Bharatiya Diwas 2006. for viewers all over India. The evening will feature top and renowned Punjabi artists like Sukhshinder Shinda, Jassi Sidhu, Pammi Bai and Deepak Dhillon along with the hot and sensational Deepal Shaw of the famous remix number, Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar fame. Nachde Punjabi will be anchored by Satinder Satti.
MUMBAI: Mumbai is about to witness something it has never seen before. The Global Youth Festival arrives on 6-7 December at Jio World Garden with 15,000 attendees and 60-plus experiences sprawled across six sprawling arenas. On its sixth edition, this is no ordinary jamboree—it is a carefully orchestrated collision of wellness, adventure, arts, music, yoga and social change.
Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis will throw open the proceedings with a landmark ceremony, signalling the state’s backing for a movement that has already mobilised youth across 20-plus countries and 170-plus cities. The sheer scale is staggering: 500-plus volunteers powering the machine, 600,000-plus volunteer hours logged across previous editions, and millions of lives touched annually.
The speaker roster is formidable. Diipa Büller-Khosla and Dipali Goenka, chief executive of Welspun India, will share the stage with Malaika Arora in conversations spanning leadership, creativity and culture. Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Mansukhbhai Mandaviya will also attend, reinforcing GYF’s reach into the corridors of power.
But this is not mere talk. The Solaris Mainstage promises concerts from renowned Indian artists. Innerverse delivers a 360-degree LED spectacle of art, technology and sound. The Love and Care Arena houses hands-on projects spanning women’s empowerment, child education, rural upliftment and animal welfare. India’s largest outdoor sound-healing experience awaits. An inflatable obstacle course, neon drifter karts and open-sky bouldering cater to thrill-seekers.
Some have branded GYF the “Coachella of Consciousness.” Others call it “India’s Largest Sober Festival.” Spiritual visionary Pujya Gurudevshri Rakeshji, who inspired the festival, will deliver the Wisdom Masterclass. Every rupee goes to charity.
After Mumbai comes Kolkata on 14 December. New York looms next year. For one weekend in December, Mumbai becomes the epicentre of youth-driven change—and nothing will be quite the same after.
Tickets available on BookMyShow. Visit youthfestival.srmd.org or follow @globalyouthfestival on Instagram.
