Music and Youth
B4U RESTRUCTURES AFTER BHARAT SHAH FIASCO
In a bid to get rid of some of the negative publicity that its association with Bharat Shah has got it, the B4U Television group has gone in for a bout of restructuring. It is in the process of transferring all its businesses from B4U Multimedia (earlier VIP Enterprises, a firm owned by Bharat Shah) to B4U Television Networks, a company owned by a Mauritian firm (which has Lakshmi Mittal, Gokul Binani, and Kishore Lulla as its owners).
Says B4U Television Network Ltd CEO Ravi Gupta: “We had initially floated B4U Television Networks but our investment bankers advised to instead find a profit making company as a special purpose vehicle to enable us to raise funds from the public. After due diligence, they opted for the Bharat Shah promoted VIP Enterprises, which was renamed as B4U Multimedia. Now with the crisis we have decided to revert everything back to the earlier company B4U Television Networks under advise from our investment bankers once again..”
The restructuring has meant that Gupta has been given additional responsibility. Earlier he oversaw primarily the India operations; now the entire B4U global activities have come under his belt. Among the markets he will be responsible for: UK, Africa, West Asia, and the US.
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.
