Music and Youth
Mirchi launches new show ‘Sunday Suspense Hindi’
Mumbai: Music and entertainment company Mirchi has launched its new show “Mirchi Sunday Suspense Hindi.” The radio show presents dramatic readings from Indian literature across suspense, crime, horror genres and it airs every Sunday between 3 p.m and 4 p.m on Radio Mirchi.
The forty-minute-long show will be aired in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, North Bengaluru, and Mangalore, as well as in international markets including UAE and the USA. It will also be available to stream on Spotify, along with two other Mirchi IPs – “Sunday Suspense Bangla” and “Calling Karan: Season 1 and 2,” said the company in a statement.
The show features famous stories by celebrated authors namely, Satyajit Ray, Conan Doyle, and Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, bringing to life their works through a play of sounds, music, and background scores, it added.
“The launch of Sunday Suspense is an effort in this direction whereby we are not only launching fresh formats on the radio but also providing some nail-biting, dramatised renditions of horror and crime stories from Indian literature,” said Entertainment Network India Ltd executive president Nandan Srinath. “The popularity of Sunday Suspense Bangla strengthens our confidence in this new show and we are looking forward to our listeners’ response to it. We are also happy to have partnered with Spotify as this will enable our discerning consumers to access our content 24*7.”
Listeners can catch repeats of “Mirchi Sunday Suspense Hindi” every following Wednesday post-midnight or Saturday at 11 a.m.
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.
