Music and Youth
9X Tashan launches lockdown special podcast
MUMBAI: While the world grapples with the biggest pandemic ever, Punjabi music channel 9X Tashan has taken a step towards bringing people together and healing through music. 9X Tashan has launched a podcast titled 9X Tashan Lockdown Special Podcast featuring some of the biggest names from the Punjabi music industry. Through this unique initiative 9X Tashan aims to connect its audience with the music fraternity with a series of interviews focussed around the lockdown. Hosted by the young and effervescent HOST Youngveer, the Podcast will have fresh episodes every alternate day.
9X Tashan programming head Himanshu Gupta said: “The world at large is still coming to terms with the impact of this pandemic. 9X Tashan together with the music fraternity wanted to do something that would alleviate anxiety and stress levels amongst people and also emphasise the importance of staying home and staying safe. From this emerged the idea of the podcast as it can be accessed at any time even after we’ve aired it on our channel. With podcasts getting popular globally and also in India we have launched this podcast for the digitally active Punjabi music lovers. In this podcasts we connect with some of the biggest names in the music industry and speak with them about how they are coping with it and get insights on how they’re using this time productively to make music. Listeners can expect some really interesting anecdotes, fun conversations and a generous serving of music on the 9X Tashan Lockdown Special.”
9X Tashan Lockdown Special Podcast has an impressive line up of celebrities including Sukh-E, Sidhu Moosewala, Karan Aujla, Jazzy B, Satinder Sartaaj, Aastha Gill and more! 9X Tashan’s host Youngveer in his unique style, has got the celebrities to candidly talk about their lives in detail and perform unplugged versions of their hit songs on the Podcast. Along with some amazing in-depth conversations, the brightest minds of the Punjabi Music Industry also provide some helpful tips to upcoming musicians and singers, with a special message for their fans as well.”
9X Tashan Lockdown Special Podcast will be distributed by our Podcast partners Ep. Log Media, across all leading audio streaming platforms. Fun excerpts from the interviews will be aired on 9X Tashan. The Podcast will be promoted on 9X Tashan’s digital pages.
Ep.Log Media founder & creative producer Rohan Thakar said: “Ep.Log Media has been focused on delivering lifestyle-driven podcasts in English and Indian languages like Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati for a personalised experience for the listeners. The new podcast in partnership with 9X Tashan, Lockdown Special is a step to entertain and help people to stay indoors and be with their favourite celebrities from Punjabi entertainment industry while they are working from home.”
Subscribe to the free podcast 9X Tashan Lockdown Special & listen to the episodes on Ep. Log Media website and enjoy new episodes, on all leading audio streaming platforms!
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.
