Music and Youth
9X Jalwa now available on DD Free Dish
MUMBAI: 9X Media’s all-time hits Bollywood music channel 9X Jalwa is now also available on India’s only free direct-to-home service DD Free Dish. 9X Jalwa can be viewed on DD Free Dish at LCN #64.
9X Media executive vice-president, distribution Nitin Sharma said, “We are pleased that 9X Jalwa will now be widely available across a large number of households through DD Free Dish. The subscribers of DD Free Dish can now enjoy their daily dose of hit Bollywood songs which are aired on 9X Jalwa. The channel has received a fantastic response from the viewers since the very beginning, making 9X Jalwa one of the most preferred channels for all time hit Bollywood music.”
9X Jalwa programming head Abbas Syed said, “The music curation and the special programming of Jalwa are targeted towards the young music lovers. We are very excited to have Jalwa on DD Free Dish and have put together some special music blocks and also reintroduced the popular and funny animated characters – Halkat Sawaal that our audiences can enjoy, have a good laugh while being safe at home during this lockdown period. Music has the power to heal and lift the spirits and our endeavour would be to do just that!”
Launched on 25 February 2012, 9X Jalwa has a strong social media connect across all the digital platforms. The channel is widely available across cable networks, direct-to-home platforms as well as OTT 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.
