Music and Youth
9X Jhakaas celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi with a series of on air and digital initiatives
MUMBAI: 9X Jhakaas, Marathi Music channel is all geared up to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with series of special on-air and digital initiatives. The channel for the first time will stream Lalbaughchya Rajachi Aarti LIVE across the 9X Jhakaas Facebook and Youtube handles – starting 2nd September, Ganesh devotees can get their Lalbaugcha Raja cha Darshan on the go every day at 12noon and 8pm.
The channel has created a special animated music video titled Bappa Re featuring the Network’s characters celebrating this auspicious festival, starring Bade-Chote, Ullu Da Pattha, Halkat Sawaal, OBot, Chochya and SpotboyE. The same will be aired across the digital handles of the channel all through the festival.
‘Jhakaas Bappa’ the contest created to engage with the social media communities of 9X Jhakaas, calls for pictures of Ganesh idols at home or at mandals. The best decorated Ganpati pictures will be featured on 9X Jhakaas social media handles daily during the grand festival.
9X Jhakaas Maha Ganapati special on air initiatives will include latest Ganapati special songs in the Bhaktinaad Music Band and the (deferred live) airing of Lalbaugcha Rajachi Aarti, daily at 7 am, 3 pm and 7 pm.
Watch the Lalbaughcha Rajachi aarti live, the best of songs on Lord Ganesha and much more starting 2nd September 2019 onwards.
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.
