Music and Youth
Alpha Punjabi marks fifth anniversary with music show
MUMBAI: Zee TV’s Punjabi channels ETC channel Punjabi and Alpha TV Punjabi will present a music show Rangla Punjab live. The show, which will be held on 24 October at Kalagram, Chandigarh will mark the fifth anniversary of Alpha TV Punjabi.
The three-hour musical extravaganza will feature Sarbjit Cheema as the star attraction.Giving Sarabjit Cheema a company on the stage will be singers Jassi Sidhu and Shael. The event will be hosted by Gurpreet Ghuggi, informs an official release.
ETC channel Punjabi president Rabindra Narayan has been quoted in the release as saying, “These artists are very popular across all age groups in Punjab and it is due to their contribution that Punjabi music got mass appeal among mainstream audiences. This is proven by the popularity which Punjabi music enjoys today both nationally and internationally.”
Says ETC channel Punjabi VP (programming), Rajiee M Shinde, “There possibly could not have been a better finale to the Fifth anniversary celebrations of Alpha TV Punjabi than a concert by the biggest star of them all. The audience will be dazzled with 20,000 watts of music, computerized lights and dazzling firework display.”
Rangla Punjab Live will be broadcast all over the country and abroad simultaneously on ETC Channel Punjabi and Alpha TV Punjabi from 6:30 pm onwards on 24 October.
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.
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