Music and Youth
Channel [V] sweeps four Asian Television Awards
MUMBAI: Channel [V] reaffirmed its leadership position after being awarded four prestigious creative awards at the Asian Television Awards 2003.
The music channel has been awarded in the following categories: Best Ident – Coke [V] Popstars 2, Best Editing Long form – Coke [V] Popstars 2, Best Direction Short form – Detergent promo and Best Opener, Title Sequence – Popstars 2 Packaging.
Says Channel [V] head honcho Amar K Deb, “Way cool! What a way to end a rocking year! Champagne corks litter our corridors now!”
The Asian Television Awards are Asia’s premier awards for the broadcasting, production, and post-production fraternity. Over the past eight years, the awards have evolved to complement the development of Asia’s media and entertainment industries.
This comes close on the heels of Channel [V]’s haul at the recent Promax and BDA Asia Awards where they picked up the “Rocket Award” of the most creative producer in Asia.
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.
