Music and Youth
Channel [V] to Juice up with some Smash hits
MUMBAI: Its time for two new additions to the Channel [V].
Star’s music arm channel, which started off being a predominant English aka international music channel, now plans to revisit its roots with the two brand new shows- [V] Juice and [V] Smash Hits- hosted by a brand new anchor-presentor Cindy Burbridge.
According to a Channel[V] release, the channel will be airing best of international music every Tuesday at 10:30 pm on [V] Juice and Thursday at 10:30 pm on [V] Smash Hits.
With the latest addition to the [V] VJ fraternity, a well known model Cindy – who was born in Bangkok, Thailand, and raised in the resort town of Pattaya – hosting the show, the late night viewing should be more interesting. The newest VJ on Channel [V] is not all ‘phoren’, while her father is American, her mother is of Thai and Indian descent.
According to the release, since the Hiphop and R & B music is stirring attention of the masses through out the world, the channel could not resist the temptation and got these shows on board.
Fuelled by the growing interest of the Indian music connoisseurs, the music channel has already begun airing what it claims is India’s only Hiphop & R&B show [V] Juice, which brings the best in cutting edge, quality tunes from across the globe. So along with Adnan Sami and Viva girls’ crooning you will also have Shanti, Neely, Ja Rule to Whitney Houston and Boyz II Men ruling the sound waves.
One of Thailand’s top supermodels, Cindy will now be generating some buzz in India by rubbing off some of her charm to [V] Juice, and airing the biggest, the hottest, the most popular videos and the most kicking sounds of today’s music on [V] Smash Hits.
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.
