Music and Youth
Etc shows solidarity for Tsunami victims with Maddath event
MUMBAI: Over the years music channel Etc has reached its audience through interactive platform of events and live shows. In the past it has done events like Sahadon Ki Jugalbandi and Fusion for Peace to compliment peace and harmony in the sub continent.
Now it has announced the initiative Maddath – a Musical Sangam. Through this event Etc has reached out to join the hands with Musicians and Maddad in rehabilitation of lives shattered by Tsunami. The event airs on the channel on 18 March 2005 at 9 pm.
Through this event the channel raised funds to provide boats and fishing nets to one village, so that villagers there can restart their business and bring a sense of normalcy in their life.
What was special was that Pakistani and Indian singers came on one platform to raise funds for humanity in need. While the group ‘Dynamic Fusion’ consisting of Louise Bank, Rashid Khan and Talat Aziz along with Kailash Kher & Sophie performed from Indian territories Fuzon and Mekaal Hasan were the groups to perform from Pakistan. Special feature of the show was performance by Biddu who sang Aap Jaisa Koi Meri Zindagi Mein Aaye from Qurbani. Another dimension was added when Ali Amzad of Junnon chipped in with Fuzon.
Celebrities who graced and supported the cause include Jackie Shroff, Sanjay Khan, Akbar Khan, Biddu, former cricketer Arjuna Ranatunga, filmmaker Yash Chopra and Padmini Kolhapure.
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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