Music and Youth
MTV lives life loud
MTV staged a live-n-loud spectacular concert in the capital over the weekend. Held at Delhi's Modern School ground, the concert featured current hot favourites Adnan Sami, Indian Ocean and Euphoria.
An audience of over 5000 teenyboppers moved and grooved to the tunes of Kandisa,Ile Le, and Maa Rewa, Aana Tu Meri Gali,Mantra and Mali. The music was an intoxicating blend of bhangra, traditional folk, indipop as well as rock music for headbangers.
Sami, who has shot to stardom in recent days, was honoured by MTV's managing director Alex Kuruvilla with the first ever 'MTV Breakthrough Artiste of the year' award. He thanked music company Magnasound for believing in him when the going was tough and paid tribute to legendary playback singer Asha Bhosale. Accompanied by seven musicians, he played popular numbers like Barsaat and Kabhi To Nazar Milao.
Delhiites also swung a hip to Punjabi tunes from Mika. Monte Carlo had a dancing contest Monte Carlo Lift Kara dey, which gave away two tickets to Malaysia as well as clothes.
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.
