Music and Youth
Pradeep Dixit quits ETC
MUMBAI: Pradeep Dixit, CEO of fairly recent Zee Group acquisition ETC Networks Ltd, has put in his papers as of 28 February.
While Dixit is officially serving his notice period, he is to all intents and purposes out of ETC, industry sources say. Jagjit Singh Kohli, one of the original promoters of the company, has taken additional charge of the CEO portfolio.
Dixit, who joined ETC in November 1999 from telecom company Etisalat in Dubai, is headed back to the UAE, industry sources say. He will be heading programming at Evision, Etisalat’s cable and broadband network.
indiantelevision.com was unable to contact Kohli as to what his immediate plans were for the network, which comprises predominantly music channel etc and regional language channel ETC Punjabi.
On the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the scrip opened the day at Rs 44.20 and ended at Rs 43.30 (down 2.04 per cent) – much below the 52-week high of Rs 98.60. The volume of shares traded was 21,857.
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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.
