Music and Youth
Radio City Bangalore Programming Head Nisha Narayanan quits
BANGALORE: Radio City programming head Nisha Narayanan has put in her papers and will be quitting by end October.
Narayanan plans to return to the capital New Delhi as a media consultant even as FM radio is poised to explode in India, with 338 new channels about to be licensed in 91 cities.
“I have been with Radio City Bangalore for a year now,” says Narayanan, while speaking with indiantelevision.com. “I have had an excellent experience of managing the radio market in a South Indian city. Now, with a clearer understanding of both the north and the south market, I want to move back to Delhi, as Delhi is where the action is.”
Nisha Narayanan had her first brush with the electronic media as a teenage RJ in the youth channel of AIR, Delhi. After more than a decade of stints as a TV newsreader and presenter, producer, media consultant and head of audiovisual programming for a PR firm, she returned to what she claims is her first love – radio last year.
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.
