Music and Youth
Radio City wins ‘Corporate Karaoke Championship’
MUMBAI: Local radio station, Radio City 91 FM, emerged winners in the Corporate Karaoke Championship last week, thus beating British Council Limited (BCL). It was a recreation of the Lagaan mood, last Tuesday, at Not Just Jazz by the Bay in Mumbai where the two companies fought the battle on a musical pitch.
The fun filled evening saw Radio City participants, RJ Lavanya, RJ Prachi, RJ Rishi and Gaurav, crooning their best and enthusiastically encouraged by the crowd who set the mood for the winners.
The judges included singing sensation Sunita Rao, Nandu Binde and Gary Lawyer. In the finals against BCL, comprising four rounds, Radio City won 3:0.
Sixty four companies participated in the Corporate Karaoke Championship and were divided into Group A and B who went through eight rigorous rounds before coming to the finals. Radio City was against Jet Airways in the semi finals and against ICICI in the quarter finals. Being primarily a Hindi radio station, Radio City RJs sung to the tunes of Frank Sinatra, Mariah Carey and Elvis Presley.
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.
