Music and Youth
Sun targets end-July launch of Telugu music channel, Malayalam movie channel
MUMBAI: The Kalanithi Maran headed Sun Network is set to launch two more channels – one each in Telugu and Malayalam.
Sun TV vice president, programming, Hansraj W Saxena told Indiantelevision.com that Aditya, a 24-hour music channel, would be launched in Telugu while Kiran TV would open its account as the first dedicated movie channel in Malayalam. Both the channels will be launched by end-July.
These two channels and the upcoming Telugu news, cable channels would take the total number of satellite and cable channels Sun Network owns to 14. As already reported on Indiantelevision.com, Sun is coming up with its 24-hour Telugu news channel Teja News and a local cable television channel Gemini Cable Vision.
Currently, Sun Networks has its Telugu presence in Gemini TV and Teja TV. While Gemini is dedicated to soaps and entertainment, Teja TV brings its viewers movies and film-based programmes. Sun’s sole player now in Malayalam is general entertainment channel Surya TV.
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.
