Music and Youth
9X Tashan and 9X Jhakaas now available on Dish TV
MUMBAI: 9X Media Group’s Super Hit Punjabi Music Channel – 9X Tashan, and Marathi Music Channel – 9X Jhakaas, are now available on India’s leading direct-to-home platform DISH TV on EPG #808 and on EPG #881 respectively.
Speaking on the association with DISH TV, Sandeep Bansal of 9X Media Group, said, “We are extremely pleased to announce that the subscribers of DISH TV can now enjoy the best of Punjabi music through 9X Tashan and the best of Marathi music through 9X Jhakaas. Both these music channels are market leaders in their respective categories due to their up-tempo, vibrant, happy and humorous personas. 9X Tashan and 9X Jhakaas both air the best curated music which resonates well with their viewers.”
Launched on 31st August 2011, 9X Tashan is widely available across cable and satellite homes. Besides DISH TV, 9X Tashan is also available on other leading DTH platforms including Tata Sky, Airtel, Videocon and BIG TV. 9X Tashan is streamed LIVE on the internet on the channel’s website – www.9xtashan.in and on various Mobile platforms. 9X Tashan has created television history in India by registering an unprecedented growth of over 100 GRPs in the opening week of its launch across the Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal Pradesh (PHCHP) Markets and continues to rule the Punjabi music television space.
9X Jhakaas is India’s First Marathi music channel. Launched on 31st October 2011, 9X Jhakaas is targeted at the confident and go-getter Marathi Music lovers and the Maharashtrian youth. The Channel airs the best Marathi film & non-film songs interspersed with short humorous animated shows. Besides DISH TV, 9X Jhakaas is also available on Tata Sky, Airtel and Videocon. The Channel is also streamed LIVE on the internet on the channel’s website – www.9xjhakaas.in and on various mobile platforms.
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.
