Connect with us

News Wire

Historic moment for Indian art & culture as Vishwarang reaches millions of viewers globally across 25+ countries

The festival that celebrates Indian literature, culture, art, music and cinema creates history with impactful performances and celebration of traditional Indian art forms and culture across the Globe

BHOPAL, India, Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — ‘Vishwarang 2021’ – the global Art, Culture and Literature festival came to an exciting closure with a promise to return in 2022, with a message of peace and unity across the globe. The month-long festival was inaugurated by the Union Minister Mr Prahlad Patel, in the presence of Vishwarang Director Aditi Vats, to bring forth the vision helmed by Social Entrepreneur, Chancellor of RNTU and Director General of Vishwarang- Mr Santosh Chaubey. Minister Prahlad Patel also launched the website for ‘Vishwarang’, created to focus on the cultural trends and creativity of the younger generation. Mr Patel also unveiled the idol of Rabindranath Tagore, which gave an exciting head-start to the pomp and show, along with a ‘yatra’ at Rabindranath Tagore University (RNTU).

Madhya Pradesh Cabinet ministers -Mr Kamal Patel, Mr Vishwas Sarang and Ms Pragya Thakur were the guests present at the mega event of ‘Vishwarang 2021’.

The third edition of Vishwarang was inaugurated with a press conference in collaboration with thirty countries, who participated seeking inspiration from the goal of harmony of ‘Vishwarang’, set three years ago when the festival started. Set out with the vision to encompass literature and arts while highlighting the universal aspect and nature of Indian language and culture, Vishwarang amplified the festival to be witnessed and accepted at a global platform. 

Key highlights of Vishwarang 2021

This year, the festival was in a hybrid format and events were held on both offline and online platforms, and has reached around 42 million across 25+ countries. Vishwarang festival was trending no. 2 on Twitter across India during the event and the content around Indian Art & Culture was viewed by 18 million viewers.

Partner Country Festival – The partner country festival continued from 10th to 24th November with various discussions on Indian culture, classical art and children’s literature, with participation from the Netherlands, New Zealand and the USA. 26 countries participated in the Vishwarang Partner Country Festival and various other events on Arts and Literature. The virtual sessions in America, Netherland, New Zealand, Spain, Russia, Ukraine and UAE witnessed participation from culture enthusiasts. It is noteworthy that the Vishwarang festival that emerged from Central India is now gaining fame in other countries. The first session of the day, being addressed from the Netherlands, was presided over by Director of Gandhi Kendra, Mr Mohan Singh. Mr Mohan said that the purpose of children’s literature was not limited only to entertain but also to enhance the personalities of our students. Through literature, we can give strength to the growing minds of children, so the spirit of dedication and culture can be instilled among them. 

Vishwarang Youth Festival – Vishwarang Youth Festival featured some of the most popular Indian artists and bands like the Indian Ocean, Twin Strings Band, Ustad Rashid Khan, Salman Ali, Mame Khan, Jaspinder Narula, and Maithili Thakur to name a few. An International Mushaira featured poets and Shayars like Shakeel Azmi, Khushbeer Singh Shad, Farhat Shahzad, Rajesh Reddy, Deepti Mishra, Nusrat Mehdi, Parveen Kaif, Alok Srivastava, Badr Vasti and others presented their pieces. There was also a special cultural performance by Kathak dancer Kshama Malviya. 

Children Literature, Art & Music Festival – Children’s Literature, Art & Music Festival organised by Get Set Parent with Pallavi, one of the biggest parenting channels in India. The fun-filled online extravaganza for children had world-class shows, including a Puppet show and workshop by IGT fame Satyajit Padhye, Music Concert and workshop by Subramaniam Academy of Performing Art (Kavita Krishnamurthy’s Academy), Storytelling sessions by Master Storytellers from publishers like Amar Chitra Katha, Karadi Tales, Tulika, Pratham, etc. Several workshops were also organized by famous artists from across India, on art & craft, theatre, photography, creative writing, illustrations, Mandala design, dance, music etc. Swangwale Performing Arts and Social Work committee presented the play R2G2, written and directed by Dhanendra Kawade. There was a session with Editor-In-Chief, Tinkle Comics Studio, who spoke about children’s literature. 

Vishwarang International Children’s Film Festival – Screenwriter, actor and director Amole Gupte, known for his work on Bollywood films like Taare Zameen Par, Stanley ka Dabba, Kaminey and others, was also a guest at the Children’s Film Festival. He answered questions on behalf of the children asked by Sudip Sohni, Co-director of Vishwarang, where he spoke that he felt safe and happy with children because they are honest. Gupte further said that he always wanted to stand by children by staying childlike, to lower his frustration thrown by the pressures of adult life. He believes that Films should be taught in schools, just like other subjects, like Physics and Chemistry. 

Prominent children’s filmmakers like Sanjay Chauhan, Narayan Parshruman, and Saumitra Ranade interacted with art critic Vinay Upadhyay on issues related to cinema production in the afternoon sessions. A famous children’s movie ‘Pahuna: The Little Visitors’ was screened at the Vishwarang festival, an Indian-Nepali language film produced by Priyanka Chopra and directed by Pakhi Tyrewala. Following the screening, the film’s co-producer Pragya Rathore interacted with the youth, talked about the nuances related to filmmaking and children cinema.

AISECT Group of Universities organised a programme called “Shikshak Samman” to felicitate the teachers who did excellent work for education. The teachers who will be felicitated later this year were announced during the concluding ceremony of ‘Vishwarang-2021’. At least six teachers have been selected from across the country through online student voting. 

Speaking of the festival, Mr Santosh Kumar Chaubey said, “Vishwarang is not just about knowledge or education, it is about harmony and diversity too. This edition of Vishwarang is dedicated to 75 years of cultural independence. The objective of Vishwarang is to celebrate the true spirit of poetry, art, music, culture & literature to a global audience. Over the last 10 days, we had artists and eminent personalities from 25+ countries joining hands to enlighten and appreciate their country’s culture, art and literature. We will be back next year again with the 4th edition of Vishwarang where more people can get a chance to widen their horizons and improve cultural awareness about the culture and heritage of India and celebrate it across the world.“

Closing the 3rd edition, Rabindranath Tagore University has set the tone for the next edition of the festival scheduled in 2022. The festival will return with more grandeur and a promise to enthral art & culture enthusiasts worldwide.

To watch, listen & read engaging content on Indian art & culture from Vishwarang you may visit the website www.vishwarang.festival.com  or follow Vishwarang social media handles on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to get live updates on Vishwarang.

 

Photo: https://oyefilmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/historic-moment-for-indian-art-culture-as-vishwarang-reaches-millions-of-viewers-globally-across-25-countries-1.jpg

Related Topics:
Continue Reading
Advertisement
Click to comment

You must be logged in to post a comment Login

Leave a Reply

News Wire

Deutscher Cricket Bund (DCB) announces an exciting 2026 season to showcase Germany as the leading European cricket nation, building world-class cricket IP’s

ESSEN, Germany and MUMBAI, India, June 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — After the tremendous success of the recently concluded ‘5 match T20 International event – ‘Austria Tour of Germany,” DCB is all set to kick off its ambitious domestic set of events for 2026.

German Super League – Berlin edition starts at Mayfeld – next to the iconic OlympiaStadion from the 8th of June.

With a fixture of 43 T10 matches, 10 best clubs from the Berlin region will compete to be crowned champions. Legendary English umpire, Billy Bowden, will be the special guest, and will be officiating the final match.

Mr. Severin Weiss, the president of DCB, said, “In order to have a robust system, we need to have a strong domestic structure. It’s not about just having premier leagues and international contests, but building bottom up. And that’s what our core focus and mission is.” He added that for cricket in Europe and particularly in Germany to flourish, they need to attract more natives to take up the sport. Organizing good quality events, that are properly produced at the domestic level, will ensure they achieve this in the years to come.

The team at DCB is working methodically to achieve the stated mission.

Mr. Dieter Voight – DCB CEO – shed more light on the calendar events and stated, “In 2026, with strong collaboration and support of our regional partners, we have plans to conduct up to 8 domestic tournaments with about 300 matches. Add to this, we have 4 international events, the biggest being the Nordic Cup in August.”

The Nordic cup will see 5 women’s teams battle it out in August. The hosts will be joined by the Nordic national teams of Finland, Sweden, Denmark as well.

Germany will also host two more bilateral events, the next one being against Switzerland women’s in July.

Germany hopes to soon break into the top 30 men’s T20 ICC rankings. They won 4-1 against Austria and hope to continue their dominance on the field.

Donovan Miller has been appointed the head coach. Donovan brings in rich experience of working with English Counties, and top franchise tournaments. Coach along with the captain Musadiq Ahmed, who was sensational with the bat against Austria and was adjudged Man of the series, has the full trust and support of DCB to lead the team to achieve grander cricketing success.

With a robust domestic and international calendar in place, DCB is focussed on marketing the events and positioning German cricket as one of the most serious cricket destinations in Europe.

The important aspect is to reach as many people as possible, includes a strategic multi-media plan, which includes digital marketing as a key corner stone.

Dr. Vignaesh Sankaran, Vice President of the DCB, added: “Live broadcasting is only one part of the equation. Equally important is how we market our events, players, coaches, and sponsors to a wider audience. We do not want to miss this opportunity to grow the game and create value for all our stakeholders. The Austria–Germany international series generated more than five million impressions across all platforms. Together with our partners, SMW Global, we invited German influencer Liz Laz, whose content introduced German cricket to new audiences and significantly expanded our reach.

Germany is among the first European Associate Members to embrace this approach at scale, combining elite cricket with digital storytelling and influencer engagement. Through these efforts, we have achieved over 150% growth in viewership and now attract some of the largest cricket audiences in Europe.

Germany’s reputation for strong governance, professionalism, and high-quality event delivery also makes it an increasingly attractive market for sponsors and commercial partners. We will continue to build on this momentum and further strengthen Germany’s position as a leading cricket market in Europe.”

The Deutschland Cricket Board (DCB) has officially entered into a strategic partnership with SMW Global Media, with a long-term vision for collaboration. SMW Global Media will serve as the exclusive commercial rights partner, overseeing event production, ground branding, and sponsor asset delivery, while also supporting the DCB in developing consistent digital content and event promotion across platforms.

Azhan Ahsan, executive director – SMW Global Media, said, “The aim is to produce clean, high quality broadcasts, in decent budgets, allowing our federation partners the flexibility to produce more matches professionally. Consistent supply will expand the reach and grow commercial values of German cricket organically.” He added, “Germany is perhaps the only country in Europe that can on its own produce good quality cricket in such high volumes. Sponsors and media partners love it when there is a proper structure and a plan. And if we can add further value for all stakeholders by adding some spice on the digital content front, we can fast track brand Germany to newer markets and audiences. We are committed to that.”

The last event was broadcast LIVE worldwide on multiple platforms – FanCode, Action Sports, Unbeaten +, Unbeaten Prime, SportVot, Cricket Lounge TV, and German cricket’s official YouTube channel. It was also covered by all major data and scoring partners including ESPN, and Olympics.com.

About Deutscher Cricket Bund (DCB)

The Deutscher Cricket Bund is the governing body for cricket in Germany and is responsible for the development, promotion and organization of cricket activities across the country, including domestic, youth and international cricket structures.

For more information, please visit https://www.cricket.de/

About SMW Global Media

SMW Global Media is an international full-service sports agency that serves some of the major leagues, federations, teams and broadcasters in the world. With a global reach, they have been involved in projects in over 41 countries, annually distributing, selling and producing thousands of hours of live sports and work with over 100 broadcast partners. Their four core areas of expertise include Rights Management, Production Services, Streaming Solutions and Sponsorships. For more information, please visit, smwglobalmedia.com

Photo: https://oyefilmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/deutscher-cricket-bund-dcb-announces-an-exciting-2026-season-to-showcase-germany-as-the-leading-european-cricket-nation-building-world-class-cricket-ips-1.jpg

Logo: https://oyefilmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/deutscher-cricket-bund-dcb-announces-an-exciting-2026-season-to-showcase-germany-as-the-leading-european-cricket-nation-building-world-class-cricket-ips-2.jpg

 

Cision View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/deutscher-cricket-bund-dcb-announces-an-exciting-2026-season-to-showcase-germany-as-the-leading-european-cricket-nation-building-world-class-cricket-ips-302798377.html

Continue Reading

News Wire

ContentLens Appoints Hari Nair, Former CEO of Tips Music, as Pro Bono Strategic Advisor

Industry veteran brings three decades of music, digital media, and content monetisation experience to India’s leading AI-powered IP protection platform — backing the company on conviction, not a fee.

MUMBAI, India, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — ContentLens, an AI-powered content intelligence platform pioneering proprietary solutions in music IP protection, celebrity likeness detection, content provenance, and deepfake identification, today announced the appointment of Hari Nair as Pro Bono Strategic Advisor.

Nair brings over three decades of leadership in the Indian and global media and entertainment industry, having held senior roles at Tips Music Limited, Sony Music India, PPL India, and TikTok — where he led the global launch of TikTok Music (known as Resso). Most recently, he served as CEO of Tips Music Limited, one of India’s most valued music labels, where he spearheaded global partnerships with TikTok, Sony Music Publishing, and Warner Music Group, built a data-driven, high-performance culture, and delivered sustained shareholder returns. Upon his departure, the music industry legend Kumar Taurani, Chairman and MD of Tips Music, credited Hari for ‘driving revenues and achieving targets as committed to shareholders’ and described him as ‘a passionate, revenue and data-driven leader’.

In an industry where advisory roles routinely carry equity or paid arrangements, Nair’s decision to join pro bono is a deliberate signal of conviction. As a former client of ContentLens, he has first-hand experience of the platform’s capabilities — and chose to back it based on that direct assessment of the technology.

In his advisory capacity, Nair will provide strategic counsel on ContentLens’s go-to-market strategy across the Indian and global media & entertainment industry, support the company’s investor relations, and leverage his extensive network across leading music, media, and entertainment companies.

ContentLens has already commercialised its technology with five large customers in the media and entertainment sector. The company has filed patents on its core fingerprinting, watermarking, and audio-visual content intelligence technologies, and is advancing toward its next phase of commercial growth.

ROHAN SAHU, Founder & CEO, ContentLens:

“When someone of Hari’s standing chooses to back ContentLens — not for a fee, but out of genuine belief in what we are building — it is among the strongest forms of validation a company at our stage can receive. His three decades of operating experience across every layer of the music and entertainment ecosystem, combined with his direct familiarity with our platform, gives us both strategic depth and credibility as we scale. We are deeply grateful for his trust and commitment.”

HARI NAIR, Pro Bono Strategic Advisor, ContentLens:

“I have spent my career building value across the music and entertainment ecosystem, and I can see clearly that the next frontier of that value lies in AI-driven content protection. ContentLens is solving a problem that every label, every artist, and every media company in the world already faces: IP infringement in an age where content can be replicated, repurposed, and monetised without consent. I have worked with this technology as a client and I know what it can do. I am joining because I genuinely believe this platform will matter — for record labels, musicians, artists, celebrities and every form of IP owner.”

ABOUT CONTENTLENS

ContentLens is an AI-powered content intelligence company building proprietary technology across four verticals: music IP protection, celebrity likeness detection, content provenance, and deepfake identification. Headquartered in Bangalore, ContentLens works with leading content owners and media companies to detect, protect, and monetise original intellectual property. The company has filed patents on its core fingerprinting, watermarking, and audio-visual content intelligence technologies, and has already commercialised its products globally with five large customers in the media and entertainment sector.

ABOUT HARI NAIR

Hari Nair is one of India’s most accomplished media and entertainment industry executives, with a distinguished career spanning music, digital media, and global content platforms. He has held leadership roles at Tips Music Limited, Sony Music India, PPL India, and TikTok, where he led the global launch of TikTok Music (Resso). As former CEO of Tips Music Limited, he led the company through a period of transformational growth and delivered exceptional shareholder returns. He is widely recognised for his dealmaking ability, performance-driven leadership, investor relationship management, and deep expertise in content monetisation.

Photo: https://oyefilmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/contentlens-appoints-hari-nair-former-ceo-of-tips-music-as-pro-bono-strategic-advisor-1.jpg

Photo: https://oyefilmy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/contentlens-appoints-hari-nair-former-ceo-of-tips-music-as-pro-bono-strategic-advisor-2.jpg

 

Cision View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/contentlens-appoints-hari-nair-former-ceo-of-tips-music-as-pro-bono-strategic-advisor-302798001.html

Continue Reading

News Wire

CGI Elevate event explores how GCCs are evolving from operations to business outcomes

CGI Elevate brought together industry leaders to explore how AI-first, outcome-driven GCCs are evolving into engines of innovation and strategic advantage

BENGALURU, India, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CGI (TSX: GIB.A) (NYSE: GIB), one of the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world, recently hosted the second edition of its flagship Global Capability Center (GCC) leadership event, CGI Elevate 2026. The event brought together industry leaders, GCC heads, technology experts, analysts and ecosystem partners to discuss the evolution of Global Capability Centers in an AI-first business landscape.

Gopal Chhetri - Senior VP, Business Unit Leader and GCC Business Head, CGI Asia Pacific Global Delivery Centers of Excellence.

Centered on the theme of business outcomes over scale, CGI Elevate 2026 served as a platform for industry leaders to exchange perspectives on how organizations can harness AI to transform GCCs into strategic drivers of innovation, agility and enterprise value. Conversations explored how next-generation GCCs are reshaping talent, engineering, innovation and enterprise decision-making, while highlighting the importance of execution, governance and ecosystem collaboration in translating AI ambition into measurable business outcomes.



“The future of GCCs will not be defined by scale alone, but by the outcomes they create. As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, GCCs are evolving into strategic engines of intelligence, innovation and business transformation. CGI Elevate 2026 reflects our commitment to bringing leaders together to exchange ideas, challenge conventions and explore how organizations can build outcome-driven GCCs that create lasting competitive advantage” said Gopal Chhetri, Senior Vice-President, Business Unit Leader and GCC Business Head, CGI Asia Pacific Global Delivery Centers of Excellence.

Building on the momentum of Elevate 2026, CGI remains focused on helping clients shape the next chapter of GCC transformation, where AI expertise and client business context converge to drive innovation, resilience and measurable business outcomes. Through its consulting-led approach, deep industry expertise and global delivery network, CGI continues to partner with clients to build what’s next and unlock long-term strategic advantage in an increasingly intelligent business landscape.

About CGI

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2025 reported revenue is CA$15.91 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

CGI Logo

Cision View original content to download multimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/in/news-releases/cgi-elevate-event-explores-how-gccs-are-evolving-from-operations-to-business-outcomes-302797095.html

Continue Reading

Trending