Shillong, Dec 12: The India Today Mind Rocks, one of India’s biggest youth events, is coming to Shillong, known as the Scotland of the East and for its youthful exuberance and musical ambience. The seventh edition of the eagerly awaited edition of the event, where youths get a chance to meet and interact with the country’s biggest icons from all fields, will be held in Meghalaya’s capital on December 23 at the State Convention Centre adjacent to Hotel Pinewood.
The event is sponsored by the Tourism Department of the Government of Meghalaya which is the Principle Presenter. It will be televised live over the TV Today network which owns Aajtak, Headlines Today, Tez and Delhi Aajtak.
Like in the earlier chapters, the Shillong summit will also be attended by some top stars of India. Some of Mind Rocks previous speakers include Ajay Devgan, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Ekta Kapoor, Hard Kaur, Akhilesh Yadav, Imtiaz Ali, Ayushmann Khurrana, Gagan Narang, Mary Kom, Arvind Kejriwal, Mohammad Azharuddin, Kapil Dev, Nandan Nilekani, Kumar Mangalam Birla, Abhinav Bindra, Narain Karthikeyan, Sourav Ganguly, Virat Kohli, Leander Paes, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Kiran Bedi and Viswanathan Anand.
This year too, the event will have a host of celebrities from various fields the names of which will be announced shortly.
The uniqueness of the event is its interactive property. The celebrities freely interact with youngsters, taking questions from audience on a range of issues—politics, economy, sports, literature, music and films. Always a packed house affair, Mind Rocks is all about exchange of ideas and celebration of music.
Hugely popular for its high-voltage musical performances, the event begins and ends with enthralling musical performances. A special panel chooses the best amongst many talented artistes to perform during the event. (SP News)
