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The Hindu : He’s always on the move. Whether he’s going from one party to another (non-political… the dancing kind), whether he’s going from one city to the other, from Ibiza to London, whether he’s DJ-ing, VJ-ing or RJ-ing.Nikhil Chinnappa is like a cat on hot coals. And the hot coals here, is music. Otherwise why would anyone fly 17 hours from London and back to be in Bangalore for a three-hour party? “It was so worth it,” Nikhil assures me. He catches up on sleep mostly on his flights, because most days he’s partying till 5 a.m. “My life is in transit.”With a job that’s every teen’s dream, this MTV VJ from Bangalore is never at a loss of words and answers. He was in the city for the pre-event Sunburn 2007 party. Sunburn 2007 on December 28 and 29 in Goa will be the first of its kind electronic music party with international participants.“There’s been a huge amount of interest in Sunburn. People who’ve come to know of it have been cancelling plans to go to Thailand and Sri Lanka to be in Goa for it.” Nikhil was in Bangalore only over a week ago to celebrate the first anniversary of Submerge at Fuga. Submerge, a platform that Nikhil, and girlfriend and fellow-VJ Pearl started off in 2003, is a breakthrough concept that has revolutionised the clubbing music scene in India.Tired of the same old music playing at most clubs, DJs got together to play the music they wanted to – the best and cutting edge house and progressive music from the global scene, that was hot off the press and not many had the privilege to hear yet. “You can see from the website ( www.submerge.in) that there’s a strong sense of community… people are making friends that last beyond the dance floor.”He says there aren’t too many people in India who understand this music….More