Punjabi

Soccer ban lifted on Sikh players in Quebec, Canada

Following the news reports of " the Sikh soccer ban" in Quebec (Canada), we've interviewed a respected community member, Mr Manjit Singh from Montreal today. The ban has been lifted under orders from FIFA and Sikh players can now participate in the games. Mr Singh said the ban was politically motivated and discriminatory -nothing to do with safety risk, as it was described. Here he is in conversation with Neeraj Sachdeva.

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BOLLYWOOD BEYOND INDIA - GREECE 1

Continuing our fascinating journey into the popularity of Indian cinema around the world, we talk about how Bollywood gripped Greece over 50 years ago - and how the Bollywood industry brought India, Australia and Greece together in the 1960's through a Melbourne based man Peter Yainnoudes. Peter owned nearly 40 cinemas around Australia, and imported over 2000 Bollywood films with Greek subtitles. They ran to full houses at the Melbourne Town Hall and his other cinemas, not just in Australia, but also NZ, Fiji PNG, Greece and Cyprus!

You will hear many Greek songs inspired by Bollywood films, so make sure you hear this feature and sing along -----and wait for the second part too...

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Community rallies to look for Prabhdeep Srawn

Continuing the Punjabi programs ongoing coverage of the 25 year old Canadian bushwalker Prabhdeep Srawn, missing in Mt Kosciuszko since May 13, we spoke Mr Paramjit SIngh Grewal (President, Craigieburn Gurudwara Sahib and family friend of the Srawn family). He talked about the Punjabi community initiatives to aid with the search for Prabh and reiterated the family's belief that Prabhdeep will definitely be found alive.

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The classical Indian musician of Australia - Bobby Singh

This is the second part of our interview with ARIA award winning tabla player, Bobby Singh, where he encourages the Indian community, especially the Punjabi community to follow Indian classical music, while living in Australia. He believes it is the best way to retain our heritage while living here, and it helps in building cross cultural bridges too.

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