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Punjabi Pioneers

An SBS Punjabi podcast series uncovering the untold stories of Australia’s earliest Punjabi settlers. The first season brings to light the voices of Punjabi women from early Sikh families in Far North Queensland, whose courage, resilience, and contributions helped shape Punjabi life in Australia.


Seasons

    SEASON 1
  • SEASON 1 EPISODE 5

    ‘You start to merge those two identities’: Between two worlds in a Punjabi-Australian family

    Published: Duration: 16:44

  • SEASON 1 EPISODE 4

    'I built a life here’: A grandmother and granddaughter on migration, identity and language across generations

    Published: Duration: 19:00

  • SEASON 1 EPISODE 3

    Jagindro recalls arriving in Australia as a two-year-old in 1957, when many Punjabi women were often recorded as ‘Singh’ instead of ‘Kaur’

    Published: Duration: 18:50Transcriptavailable

  • SEASON 1 EPISODE 2

    ‘In those days, nobody knew about Australia’: Surinder Kaur Sodhi’s unique migration story

    Published: Duration: 19:35

  • SEASON 1 EPISODE 1

    ‘When I saw the sugarcane farms in Cairns, it felt like Punjab’: Devo Singh recalls arriving in Australia in 1964

    Published: Duration: 28:45

  • TRAILER

    Punjabi Pioneers: Tracing Punjabi journeys in Far North Queensland

    Published: Duration: 02:09


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