Punjabi Pioneers

Season 1: Punjabi Pioneers is 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. Host, Lead Podcast Producer: Sumeet Kaur Presented by: Manpreet Kaur Singh Digital, Video: Jasmeet Kaur

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Episodes

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: 02/04/2026Duration: 18:50
‘In those days, nobody knew about Australia’: Surinder Kaur Sodhi’s unique migration story
Published: 02/04/2026Duration: 19:35
‘When I saw the sugarcane farms in Cairns, it felt like Punjab’: Devo Singh recalls arriving in Australia in 1964
Published: 02/04/2026Duration: 28:45
Punjabi Pioneers: Tracing Punjabi journeys in Far North Queensland
Published: 01/04/2026Duration: 02:09