SBS Punjabi - ਐਸ ਬੀ ਐਸ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Sukhwant Kaur Pannu, an 85-year-old retired nurse based in Perth, unearthed her journey through the ‘Zero Line,’ recalling incidents of horror and humanity- of a father who left his daughter for dead, a brother who stayed behind to protect the family’s assets and a mother who locked-up her daughter to protect her “honour and integrity.”

The biggest cause of death for young Australians is suicide. Youth mentoring organisations are calling out for intergenerational mentors to address the concerns of young people before it gets too late.

Punjabi singer Malkit Singh has collaborated with rapper Honey Singh to reproduce his famous song 'Gur Nalo Ishq Mitha' that took the Punjabi music industry by storm in the late 90s.

Since launching their first Indian restaurant about 35 years ago in Sydney, the Gujrals are now a big name in the industry serving some of the biggest and best names and brands from across the world. 

1984 ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿਡਨੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਰੈਸਟੋਰੈਂਟ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਗੁਜਰਾਲ਼ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਅੱਜ ਇਸ ਖੇਤਰ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੈ। ਪਿਛਲੇ 35 ਸਾਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੀ ਲਗਨ ਅਤੇ ਮੇਹਨਤ ਸਦਕਾ ਮਨਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਗੁਜਰਾਲ਼ ਇੱਕ ਨਾਮ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਬ੍ਰਾਂਡ ਬਣਕੇ ਉਭਰੇ ਹਨ ਜਿਸ ਅੰਦਰ ਹੁਣ ਸਿਡਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਊ ਸਾਊਥ ਵੇਲਜ਼ ਦੇ ਕਈ ਰੈਸਟੋਰੈਂਟ ਅਤੇ ਈਵੈਂਟ ਮੈਨਜਮੈਂਟ ਦੀਆਂ ਥਾਵਾਂ ਆਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ।

Since launching their first Indian restaurant about 35 years ago in Sydney, the Gujrals are now a big name in the industry serving some of the biggest and best names and brands from across the world. 

1984 ਵਿੱਚ ਸਿਡਨੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਰੈਸਟੋਰੈਂਟ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕਰਨ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਗੁਜਰਾਲ਼ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਅੱਜ ਇਸ ਖੇਤਰ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡਾ ਨਾਮ ਹੈ। ਪਿਛਲੇ 35 ਸਾਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੀ ਲਗਨ ਅਤੇ ਮੇਹਨਤ ਸਦਕਾ ਮਨਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਗੁਜਰਾਲ਼ ਇੱਕ ਨਾਮ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਬ੍ਰਾਂਡ ਬਣਕੇ ਉਭਰੇ ਹਨ ਜਿਸ ਅੰਦਰ ਹੁਣ ਸਿਡਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਨਿਊ ਸਾਊਥ ਵੇਲਜ਼ ਦੇ ਕਈ ਰੈਸਟੋਰੈਂਟ ਅਤੇ ਈਵੈਂਟ ਮੈਨਜਮੈਂਟ ਦੀਆਂ ਥਾਵਾਂ ਆਉਂਦੀਆਂ ਹਨ।

Rav Phull, a design engineer who heads a tech company is behind a unique product that is designed to make learning to play guitar easier. Mr Phull is the CEO and MD of Instashred which is a part of iAccelerate - a non-profit business accelerator and incubator at the University of Wollongong.

Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa announced her arrival on national television with great impact, when she appeared on 'Australia's Got Talent' in 2016. But she says the trolling and bullying she faced from her own community thereafter was 'deeply hurtful' and also the reason why she didn't perform on stage for the past two years. She's now back with a 75-minute one-woman theatre show titled 'Fully Sikh', which she says is for "young Sikh girls, their fathers and their bullies."

India’s Independence Day was celebrated at Parramatta by Federation of Indian Associations of NSW by holding a colourful show where talents from all parts of India proudly presented the nation’s rich culture and heritage.

Her journey from the passenger cabin to the cockpit took 14 long years, 'but the thrill of steering an aircraft with hundreds of people on board is a rare experience', says Capt. Gauri Sharma.

In this edition of 'Kitab Di Parchol', we review a collection of sentiment-laden Punjabi poetry by Pakistani poet Junaid Akram.