The Baaz Podcast

Amandeep Madra, Founder of the UK Punjab Heritage Association, guests in this week's Baaz Podcast to speak with Shabd Singh about the history of Jallianwala Bagh and the much-derided and crass renovations to the site by the Indian government.

Harman Kandola joins Shabd Singh to discuss what Navdeep Bains' political career and history on Sikh issues tell us about the limitations of representative politics for Sikhs in countries like Canada, which is also currently in a federal election.

You can read Harman Kandola’s piece “Navdeep Bains, Disinfo Campaigns, And A Valuable Lesson For Sikh Politicians Around The World” here.

Monika Kaur joins Shabd Singh to discuss how international students are experiencing unique pressures and exploitation in Canada. This conversation comes in light of recent suicides as a result of a mental health crisis, and unprecedented protests outside the home of an employer allegedly engaged in wage theft.

You can read Monika Sidhu’s Baaz articles on these topics here, and here.

Joti Kaur Rekhi joins Shabd Singh to discuss the recent Pegasus Project revelations rocking India and what the spyware and its potential targets, including Sikh journalists, all means. She also shares her thought on new social media rules in India which have been censoring dissent from Sikh accounts.

Baaz contributor Pali Kaur joins Shabd Singh today to speak about her coverage of the Punjabi entertainment industry, and how it exposes deeper conversations and trends across topics, such as the Farmers' Protest, domestic violence, and the Government of India's attempts to censor dissent from Sikhs. 

Today’s guest, for our inaugural episode, is Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of Baaz, Jaskaran Sandhu. We talk about the founding of the news organization, its purpose, its editorial process, and how Baaz is already making waves since launching six months ago.