A new Metro Vancouver-based Punjabi and English news and current affairs platform is available from Monday through Friday at 6 p.m (Pacific time). Launched by independent journalist and Pancouver contributor Gurpreet Singh, Navin Taazi began providing daily news updates and interviews on October 1 with guests from diverse backgrounds.
On Wednesday, the first episode began with a land acknowledgment recognizing the traditional territories of Indigenous communities upon which Canadian nation state was built. It came after the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30.
Singh is a veteran broadcaster who conducts interviews in English, Punjabi, and Hindi. He is the author of several books, including Why Mewa Singh Killed William Hopkinson? Revisiting the Murder of a Canadian Immigration Inspector and From Nazneen to Naina: 20 Years of Kareena Kapoor Khan in Bollywood and What That Means for India and the Rest of the World. Singh, an ardent defender of secularism, is Canada’s foremost critic of Hindutva extremism in India.
Among those who sent in their greetings was Prof. Jagmohan Singh, nephew of Indian revolutionary Bhagat Singh. The nephew, a tireless human rights activist, sent in his video message from India on September 28—the birthday of Bhagat Singh. He was executed in 1931 for his role in the killing of a British police officer and participating in a symbolic bombing of the Central Legislative Assembly created by the British Empire.
Watch Episode 1 of Navin Taazi, which is hosted by Gurpreet SIngh.
Navin Taazi welcomed locally and internationally
Others who joined the launch of Navin Taazi included Jindi Singh from Khalsa Aid, an international humanitarian organization; Alex Sangha from the LGBTG+ advocacy group Sher Vancouver; Indigenous educator Jennifer Sherif; social justice educator Annie Ohana; anti-Black racism campaigners Dr. June Francis and Kamika Williams; climate justice activists Donna Clark and Anjali Appadurai; Senator and former RCMP officer Baljet Singh Dhillon; and member of Parliament Sukh Dhaliwal.
Former Seattle councilmember Kshama Sawant joined online from the U.S., as did the U.S.-based author Karan Mahajan. Media and public realtions expert Bianca Peters, a close friend and former professional colleague of Gurpreet Singh, also sent in her greetings.
Navin Taazi is available on YouTube. Follow Gurpreet Singh on Bluesky @gurpreetradical.bsky.social. Follow Pancouver on X @PancouverMedia, Bluesky @pancouver.bsky.social, and Instagram @PancouverMedia.
