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Getting to Know Rabindra Narayan

The Creator of No.1 Punjabi Television Network, Managing Director & President of PTC Network, Journalist, Actor, Director, Creator, Disruptor, Administrator

Father of Punjabi Satellite Television Creator of World's No. 1 Punjabi Television Network.

40+

Years of Experience

Slider-Image Considered as the Father of Punjabi Satellite Television, Narayan was the leader of the team that launched first-ever Punjabi satellite channel, Punjabi World in 1998. He is credited with the unique achievement of putting Gurbani on the World’s television map as the team led by him started beaming Gurbani Kirtan from Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar, in 1998.

He had earlier contributed his might to the cause of Punjabi theatre where he worked as an actor, director, designer since 1983 with leading theatre workers of that time. He was also the General Secretary with Collegiate Drama Society which has staged over 2000 Shows during the past three decades.

Career History & Timeline

Please look what I have done so far in my life.

40

Years Old

  1. 1986

    Bachelor's degree from Hans Raj College, Delhi University

    Major subjects

    English Language and Literature, General

  2. 1987

    P.G. Diploma from YMCA, New Delhi

    P.G. Diploma in Advertising, Marketing & Journalism

  3. Business Head - Zee Punjabi

    Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited

  4. President

    ETC Networks Limited

  5. Managing Director & President

    G Next Media Private Limited / PTC NETWORK

Work

Hindi or English knowing viewers had already started feasting upon Star Plus, Star News and many other media outlets but Punjabi viewers were still condemned to the staid Doordarshan that insisted on placid programming. It was in this milieu that Narayan became a saviour with first-ever Punjabi satellite TV channel, Punjabi World, and then ETC Punjabi.

Narayan had come equipped to the field; he had studied English literature at the Delhi University, acquired domain know-how in journalism and mass communication, had not just been a theatre buff but had actually straddled the stage in umpteen dramas, was a core team member of the Delhi-based Collegiate Drama Society, and had also dabbled in direction. Besides, he had a rather peculiar obsession: he would always want to know everything about every department in a complex production venture.

To the entrepreneur in this soft-spoken man, whose eyes and mind are forever darting to catch the whiff of a new idea, one thing was clear: Punjabi satellite television now needed a primal force that could provide that decisive push. He served as business head of ETC Punjabi, Zee Punjabi and Alpha ETC Punjabi but then decided to become that primal force himself. This was a decision that was destined to shape his life, and the cultural life of the media-consuming Punjabis.

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