RABINDRA NARAYAN
FATHER OF PUNJABI SATELLITE TELEVISION
Committed to serving the Punjabi community and Punjabis across the world; Rabindra Narayan needs no introduction. He is prominently known as 'Father of Punjabi Satellite Television', who believes “We don’t do business, we change lives”. Taking Gurbani to each household across the world was a dream, but Rabindra Narayan made it a reality. With his selfless efforts, Gurbani is today on world’s television map.

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GLOBAL LEADER

Under Narayan’s able leadership, the PTC Network has become the world’s largest Punjabi Television Network. With his vision and dedication, he has expanded PTC Network’s base to USA, UK, Australia, Europe, New Zealand, and Canada. In November 2019, Narayan launched the world’s first Virtual Reality 360-degree Live Telecast Service to enable his global viewers to watch the live telecast of Gurbani from Sri Darbar Sahib through VR Gear. The VR-based technology provides real-life experience of the Sri Darbar Sahib remotely, via smartphones on PTC Play app or Jio TV. PTC Network also owns a Record label, Movie production and distribution company. It also has the distinction of being the only company in the world to produce original one-hour feature film every week!
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FROM THEATRE ARTISTE TO JOURNALIST

Rabindra Narayan started his career in theatre, where he did encounter some struggling days. However, his dedication and passion towards acting kept him going. He dedicated himself to acting and also learnt other aspects of the art. Rabindra Narayan is not only an outstanding actor, but also holds the distinction of being a director and designer. He also served as General Secretary of the Collegiate Drama Society, which has staged over 2,000 shows in the last four decades. His journey as a journalist is also remarkable one. He remained Acting Editor with ‘The Weekly SUN’ in the early 90s. He also founded, 'Punjabi World', ‘ETC Punjabi’ and also served as Business Head of ‘ZEE PUNJABI’ and ‘ALPHA ETC PUNJABI’.

  1. BUSINESS HEAD - ZEE PUNJABI

    ZEE ENTERTAINMENT ENTERPRISES LIMITED

  2. ACTING EDITOR

    THE WEEKLY SUN

  3. 1986

    BACHELOR'S DEGREE FROM HANS RAJ COLLEGE, DELHI UNIVERSITY

  4. 1987

    P.G. DIPLOMA FROM YMCA, NEW DELHI

  5. MANAGING DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT

    G NEXT MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED / PTC NETWORK


CREATIVE GENIUS

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. Read More

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