Jatinder Pannu is a well-known Indian journalist and social activist. He is known for hosting a news show on Prime Asia TV, a Canadian Punjabi television channel.
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Jatinder Singh Pannu was born on Tuesday, October 19, 1954 (66 years old in 2020) in Saghira, a small village near Tarn Taran Sahib in Punjab. He completed his primary education in this village and moved away from the village when he was 11 years old.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 9″
Hair color: Gray
Eye color: Black
family
There is not much information available about his family.
Profession
As a journalist
Jatinder started his career by writing columns for the Punjabi newspaper Nawan Zamana published in Jalandhar. According to him, the newspaper taught him the basics of journalism. Soon, he became the editor of the newspaper. During his initial days in journalism, Mr. Pannu was also part of the news show Khas Khabar Ik Nazar, which was telecasted every Friday morning on Punjabi television by Jalandhar Television.
Jatinder Pannu in a news segment of DD Punjabi
Jatinder was the first journalist to host a news show on Prime Asia TV. As of 2020, he has become the most watched journalist on Prime Asia TV, with his show “Prime Discussion With Jatinder Pannu” having aired over 800 episodes. His primary audience is Punjabis living abroad, and he is often praised for his outspoken views against the government.
Jatinder Pannu hosts his show on Prime Asia TV
As a writer
As of 2020, Mr. Pannu has written six books, including a satire titled Rang Duniya De, a collection of poetry titled Ajj Nama, Dastaan Pachhon De Panchiya Di, and Sikh Dharam De Samajik Sarokar. According to him, he distributed the first two editions of Sikh Dharam De Samajik Sarokar to young people for free as the purpose of writing the book was to promote Sikh culture to young people.
Awards
- 1992 (Award): National Media Award from the Small and Medium Newspapers Association of India
- 2000 (Winner): Shiromani Patarkar Award from Punjab Language Department
- 2019 (Winner): Harbhajan Halwarvi Award for Excellence in Journalism
Facts/Trivia
- Mr. Pannu has represented India at the United Nations Human Rights Commission sessions in Geneva.
- Jatinder is a life member of Punjabi University Association (Punjabi Sahit Akademi) and Central Punjab University Parliament (Kendri Punjabi Lekhak Sabha).
- Earlier, the journalist was also associated with the All India Farmers Association, the Communist Party of India’s farmers’ wing.
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