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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Started on October 19, 2014, and nominated for NZ Radio Awards in 2015 as well, Jalsa Fiji Radio – a community radio station owned and operated by the Fiji-Indian husband-wife duo of Vinesh and Rajneeta Prakash – which entertains Hindi-speaking audiences in Christchurch every weekend, has once again brought laurels to the community by being one of the three finalists at the just concluded NZ Radio Awards 2017.
Nominated under the ‘best music programme in any language’ category, Jalsa’s segment called Dip Chick Moments which plays ‘70s, ‘80s and latest Bollywood hits and is hosted by Ms Smrita Tiwari and Ms Rita Verma, is presented live via the Community Access Radio Plains FM 96.9, on Saturdays from 5.30pm. Other members of the Jalsa team include Avi, Krish, Monil and Sahil, who host Jalsa’s other segment (Saturdays from 7 p.m.) called Desi Boys and Bad Boys Party.
“At Jalsa Fiji Radio, we do Bollywood gossip, party music, announce upcoming events, pass on important community news as well as present entertaining issues. Overall, our goal is to engage Hindi-speaking audience in the Greater Christchurch area and spread community news,” Mr Prakash said.
And their efforts were well-recognised during the award giving ceremony held in Auckland last week, when Jana Tangooni, Chairman of the Radio Industry Awards Committee, noted, “It was wonderful to celebrate the achievements of the finalists and winners but also the wider New Zealand radio industry which is thriving despite so much change in media consumption globally.”
Started on October 19, 2014, and nominated for NZ Radio Awards in 2015 as well, Jalsa Fiji Radio – a community radio station owned and operated by the Fiji-Indian husband-wife duo of Vinesh and Rajneeta Prakash – which entertains Hindi-speaking audiences in Christchurch every weekend, has once...
Started on October 19, 2014, and nominated for NZ Radio Awards in 2015 as well, Jalsa Fiji Radio – a community radio station owned and operated by the Fiji-Indian husband-wife duo of Vinesh and Rajneeta Prakash – which entertains Hindi-speaking audiences in Christchurch every weekend, has once again brought laurels to the community by being one of the three finalists at the just concluded NZ Radio Awards 2017.
Nominated under the ‘best music programme in any language’ category, Jalsa’s segment called Dip Chick Moments which plays ‘70s, ‘80s and latest Bollywood hits and is hosted by Ms Smrita Tiwari and Ms Rita Verma, is presented live via the Community Access Radio Plains FM 96.9, on Saturdays from 5.30pm. Other members of the Jalsa team include Avi, Krish, Monil and Sahil, who host Jalsa’s other segment (Saturdays from 7 p.m.) called Desi Boys and Bad Boys Party.
“At Jalsa Fiji Radio, we do Bollywood gossip, party music, announce upcoming events, pass on important community news as well as present entertaining issues. Overall, our goal is to engage Hindi-speaking audience in the Greater Christchurch area and spread community news,” Mr Prakash said.
And their efforts were well-recognised during the award giving ceremony held in Auckland last week, when Jana Tangooni, Chairman of the Radio Industry Awards Committee, noted, “It was wonderful to celebrate the achievements of the finalists and winners but also the wider New Zealand radio industry which is thriving despite so much change in media consumption globally.”
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