Indian Newslink 15th June 2016 Digital Edition

JUNE 15, 2016
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Human qualities bring forth an outstanding winner
Venkat Raman
venkat@indiannewslink.co.nz
Surprise, admiration, pride,
joy and gratification were
among the sentiments expressed
by members of
the Radio Tarana team when we
asked to describe their take on
Robert Khan, their Managing
Director.
We asked them to be forthright,
promising that no one, including
their boss, would have
a privy to their opinions until
this page makes it to the eyes
of the people. Robert Khan was
honoured for his ‘Outstanding
Contribution to Radio’ at the
Radio New Zealand Awards ceremony
held at the Auckland
Museum on May 20, 2016, in the
presence of the country’s popular
broadcasters.
Media Works Radio Chief
Executive Wendy Palmer presented
the Awards and the programme
was hosted by Jono of
the popular TV Ben and Jono.
Worthy of recognition
The Award recognised Mr
Khan’s outstanding contribution
to radio in New Zealand.
Among the others honoured at
the event were the late Sir Paul
Holmes, Leighton Smith, Murray
Deaker, Kim Hill, Brent Impey
and Sussan Turner.
We carried his reaction in our
June 1, 2016 issue.
Ronny Kumaran
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Magan Dahya
Satend Sharma
Pawan Rekha Prasad
Sanjesh Narayan
Sales and Marketing
Representative Magan Daya
said that apart from being very
active, Mr Khan remains polite
even when he confronts a
person.
“He is friendly and addresses
most people by their first name.
I was very excited to see Robert
recognised and honoured. It
was typical of him to attribute
his success to his team. I am
proud to be associated with him
and his team at Radio Tarana,”
he said.
The hero of ‘Tarana Drive,’
Satend Sharma keeps
Aucklanders entertained and
informed as they crawl through
the worsening traffic bottleneck.
He has been a radio presenter
since he was 18 years old
(we do not know the year) and
therefore understands the sentiment
of Mr Khan who was
surprised when his name was
announced at the Awards.
“I don’t think that he was expecting
it. In fact, he was there
to support the members of the
‘Sunday at 5’ team who had
been nominated for an Award.
This Award that he received
gave Team Tarana a reason to
celebrate at the Shooters Bar
next to our studio in Kingsland,”
Satend said.
veteran of radio broadcasting,
Pawan is the sen-
A
ior-most member of the Radio
Tarana team, having joined the
station in 2001.
She said that she owed her
leadership skills to Mr Khan.
“He is a leader who believes
in walking together and guide
rather than walking ahead and
leave people behind. If he trusts
a person, he places complete
faith in that person – a rare
quality in human beings. He
will never advice you a shortcut
and dodgy path but would rather
recommend a longer but honest
way,” she said.
Pawan said that watching Mr
Khan receive the Award was the
proudest moment in her life.
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Just last week, I had an opportunity
to really get to know
Sanjesh Narayan as we travelled
to Fiji along with Prime
Minister John Key. He was greeted
by Fiji’s Prime Minister
Frank Bainimarama, other ministers
and top officials in Suva
with warmth and joy. Sanjesh
seemed to be the man on the
spot. There is another, rather
unspoken, candid side to another
quiet reporter. He was quick
to respond when asked to describe
Robert Khan.
“He can be compared to
Superman- a man of principles,
very genuine and kind-hearted
person. I started working for
him in 2006 and over the years,
I have understood very little
about him, due to his very complicated
nature. He is however
very modest and makes you feel
that you are part of his family,”
he said.
Another ardent admirer
of Robert Khan is Ronny
Kumaran.
“Robert values every member
of the Tarana team and
he is always available for any
support we may need. He is
a professional employer with
outstanding knowledge of the
broadcasting industry,” he said.
Ronny was not present at the
Awards ceremony but was filled
with joy when he saw on television
Robert being honoured.
“I felt very proud of being associated
with the winning team.
That moment gave us another
reason to believe that Tarana is
the brand that makes the difference
in the community,” Ronny
said.
Mehak Vashist
obert Khan is a Managing
“RDirector in the true
sense,” says Mehak Vashist, who
is known to tens of thousands of
Radio Tarana listeners as a lively
reporter, vigorous narrator
and interrogator of ‘Sunday @5’
programme.
“I was present at the ceremony
when he received the Award.
Robert’s speech was humble
and reflected what Tarana
stands for - a radio station
deep-rooted to its people and
committed to serve ethnic community.
I feel proud to be associated
with Tarana. This is not a
workplace; it is my home!”
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Joining Radio Tarana three
years ago, Shalen Shandil
graduated to become an integral
part of ‘Sunday @5’ along with
Sanjesh Narayan and Mehak
Vashist.
“Robert knows the market. He
has long been a strong force behind
talent in the New Zealand
radio industry. He is fully engaged
and works well with the
local community. I was at the
Radio Awards and everyone
knew Radio Tarana,” he said.