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Rabindra Narayan
A Man for All Seasons
Mr. Rabindra Narayan, the MD & President of PTC Network, is
renowned for his relentless efforts in shaping the Punjabi television
industry. He has not only launched the first-ever Punjabi satellite
channel, Punjabi World, but has also earned immense applause for
putting Gurbani on the World’s television map
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A Multitalented Person
Mr. Rabindra Narayan is a graduate in
English literature, and has completed his
diploma in Journalism and Marketing.
Theatre has played a significant factor
in his life. He has been a popular
theatre artist right from his college days,
and has shared the stage with several
renowned stage personalities. As the
General Secretary with the Delhi-based
Collegiate Drama Society, he made
significant contributions to the field of
Punjabi theatre.
Mr. Narayan is also a renowned
journalist who worked as the Culture
Editor with Sunday Mail in the late 80s.
He was also the Acting Editor with The
Weekly Sun in the early 90s. Additionally,
he worked as a film and music critic
during his stint in newspapers. What’s
more, he has also directed a lot of
documentaries for Doordarshan.
A Fountain of Creativity
Mr. Rabindra Narayan is an immensely
creative person who is an expert in
ideating interesting and engaging
content for entertaining viewers. His
dedication, combined with his team
spirit, makes him a pioneer in the field
of Punjabi television and media. Mr.
Narayan’s greatest achievement was the
creation of the first Punjabi multimedia
stage show - Aazadi De Taraaney, for
commemorating the 50 years of Indian
Independence. In the late 90s, when Mr.
Narayan was the business head of ZEE
Punjabi and Alpha ETC Punjabi, he laid
the foundation of ETC Punjabi.
Today, five flagship channels, namely
PTC News, PTC Punjabi Gold, PTC
Simran, PTC Music, and PTC Chak
De come under the umbrella of PTC
Network, thus, making it the largest
Punjabi Television Network. These
channels have ushered their way into
the lives of millions of viewers across the
world with music, entertainment, news,
spiritual ceremonies and programmes.
Thanks to the efforts of Mr. Narayan
who has been successfully serving
the cause of Punjab, Punjabi, and
Punjabiyat by offering comprehensive
entertainment for people of different
ages, currently, PTC Network enjoys
an 80% market share, both in terms of
viewership and revenue. It has more
than 350 employees consisting of topnotch
media talents and four state-ofthe-art
studios.
Going Global
Under Mr. Narayan’s able leadership, the
PTC Network has become the world’s
most preferred and largest Punjabi
Television Network. With his hard work
and dedication, he has expanded PTC
Network’s base to the USA, the UK,
Australia, Europe, New Zealand, and
Canada.
In November 2019, Mr. 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 VRbased
technology aims at wowing the
viewers by making them feel as if they
are physically present inside the holy
premises of Sri Darbar Sahib. Viewers
can avail of this spiritual experience on
their smartphones through the PTC Play
app or Jio TV.
garnering Awards and
Accolades
Owing to his dedicated efforts and
unswerving focus, Mr. Narayan has
added several feathers on his cap
through these years. He has been
honoured with the prestigious ‘Delhi
State Punjabi Media Award in the year
2003 by the Delhi Government. Recently,
he received the Jewel of Punjab Honor
from the ex-Prime Minister of India,
Shri Manmohan Singh.
“Under the able
leadership of Mr.
Rabindra Narayan,
the PTC Network has
become the world’s
most preferred and
largest Punjabi
Television Network”