The Little Voices Keeping Punjabi Culture Alive in Australia — Laughter Therapy | Tuesday, 3 March 2026 | Radio Haanji 1674 AM

Ask any Punjabi parent in Australia what they quietly worry about when raising children in a new country, and the answer comes quickly — that their children will grow up not knowing who they are. Not knowing the language. Not knowing the bolian their nani sang, the bujaratan their dada loved, or the chutkule that made every family gathering fall apart in laughter. On Tuesday morning, Laughter Therapy on Radio Haanji 1674 AM answered that fear in the most joyful way possible — one young caller at a time.

A Morning Ritual That Means More Than It Looks

To a stranger, Laughter Therapy might sound like a simple morning show where children call in and share jokes. And on the surface, that is exactly what it is. But spend a few mornings listening on Radio Haanji 1674 AM and something else becomes clear — this is a programme that is quietly doing the work of cultural preservation that no classroom, no textbook and no government policy can fully replicate.

When a child growing up in Melbourne calls into this show and speaks in Punjabi — confidently, naturally, with chutkule and bolian rolling off their tongue as though they were born saying them — they are doing something their community has been trying to do for generations in diaspora. They are proving that it is possible to be fully Australian and fully Punjabi at the same time. That the two identities do not compete. That laughter is a language that crosses every border without losing a single word in translation.

Hosts Ranjodh Singh and Sukh Parmar held that space with warmth and energy on Tuesday morning, and the community showed up in full voice.

The Faces Behind the Voices — This Show's Most Loyal Young Stars

Every great show has its regulars — the familiar voices that listeners look forward to hearing, the personalities that give a programme its soul. On Laughter Therapy, those voices belong to the children, and Tuesday's episode was graced by some of the most enthusiastic young participants this show has.

Among those who called in and made the morning brighter were Gurpal Singh, Mannat, Fateh Singh, Manraj S Aujla, Aarza, Jasmine Kaur, Bani Kaur, Asees Kaur, Ronish, Basant Lal, Narinder Sahmi, Ramanpreet Jassowal, the Benipal Brothers, Sehib Sanwar and Kismat — young members of the Punjabi community in Australia who have become familiar and beloved voices on Radio Haanji 1674 AM.

These are not just callers. They are regular participants who show up week after week, episode after episode, giving this show its heartbeat. Some are bold and confident, some are sweet and measured, but every single one of them brings something real — the kind of authenticity you simply cannot script or manufacture. They call in with their chutkule, their bolian, their bujaratan, their energy, and their absolute willingness to make every person listening smile before their day has properly begun.

For parents of these children, hearing your son or daughter's voice on radio — speaking Punjabi, being celebrated by their community — is one of those moments that stays with you. And for the children themselves, being a regular participant on Australia's favourite Punjabi comedy podcast is something they will carry with pride for the rest of their lives.

The Adults Who Refuse to Be Left Out

The second segment of Tuesday's Laughter Therapy proved once again that laughter has no age limit. Adult members of the community joined Ranjodh Singh and Sukh Parmar to keep the energy alive and the smiles coming. The themes were the same — warmth, humour, community, the simple joy of connecting over shared culture — and the response from callers was everything this show is built on. By the time the episode wrapped up, Tuesday had been thoroughly sorted.

This is what makes the free Punjabi podcast from Radio Haanji 1674 AM different from anything else available to the Indian community in Australia. It is not a news programme. It is not an advice show. It is a daily reminder that your community is here, it is well, and it is laughing together — and that you are invited to be part of it every single morning.

Why a Comedy Podcast for Kids Is One of the Most Important Things on Australian Radio

The Punjabi community in Australia is one of the fastest growing, most vibrant South Asian communities in the country. And yet, when it comes to media that genuinely serves Punjabi children — content in their language, celebrating their culture, giving them a platform and a voice — the options are almost nonexistent. Laughter Therapy fills that space in a way that no other comedy podcast for kids in Australia comes close to doing.

Beyond the laughter, beyond the chutkule and the bujaratan and the bolian, what this show is doing is telling an entire generation of Punjabi Australian children that their language is beautiful, their culture is worth sharing, and their voice belongs on the airwaves. That message, delivered every single weekday morning on Radio Haanji 1674 AM, is one of the most meaningful things community radio can do.

This is why Laughter Therapy is not just the best Punjabi podcast in Australia. It is one of the most important ones.

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