The Naujavan Podcast
Welcome to The Naujavan Podcast. The Naujavan Podcast seeks to inspire, develop and equip young South Asians in their Christian walk with conversations about faith, life and culture. We're passionate about empowering young people to live for Jesus in a way that makes sense in their everyday lives, from family, to work, to relationships, and even the church, making a difference wherever they go. Original music for the Naujavan podcast is written and produced by Alan Sampson.
Email the Naujavan Podcast: podcast@naujavan.com
Episodes
16 episodes
Episode 15 - Dayalan Mahesan and the South Asian Forum
The Naujavan Podcast is back after a two year break. In this episode, the Naujavan Podcast talks to Dayalan Mahesan. Dayalan is the national coordinator of the Evangelical Alliance’s South Asian Forum team. As the forum’s national ...
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Episode 15
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37:59
Episode Fourteen - Niv Lobo: Student Mission
In this episode, the Naujavan Podcast talks to Niv Lobo. Niv Lobo is currently based in Oxford where he has been training for ordained ministry at Wycliffe Hall. Later this year Niv will be returning to Southampton with his wife Lucy and daught...
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Episode 14
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54:05
Episode Thirteen - Jessie Tang: A Chinese Christian experience
In this episode, the Naujavan Podcast talks to Jessie Tang. Jessie is the host and producer of the ACross Culture Podcast. Jessie and her guests explore culture, identity and the Christian faith - from the UK and beyond. Jessie is a British bor...
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Episode 13
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52:11
Episode Twelve - Flipping the Script, Interviewing the Host
In this episode, the Naujavan Podcast talks to its regular host, Shakeel Nurmahi. Guest host Tasmin Hannan, finds out more about your regular host of the Naujavan Podcast. She talks to Shakeel about growing up in faith, starting the Naujavan Po...
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Episode 12
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47:19
Episode Eleven - What Drives Us?
In this In this episode, the Naujavan Podcast turns to think about work. Podcast host, Shakeel Nurmahi, leads us in asking the question, 'What drives us?' In an extended monologue, Shakeel explores the motives that drive the wo...
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Episode 11
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32:41
Episode Ten - Mental Health
In this episode, the Naujavan Podcast talks to Riyah Ramji about mental health. Riyah is a student and youth worker based in Southampton. Originally from Harrow, London, Riyah has been a part of the Naujavan family for several years. Drawing up...
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Episode 10
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49:21
Episode Nine - Faith and Equality: Race and Church
In this extended episode, the Naujavan Podcast is talking about racism and the church. Joining Shakeel to talk about this are Becs and Myles Dhillon, and Bec's Dad, Nicky Gumbel. Becs and Myles have been involved in issues of gender and equalit...
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Episode 9
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1:05:15
Episode Eight - Marriage
In this episode, the Naujavan Podcast talks to Krishan and Rosie Birhah. This week Krishan and Rosie celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. At this milestone, they share with the Naujavan podcast the wisdom they have gathered throughout thei...
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Episode 8
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45:19
Episode Seven - Sneha Jacob
In this episode, the Naujavan Podcast talks to Sneha Jacob. Sneha is from Toronto and was responsible for starting Naujavan Toronto. She has lived in multiple countries, including Canada, the UK, and the US. During her time in the UK, Sneha was...
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Episode 7
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46:43
Episode Six - Easter in Lockdown
In this episode, the Naujavan Podcast is in lockdown due to government measures to tackle the Coronavirus. While in lockdown, Shakeel talks with his household about the impact of the lockdown as people are told to stay at home and church servic...
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Episode 6
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44:39
Episode Five - Ramzy Kamalendran
In this episode, the Naujavan Podcast talks to Ramzy Kamalendran. Ramzy is a part of the Naujavan team and based in London. Ramzy shares his testimony from the past year. Ramzy and his wife, Sarah, got married in 2019, and God has been moving p...
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Episode 5
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40:55
Episode Four - Sam Daniel
In this episode, the Naujavan Podcast talks to Sam Daniel. Sam Daniel is a music recording artist, producer, musician, worship leader and speaker based in London. He currently directs the Naujavan worship team and also plays a key role in the l...
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Episode 4
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35:37
Episode Three - Naujavan 2020
In this episode, the Naujavan Podcast talks to Sanjay Rajo and Kuldip Rajo. As we enter this new year, we take time to reflect on where Naujavan began, hearing from Kuldip about his heart for Naujavan and its origins over twenty years ago. We t...
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Episode 3
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40:01
Christmas Bonus 2019
In this Christmas bonus episode, we look back at some of the highlights from the 2019 Naujavan Weekender in November. We start by hearing from Prabhjot Johal. Prabhjot came to faith from a Sikh background. In this clip, she shares how she came ...
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34:49
Episode Two - Naujavan Girl
In this episode, the Naujavan Podcast talks to Naujavan Girl. Naujavan Girl is one of the latest initiatives from Naujavan. They held their first event in September 2019 at St John's, Southall. We met with Naiha Masih and Rehana Nurmahi, two me...
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Episode 2
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37:57
Episode One - 'I Believe the Indian Church Must Die'
In our debut episode, The Naujavan Podcast talks to Charles Samuel. Charles is an Indian-American Christian based in New York. Charles is a writer and marketer. In his own words, he says that he has a niche writing topic interest, blurring some...
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Episode 1
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