Hindu TV service launched

A new Hindu religious station was launched on Saturday at the Divali Nagar in Chaguanas, one year after it first began broadcasting a signal to subscribers on one of the smaller cable companies in Trinidad.

Sankhya Television's programme coordinator, Sunil Nowbutt, said the station's focus is on the promotion of all aspects of Hinduism.

"We don't discriminate and we don't care which particular Hindu organisation you belong to. As long as you're promoting something that is religious, something that is good, we are going to come and record your event and (broadcast) it to the world.

"We want to promote the youth as well. We have (broadcast) events from over 112 Hindu temples from different organisations and we have never taken a cent from them. We have even given them copies of their event."

Mr. Nowbutt said Sankhya TV is currently being funded from the owners' pockets, as they have full time jobs but they are seeking assistance from Government to branch out.

"Even amongst our own religion, one organisation could condemn and criticise other sectors of Hinduism but we say no to this. We want to be a community station, where we integrate all aspects and all sects of Hinduism under one body."

The station, according to Mr. Nowbutt, is managed by five people all under the age of 30.

Reproduced from CNMG