Jitendra Deo JP (Qual) Publisher and CEO
Jitendra Deo JP (Qual), passionately called JD, a first-generation Australian Migrant and proud descendant of the Indian Indentured labor scheme of the 1800’s. His firm belief in service to humanity inspired him to passionately serve in various organizations. His entrepreneurial skills and spiritual practices underpin his passion.
Jitendra is no stranger to the Australian Indian Diaspora and community at large. He as founder of the Deo Family Charitable Foundation is the regular host and corporate sponsor of numerous Public and benevolent community events including sole sponsor of the Fiji Independence Day Celebrations and Girmit Anniversary events, Fiji Brisbane Seven a-side, Sanatan Soccer to name a few.
A Director of 8 Companies, now including the JD Media the parent Company of Brisbane Indian Times and other cross-media entities.
Jitendra is no stranger either to cross-media sphere he has been a valued contributor and corporate advertiser to both regional and National Broadcasters and readership.
Jitendra, like many of you, is a humble person and not one to skite around with his long academic, business, community work and philanthropist CV.
Though fair to share with you readers at this juncture that Jitendra is a very religious person and carries an aura of unique entrepreneurship and creativity and commands a lot of respect from his business peers, Indian community and multicultural society in Queensland.
The Deo family group of Companies has placed the Deo family in good stead financially. Some with similar financial achievement would retreat away from the mainstream rigmarole of life and lock themselves in their good living and financial security rightly so enjoying the fruits of their hard work.
Not so for this vegetable and cane farmers son for the hunger pangs and near poverty does not haunt him anymore. These life experiences have been the mainstay of his motivation along life’s journey for him and the family to keep investing and believing in people.
Stay with us as we build this cross-media service under JD’s leadership to be a worthy contributor of news, information and entertainment.
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Shanjeshni Deo Managing Editor
Shanjeshni, the much-loved matriarch of the Deo family has stepped into this role with equal vigour as her husband Jitendra passionately has.
Shanjeshni has over the years amassed wide ranging first-hand life experiences from then a migrant humble young wife and mother and since climbing every rung of the commercial ladder to now literally in control of the JD group of Companies.
A trusted early childhood educator committed to holistic educational program design in this fragile field. Over the years ably transitioning to be proficient in research and data management, Corporate Finance planning and Business negotiations. She is very mindful of the male dominated ruthless and highly competitive National and Global Business spheres in Real Estate, Land Development, Green Power electrification planning and project management. Now in the Cross-Media field as supervising Editor and Executive.
All these challenges and responsibilities she takes on gracefully in her strides and like her husband Jitendra, her firm belief in service to humanity inspired her to passionately serve various organizations where her matriarchal feminine touch and deep spiritual knowledge and practices underpin her passion.
Devine providence – “everything happens for a reason, both the big things and the small things” as Shanjeshni in retrospect reminiscences her childhood days. She used to stand amazed by the magic of humble family transistor Radio beaming out her beautiful tunes and programs. She treasures those Radio experiences as her companion in those young days. Years later across the Pacific here in Brisbane she became a regular host of a segment in a Brisbane Hindi Radio Station while her Husband Jitendra a contributor writer to the Brisbane Indian Times.
For the last few years Shanjeshni, Jitendra, and the sons have hosted and solely finance multicultural events and dinner through their Family Foundation. All events beamed on Radio Broadcast and social media under Shanjeshni’s watchful eyes.
With the added academic brilliance of their 2 sons with their intergenerational thought, the family regularly engages in thought provoking conversation at the dinner and breakfast table on varied topics. Dissected with solemn reverence or with exuberance, depended on the nature of the topic, are headings like their faith, the evidence or lack thereof of portable Hindu culture in the new millennium across time, socio-political pathways, geography and multiracial society. Other topics like family and corporate Finance, Effects of Global Climate Change, even aeronautic doubt of man landing on the moon.
Shanjeshni is confident that with the selected contributors to the editorials now Brisbane Indian Times now enjoys, of course endearing tight-knit Deo family counsel, you the readers are assured of services of a very robust editorial team at Brisbane Indian Times.
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Deo young men – Ravneel Deo and Soneel Deo
Together, both the Deo young men, the apples of the parents’ eyes have stuck like glue as trusted ally to the parents Commercial and Benevolent family journey.
Ravneel Deo and Soneel Deo, Electrical Engineer/ Electrical Contractor and Property developer/Real Estate Professional respectively are alumni of the prestigious Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Both are Directors of the Deo Family Charitable Foundation and key organisers of the Foundations cultural and anniversary events.
For their age, in comparison to many post-modern young Indians in Western Democracies, Ravneel and Soneel are very deeply religious taking pride in our Indian cultural activities specially music and are trained in varied musical instruments and are accomplished singers of bhajans and Hindi songs
To their credit, and brings pride of gratitude to their parents, both young men are very well versed with Vedic religion and know Sansakrit Havan Mantra and rituals.
Ravneel and Soneel brings these wealth of life experiences into the Editorial team as second generation Australian Indians, proud descendants of Girmityas living in the post-modern era in a Western Democracy.
Their combine youthful exuberance will obviously assist keep the Brisbane Indian Times on the pulse of society and uphold this tabloid as the only Newspaper that talks.
Their invaluable editorial contributions will definitely brings generational balance to the Brisbane Indian Times and other cross media entities.
Sadhguru: Devotion means taking your emotion to its highest pitch. It is held as the highest form of emotion because it is the least entangling – it is liberating. But if you have your own agendas, don’t waste your time on devotion because you cannot be a devotee.
In the new year, we welcomed a new governing committee at Gayatri Mandir, led by President Anit Ram and a team of 12 members. The committee members’ expertise, deep knowledge and commitment have been seen through three successful events this year. Once again, the Moreton Bay Ramayan Mandali set the tone for a prosperous year with Hanuman Chalisa Recital. We are thankful to Pravind Prakash and his team for their ongoing support. The committee has vowed to ensure that all the events and programs continue with similar enthusiasm and vigour.
The Hindu Society of Queensland celebrated its anniversary on 26 January of its establishment and community accomplishment. The committee members (past and present), devotees and volunteers honoured the occasion with their presence. The event commenced with a Pooja led by Pundit Sanat Pandeyji and a havan sponsored by community members. Punditji also sheds some light on Gayatri Mandir’s 30-plus-year journey. Our newly elected president, Anit Ram, delivered a special message to the community outlining our Bracken Ridge Project Development and our vision for the years ahead.
Gayatri Mandir resonated with chants and praises of “Jai Shree Ram” as hundreds of devotees arrived for the darshan of Shree Ram Lalla live telecast. The public mood was a smooth blend of devotion and festive fervour. Thousands of diyas were lit, and the atmosphere was like embracing Diwali-Once more. We thank The Hindu Swayam Sevak Sangh Qld Vibhag for their inspiration and organisation.
For All bookings and enquiries, please visit our website or contact Nirla Pandey ( Events Organiser). Please visit our website, 
Prem Chand was appointed Justice of the Peace (Qualified) on 20 October 2023 by the Director and Registrar of the Justices of the Peace Branch.
Dear readers, the global observance of Matri Pitri Pujan Diwas (Parents’ Worship Day) experienced a notable upsurge in participation, with a growing number of community members, organizations, educational institutions, religious institutions, and social groups actively joining this unique festival. It’s a day when kids from all backgrounds come together to worship their parents. They put a tilak on their foreheads, put a garland of flowers around their neck, and basically treat them like gods! It’s a way for them to show their all respect and get parents’ blessings.
