Punjabi life.
More than one story.

Punjabi life. More than one story.

TherapaJi brings together Punjabi stories, conversations and mental-health education.

We make original animation, host conversations, write articles and build resources about family, identity, relationships and getting support. The humour matters. So do the disagreements, the affection, the awkward firsts and the things that take time to say.

You do not have to be in a crisis to spend time here. Start with something you want to watch or read.

What you will find here

Pind Ton Pardes · Sukhi’s Story follows two brothers and their parents as they move from Punjab to America. It is fiction shaped by shared migration experiences, not a documentary about every Punjabi family.

167 Hours is the podcast hosted by Amar and Sukhi. It explores relationships, mental health and the life that happens outside the therapy room.

Articles take a closer look at family expectations, identity, relationships and finding support. Resources offer practical places to start.

Saadi Gall is our community-listening survey. It asks about support, family and community attitudes. Taking part is optional. Contributing answers is a separate choice, not a condition for using the website.

The people behind it

Amar Banga founded TherapaJi and co-hosts 167 Hours with Sukhi Sandhu.

His work brings Punjabi storytelling, lived experience and an interest in mental-health education into the same conversation. TherapaJi is the public storytelling, advocacy and educational project—not his clinical work and not a therapy practice.

The point is not to put every family in the same box

A character can remind you of someone without explaining everything about them. A story can raise a question without answering it for everyone.

We want to make room for different experiences of Punjabi life, including people whose lives do not fit the familiar script. Cultural context matters. So does the individual.

Clear boundaries

TherapaJi does not diagnose, treat or replace therapy. It does not provide emergency support. POM Therapy and POMWELL are separate from TherapaJi.

Community-survey responses are not a representative picture of all Punjabi or South Asian people. Research findings, lived experiences and interpretations of fictional scenes need to be identified for what they are.

Read our privacy policy, terms and community research information.

Get in touch

For podcast guests, creative collaborations, community partnerships or press enquiries, email contact@therapaji.com. Tell us what you would like to explore and why it matters to you.

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