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NZ Herald
03-05-2025
- General
- NZ Herald
Jasleen returns to Te Puke as trailblazing police constable
Workplace variety One of the attractions was the idea that no two days of police work were the same. 'It's [also] something different. There are not a lot of female Indians in the job and there are a lot of things behind that – the thinking in our community that girls are not as strong as boys, or they may not be able to handle situations as men can, but my mum and dad always taught me that there's nothing that I cannot do that a guy can do, so I thought 'yes', let's do this.' After leaving Te Puke High School, Jasleen did a pre-police course. 'I had a few setbacks with Covid and a few injuries but eventually made it and went through Police College which was a good experience. It was hard to be away from home, but I had the support of my mum and dad and sister.' More to offer Jasleen quickly realised the impact she could have as a police officer. 'I realised I had way more to offer than I thought, just by being an Indian female, just going to jobs where there were Indian females who were afraid just to talk to males or non-Indian officers.' She found people opened up to her, and that sometimes resulted in action being taken that might not otherwise have been possible. 'Just being an Indian female and being there, being able to talk to them in their native language is really helpful.' Hometown Her parents were both born in India and the family lived in Italy for a decade before moving to New Zealand and Te Puke. 'I love this town, so when I saw the opportunity to come here, I jumped at it. 'As well as being home, it offered the chance for a different type of policing than she had previously experienced. 'It was good experience [working in Tauranga], but this is different – out here it's a different community and there were things lacking in my policing experience such as rural work.' Jasleen recognised the potential challenges of working as a police officer in the community where she lived. 'But I've got to manage it – I may know this person, or this person might be my neighbour.' Jasleen spoke both Punjabi and Hindi and still had a little Italian. She believed her background, culture and being multilingual would help her communication with the people she comes into contact with through work, and give her colleagues perspective by being able to explain Indian culture and religion. 'It's good to have me here where I can say this is why this is happening, or this is what's causing the issue.' She hoped to inspire other females with Indian heritage to follow in her footsteps. Te Puke Police Sergeant Mike Owen has welcomed Jasleen to the station. 'She brings with her a good skill set of all-around knowledge and is really looking forward to her becoming part of the team here and the community.'
Khaleej Times
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Khaleej Times
Sreerama Chandra defends Jasleen Royal amid backlash over performance with Coldplay
Following backlash over Jasleen Royal's performance as the opening act for Coldplay's Mumbai concert, Indian Idol 5 winner Sreerama Chandra on Wednesday defended the singer. He said, "I am very happy for Jasleen that she got an opportunity like this and secondly, it was a job that was offered to her and no matter what you are, especially if you are a singer and a successful artist, and people are listening to your songs on Spotify that means people like you and love you so the same people cannot troll her for not doing a great job or not being as expected. Now, she was placed there for a certain reason and she did her best. That's the best that she delivered. So, whether people like her or not is their personal choice. But I don't think it is fair towards an artist to be trolled like that because no artist is going to say no to a big opportunity like that." Chandra is a well-known playback singer and actor, and he is recognised for his work in Telugu cinema, Bollywood, and television. He has sung popular numbers such as Subhanallah from the film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and many more. In 2021, he participated in Bigg Boss Telugu 5, finishing as the second runner-up. He also hosted the first season of Telugu Indian Idol. Chandra shared that if Coldplay has given her this opportunity there must be a reason behind it, "I am sure Coldplay has the numbers and statistics in their mind about who are the good artists and who suits the position like that and probably she is very good and quite a popular artist and she has made songs that are popular in India." "However, independent music has just started picking up in the Indian music fraternity, however, Bollywood music is very popular. Jasleen is a popular independent artist and Coldplay being an independent band would definitely endorse an independent artist. I think it doesn't matter if people like her or not because it was ultimately the choice of the band Coldplay to take her..," he added.
