In loving memory
Hunsdeep “Huns” Singh Rangar was recognizable from afar for his infectious smile, unending wit and charming original humour. He touched an endless number of people and brought smiles to each one during his lifetime.
Huns was a son, husband, father, brother, public servant, entrepreneur, organizer of Ottawa’s annual South Asian Fest and radio show host and producer with CHIN 97.9 FM multicultural radio. He was 43 when he passed away on June 7, 2019.
Describing himself as being “made in India and packaged in Canada,” his legacy lives on with every beat of music that plays on Ottawa’s airways.
His legacy lives on with every beat of music that plays on Ottawa’s airways
–Bundeep Singh Rangar, Hunsdeep’s brother and President of Radio Huns
Continuing Huns's mission
Radio Huns is the trading name for Mirch Masala Arts Inc., a company registered in the province of Ontario, Canada. It is entrusted with operating the longest running South Asian radio program in North America started by community leader and award winner Hunsdeep “Huns” Singh Rangar, who passed away on June 7, 2019.
Renamed as a tribute to him on the occasion of his 44th birthday on Aug. 1, 2020 from Mirch Masala Radio, it continues Huns’s mission of keeping the subcontinental community in his favourite O-Town, vibrant and well-informed, promoting talent and preserving its cultural and music roots.
The Executive Producer of Radio Huns is Huns’s brother Bundeep Singh Rangar, who also serves as President of Mirch Masala Arts Inc.
Ottawa South Asian Festival - Rogers TV Day Time Ottawa
November 7, 2019
“I just remember the big beautiful smile he had - he had radiant, resplendent eyes that lit up. He also had a wonderful deportment and temperament. He was just a gentle and kind soul”
–Pierre Poilievre, MP (Ontario)