Seminar on
Jitendra's work
Sir
Lot many thanks to
the management of your paper for having published
the bio-sketch of the leading light of the Dogri,
poet Dr Jitendra Udhampuri in the magazine
section of your esteemed paper of 21-1-2001.
Otherwise one remains bereft of the existence of
the local poetic genius.
The author of the
bio-sketch also needs to be felicitated for
having made a speaking narration of the both
personal and the literary aspects of Dr
Udhampuri. It is indeed beyond the scope of a
common man like me to comment on the academic and
the poetic heights attained by this poetic
genius. But I would like to focus through your
esteemed paper on some of the glaring
achievements. The purpose is to address the
authorities of the local radio station to hold an
immediate 'Mehfil' with so that a comman man is
benefitted with a more detailed account about the
works of this pride of Jammu. Likewise the
cultural academy would do justice to the Dogri
literature to hold a seminar on some of his
important works for the benefit of the budding
Dogri scholars - that he has been author of the
i. first detailed
history of Dogri literature;
ii. master piece
of Dogri in the first single long poetry
'Chanani'.
iii. first Dogri
epic 'Jitto' the great peasant martyr of Duggar;
iv. Sahitya
Academy award winner poetry 'Ik Shehar Yaden Da'
which is an outstanding contribution to Dogri
literature;
v. several poems
which have been translated into various Indian
and foreign languages.
The suggested
seminar would very much be desirable to be held
exclusively for Dr Udhampuri's works different
from the one that is proposed to be held in the
middle of February 2001.
Yours etc.....
P N Dhar
Ex-Dy. Secretary (J&K)
Trikuta Nagar
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