Dogri neglected
Sir,
I read carefully the
article"Dogri: A bleeding mother tongue" in
your paper of 11th Jan. 2001 in the culture column. What
Mr. O P Sharma has written is quite alright. But there
are few other contributory factors also which would go in
the direction of achieving the goal.
Essentially spoken Dogri
is at its minimal. Wherever I go I find the Jammuites
talking mostly in Hindustani/Punjabi. The need of the
hour is that the Jammuites encourage conversing in their
families in Dogri. Likewise, the student community be
also encouraged to converse in their mother tongue in
their respective institutions. With them that would have
the additional advantage of clarity in the expression of
their thoughts.
The media and the Cultural
Academy also do not seem to have made any serious
contribution in highlighting the works of the Dogri
scholars. Take the case of Pt. Bandu Sharma who took to
heavens few months back. Such a brilliant scholar has
expired unsung. The Jammu Radio holds occasionally half
an hour 'Mehfil' programme with scholars and different
dignitaries. No such 'Mehfil' was held with him. The
Cultural Academy also did not do anything in his life
time so as to highlight his award winning works. Thanks
to the concerned at least, the Sahitya Academy was
conferred on him posthumously.
Once attention is paid on
these lines, the spoken Dogri would go into the ethos of
the Jammuites. The result would be that there would be an
en-masse roar reaching New Delhi more speedily than the
slogans of few NGOs.
Yours etc...
Balbhadra Kunj
1/138, Trikuta Nagar
Jammu.
Islamisation of India
Sir,
Our Politicians have been
trying for 'peace' with Pakistan. I would like to mention
a quote by the late Ghaffar Khan wherein he said that
even if India gave away 50 Kashmirs the Pakistani ruling
class will not be satisfied. The goal of Pakistan is
Islamisation and conquest of India. So the only thing
that needs to be done is to keep Pakistan at pay.
Yours etc...
Mahesh Yadav
48 Birsa Munda Street
Petty politics
Sir,
The majority of people in
India have nothing to do with Mandir, Masjid or any other
violent type of politics in which hundreds and thousands
of innocent people are killed by some politicians to meet
their end but instead they (People) want houses, food to
eat, clothes, hospitals, schools, roads and other
facilities of life. The Prime Minister himself has
admitted that while on the one hand there has been
surplus foodgrains production, on the other hand a large
section of the population was going hungry which is
shameful for the nation. Not only this, but hundreds of
lives are claimed both by cold and heat waves every year
and other natural calamities but our politicians are
always busy in petty politics. Now there is Panchayat
election in the State, and we read in the news paper for
electing sincere and honest Sarpanch and Panches but the
question arises from where such people have to be
brought, as at present, honest are only those who have no
scope of corruption. Therefore, when works will be
executed through these Panchayats only the quantum of
corruption will increase and standard of work will
further decrease as these elected Sarpanchs will also
follow foot prints of their senior politicians. The
beneficiaries will be nears and dears and rest will get
only maltreatment as has happened earlier also. The
people in general are already fed up of such politicians
and other bureaucrats but have no way out except to pray
God to come for help and save them from such elements.
The way-out for
elimination of corruption is to frame a special law to
deal with the corruption and the corrupt elements should
not be spared at any cost. This is a great evil in the
country, even it is a black spot on the nation which has
weakened the country in every field, sphere of life. It
has constrained the development of the country. So the
law so far framed should have provisions to punish the
corrupt people in the manners which sets up an example
for others, other wise the corruption will eat the
country within few decades to come.
Yours etc....
B L Balwal
Udhampur
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