Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 18: Dogri Sanstha Jammu and Team Jammu jointly released a book on collection of Dogri poetry entitled “Dogri Kanne Matreya Bartaa” (Step motherly treatment with Dogri), in a function marked by the presence of senior Dogri writers and other intellectuals.
All poems contained in the book express the anguish and pain of Dogri poets at the callous attitude of the Government toward Dogri by not giving it a due place in the education system of the State. The book has been published by Team Jammu Province. The poets where poems are in the collection include Chhatrapal, Randhir Singh Raipuria, MS Kamra, Abdul Qadir Kundria, Gianeshwar, Shusheel Begana, ‘Arsh’ Om Dalmotra, Dr Padam Dev Singh and Vijaya Thakur. The poets recited their poems in the function, which charged the atmosphere with the fervour for love of mother tongue (Dogri) and motherland (Duggar).
Prof Lalit Magotra, president of Dogri Sanstha, who presided over the function, said that lately the attitude of the Government has turned so much anti- Dogri and anti Dogra that is smacks of conspiracy to divide the State on linguistic and regional lines. It appears that there are forces in the Government machinery who are bent up on crating misunderstanding among the communities he urged Government to remain visitant against such elements.
He also stressed that the Government should fulfill its obligations towards promotions and developments of Dogri quoting the data, he raised that though an order teach Dogri at primary level in the schools was issued by the Government way back in 2006; to introduce Dogri has been taken in negligible numbers of schools.
Zorawar Singh Jamwal, chairman Team Jammu said , “It is not just Dogri language which is getting step-motherly treatment instead every Dogra be it Hindu, Muslim or of any caste or community is being given step-motherly treatment by Kashmir centric mindset of the successive Governments.
The programme was conducted by well-known Dogri poet Susheel Begana. Vote of thanks was presented Dr Nirmal Vinod, general secretary of Sanstha.
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