Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 17: It is very unfortunate that ancient Dogra culture is eroding and the days are not far when it will just remain in chapters of the history of Jammu and Kashmir, if the people of Jammu region fail to take a collective call on the issue.
This was expressed by members of Team Jammu, Parmeshwari Care & Cure Charitable Trust, Senior Citizens Support Service Club and representatives of several other social organizations while addressing a joint press conference at Press Club, here today.
The speakers including Zorawar Singh Jamwal (Chairman, Team Jammu), Prof (Dr) Kulbushan Mohtra (Managing Director, Parmeshwari Care & Cure Charitable Trust), Major General Shiv Kumar Sharma, C M Seth (retired IFS), Ramesh Khajuria (Chairman, Wool & Woollens Export Council & Chairman CEPC, Ministry of Textile) and Retired Deputy Director Vijay Gupta dwelt at length that there is dire need to start a vigorous campaign guiding younger generation to follow their roots by speaking mother tongue Dogri, wearing Dogra dresses and preparing delicious Dogra cuisine at least once a week in their respective homes.
Stressing upon the elders in the families to come forward and educate their dear ones about the Dogra culture and heritage, its values and rituals, the speakers said that the Dogras have history of bravery, supreme sacrifices and splendid contribution in the social equality, progress and prosperity of their motherland and this all should not remain in books but be shared with others and make them adopt the Dogra rituals, dress, food and festivals in lives. They argued that there is no doubt that younger generation can’t be bereft of learning other languages including English but not at the cost of completing leaving mother tongue Dogri.
The speakers demanded that as the Dogri language has been recognized as State’s one the official languages, so it must be introduced in all the schools from Primary level.
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