Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 23: To commemorate the "Dogri Mannata Divas" Nami Dogri Sanstha organised a "Multi-lingual e-Kavi Goshthi" wherein poets from Dogri, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and English languages participated covering vast range of subjects like patriotism, environment, corona pandemic, romance, social evils, political perspectives and social concerns etc. The poetry comprised lyrics, poems, gazals and chamukhe .
Capt Lalit Sharma, convener NDS conceived, planned and supervised the programme where as the programme was conducted by Yash Pal Yash, General Secretary of NDS who also presided over the literary meet . The poets who participated include Dr Sushil Bhola, Savita Bakshi, Kalpana Gupta "Rattan", Sudershan Kumari, Tarsem Mahajan, Arun Sharma Banathia, Shambu Ram Pyasa, Sunaina Kaila, Neelam Verma Mahotra, Shallu Uppal Nargotra, Dr Ram Gupta, Jatinder Jolly, Amarjit Kour "Neer", K D Koul "Mehboob", Chaman Lal Sagoch, Usha Kiran Kiran, Dr Poonam Sharma, Ram Pal Dogra, B S Jamwal and Kusum Sharma "Antra",Dogra Harish Kaila, President NDS congratulated and greeted entire Dogra fraternity on the eve of "Dogri Bhasha Mannata Divas" and appealed to all the Dogras to take a pledge on this day to promote, strengthen and propagate Dogri language and Duggar culture.
Yash Pal Yash in his presidential address said that mother tongue Dogri automatically empowers our children to fast learn the other languages, unify us, maintain our identity, strengthen our bondage with nature and mother earth besides giving us a sense of pride and self-respect. He appealed the government to make Dogri language compulsory at school level in consonance with the provisions of new national education policy. |
