Dogri language

Release of the first publication of the Dogri translation of the Indian Constitution by Minister of Law Kiren Rijiju

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Union Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, released the first edition of the Dogri version of the Constitution of India at the University of Jammu. The event was attended by Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Justice Kotishwar Singh, Senior Judges of the High Court, Vice Chancellor of … Read more

About the person who translated Quran in Dogri

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Azra Choudhary, 62, a retired official from the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, has translated the Quran in Dogri language for people of the Jammu province. The initiative, taken five years ago by Azra, got national recognition a few days ago when her translated version of Dogri Quran was released at … Read more

Narsingh Dev Jamwal: Interesting things to know

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Dogri Poet Narsingh Dev Jamwal got prestigious Padma Shri Award, one of the highest civilian awards of the country. Narsingh Dev Jamwal of Jammu has been named for conferment of this award for his work in the field of literature and education. The award was presented by the President of India at a ceremonial function … Read more

Who represents Dogri language? This Guy On Quora Might Just Have The Answer

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When someone on Quora asked The English have Shakespeare, and the French have Molière. Who represents your language?, Ansh Chowdhari expressed his views about Dogri language. Read also: How much do you know about the Dogri Folk Dances? Here’s what he wrote: My Language is Dogri, which is comparatively a new language in the sense that the literary … Read more

Read about Dogri Writer Who Wins Sahitya Akademi Award this year

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Dogri writer Inderjeet Kesar has been selected to be rewarded with this year’s Sahitya Akademi Award. Inderjeet Kesar has 21 books to his credit during his four-decade-long writing career. Here is what you need to know: Inderjeet Kesar will be awarded for his novel ‘Bhagirath’. ‘Bhagirath’ touches social issues confronting people in rural areas and … Read more

Incredible Song & Video – Dikhi Lai Dogra Des

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Who else, but the last Prince of Dogra dynasty, Dr Karan Singh, could sing better praises of our Duggar des? And to match the sweetness of the praises an equally talented cinematographer is indispensable for capturing the beauty of our land.

Read also: Dals and Dogras – A weekly menu of a typical Dogra household

Jammu Virasat brings to you ‘Dikhi Lai Dogra Des’ an incredible music video whose lyrics have been penned and sung by Dr Karan Singh and the video shot by Maloop Singh.

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Dogri Poem: What happens when a lover files an RTI? Watch this video

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Love poem dogri
We found the video by Jogesh reciting dogri poem on his Facebook profile for his beloved
Here is what the post says:
Main payi RTI te aaye samne keyin aashiq te ek naar,
Scam niklya sarkar di yojana jeya uda pyar,
Ek gi Dil dita ek gi vote,dovey Kari ge cheat ji.

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Watch also: Hilarious Dogri Poem

This initiative will make any Dogra heart fill with pride and a sense of relief

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Lost in oblivion, hardly anybody in Jammu, let alone outsiders, know that Dogri has a script of its own. Called as Takri or Dogra Akkhar, it is a centuries old script related to Sharada script and closely resembling the Gurumukhi script. It was used for all administrative and social purposes till J&K acceded to India. … Read more

GOOD NEWS: Dogri compulsory from 1st to 8th

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A Division Bench (DB) of State High Court on Monday directed for strictly implementing government order regarding teaching Dogri and some other regional languages of the state to end a long existing discrimination with them. The landmark decision came after a Public Interest Litigation was filed by politician and activist Vikram Malhotra. From now on, … Read more

Dogri music and learning in one app!

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Finally Dogri enthusiasts will have their hands on something novel to learn from. Gone are the days of books and notes. Kunwar Viyogi Memorial Trust has launched an app, Discover Dogri. The app serves two purposes: As Dogri dictionary As catalogue of Dogri music The App is designed with the aim to help people understand … Read more

Happy Lohri Funny Video – Celebrate Lohri in Pirate-style this year

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Who doesn’t love the Piratess of the Carribean! We do and we’re sure that you too would love them, especially after watching this hilarious Dogri dubbing done by the VIP Crew. This Lohri Special video is sure to get shared on every platform

VIP Crew is a group of talented youngsters from Kathua. Tell us if you’d like to know more about them.

Also Read: Common but unnoticed facts about Dogri Language

Transformation: Rocking Dogri song

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Undoubtedly, Dogri is a sweet language; only a few might argue that. Behold! The rising rock-stars of the city are about to add another flavour to the language. This  rock band, called PointBreak Rock Band from Jammu(J&K), has come up with a fusion of popular Dogri song Dhaarein Dhooran Payyiaan.  The music video of the song is gaining popularity in Jammu.

Here is the song:

The song is definitely a wonderful attempt to revive and rejuvenate Dogri and encourage Dogri within the youth circle but we’d like you to listen to this masterpiece fusion of another Jammu-born legendary singer KL Saigal’s song

Watch also: Watch 5 Viral and Funny Videos from  Jammu in 2017

Watch 5 Viral and Funny Videos from Jammu in 2017

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5 viral and funny videos from Jammu in 2017

With social media reaching far and wide across the far flung areas of our state, it is almost everyday that we come across a number of viral images and videos. Viral videos, like food, too have a number of flavours; some funny and some distasteful. Jammu Virasat brings to you five such videos which went viral in Jammu.

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Watch also: Controversial statements made by Jammu & Kashmir politicians in 2017

Common but unnoticed facts about Dogri Language

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Dogri belongs to the Indo European family of languages in India and is derived from Sauraseni Prakrit. Vocabulary of Dogri is largely derived from Sanskrit but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words also. Dogri is a rich language which has been classified into seventeen standard dialects by scholars: Dogri, … Read more

Dogri Hasya Kavita: Who the wicked wife 

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Social media is giving the Dogra youth a platform to help promote Dogri through songs, poetry and other art forms. Such an attempt has been made by one Bhopinder Kumar. Bhopinder recites a funny poem about high-handedness of wives.The poet, apparently, a very young man seems to acquire lots of experience about wives. Taken on a lighter note, the poem is hilarious and is worth listeners’ time with lots to offer for your Dogri vocab.

Watch also:  Hilarious Dogri Poem

Dogri: Who will fight, for our right!

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Written by Abhishek Khajuria  It’s out in today’s Daily Excelsior newspaper that ignoring all resentment, the government is going ahead with the order of implementing Kashmiri in colleges of Jammu region. It is in continuation with historical subjugation of Jammu by Kashmiri leadership. A number of warnings were given by various sections of Dogra society … Read more

Attack on Dogra Identity

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Attack on Dogra identity

According to the  news report of Daily Excelsior, the State Government has ordered conversion of 49 existing vacancies of Assistant Professors for Kashmiri Language and Literature as a language subject in the colleges across Jammu division. This seems to be a deep-rooted conspiracy to create an impression across the world that entire State of J&K is a … Read more