Fire inside house: Retired DSP, 5 others of family die of asphyxiation in J&K
Six persons of a family, including two children, died of asphyxiation when a fire erupted in a house in Jammu's Kathua early Wednesday, officials said.
National Conference (NC) provincial president Devender Singh Rana has called on Dogri scholars to better understand, how the pristine glory of this rich language can be restored in the larger interest of bringing Dogras, irrespective of religion, cast or colour together.
Dogri is the mother tongue of people of Jammu region and is also spoken in the adjoining areas of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab.
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“While it is perhaps easy to believe or to sermonize that we should be speaking Dogri, the reality is that Dogras are shying away in making use of this language in homes”, Rana said at a function, organised by Dogri Sahitya Academy.
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He said much onus lies on the scholars, who are conscious keepers of the Dogra heritage, asking them to play their crucial role in promoting and propagating Dogri language.
Rana exuded confidence that harmony and reconciliation can be achieved as a result of reclamation of Dogri language. He said the Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians are proud inheritors of the Dogra heritage and a collective effort is needed to make Dogri the day to day language.
“Dogri is our mother-tongue and we should leave no stone un-turned it in promoting it at all levels”, the NC provincial president added.
Rana said the best way of promoting Dogri would be to give impetus to this language at primary level in schools as also as a subject in higher classes. Besides, Dogri is needed to be promoted by organising cultural events and literary festivals.
Rana hoped the organisers would work towards this objective with sincerity of purpose and missionary spirit.
“We owe it to posterity to preserve Dogra language and bequeath it to future generations with a sense of pride”, the provincial president said, adding that any laxity on this count cannot be forgiven. He said death of language amounts to the death of soul.
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