Sahitya Akademi Awardees in Dogri (2014-2018)
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2019 (PAGE-3) CULTURAL Kaleidoscope 2019 Lalit Gupta writers club in Academy's premises at Canal Road is near completion. teur Theatre Group: With Mushtaq Kak as its mentor, the ATG emerged as ambas- With focus on sarkari programs, Academy did hold All India Urdu Mushaira, sador of J&K theatre in staging of Urdu plays in important national festivals. National level Purvottar Dhara, the North-East Folk Dance & Music Festival in Samooh Theatre also staged number of Nukkad Nataks and plays in Jammu and The year 2019 will be remembered as the one in collaboration with Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi. Academy's Jammu sub outside. Rangyug Theatre Group kept its calendar ticking by staging number of Nukkad Nataks on various social issues. Vomedh Rangmanch staged plays and office and district offices at Kathua, Doda and Rajouri organized number of lit- which a misconstrued constitutional provision was cultural programs. Nav Durga Kala Manch staged Bhayankar Bhool and Sas erary and cultural programs in different parts of the region. set aside by the resolute leadership.Abrogation of Puran written and directed by Shashi Bhushan, Manoranjan Kala Kendra also staged sporadic performances in Panjabi. Article 370 not only put an end to the post-Partition Dogri Sanstha Vijay Malla, with his Monday Theatre series regularly staged street plays in different parts of the region. Rajneesh Gupta, playwright/ director, participated narrative of separatism but cleared way for total Celebrating its Platinum year celebrations, Sanstha, the oldest literary organ- in Theatre Festival at Patna, Bihar, with his play 'Taandav'. His other plays staged ization in Jammu and Kashmir, launched its website. The Dogri Bhavan at Jam- at different venues included Vivekananda', 'Syalkot and 'Adaalat Mein Gandhi'. integration of J&K within nation's federal system. mu was equipped with an auditorium which was completed with support from His play 'Ek Panna Gumnaam' was adjudged best play at 6th Shahjahanpur Rang It is hoped that the recently constituted union Kunwar Viyogi Trust. Sanstha's activity calendar included honouring of main Mahotsava, in which Rajneesh Gupta got best playwright award, best male actor Sahitya Akademi awardees in Dogri (2014-2018). Sahitya Akademi Translation award went to Balwinder Singh and 2nd best supporting artist award to Janak territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir are Awardees (2013-2018), KAS examination qualifiers with Dogri as one subject Khajuria. Dilshad Sazi, directed and acted in plays like Chup kar, Watan Fry. His and teachers of Higher Secondary schools for promoting the Dogri Language. It group also performed more than 200 nukkad nataks in different parts of the all set for a political, socio-economic and cultural also organized seminars and music programs and released books such as Ashok Union Territory on various topics. renaissance. Angurana's poetry anthology Mokla Gaas Uchchi Doari, Ashok Dutta's short sto- Vikram Sharma's play 'Antanavarn' produced by The Kalakaar's was staged ries Soachen Di Reel and Soch Samundar, Santosh Sangra's plays Doorai Da Rish- in 'Rangleela Natya Utsav-2019' while his other awarded play " Ardhkaavya' In the light of fast changing political developments, the cultural scenario at ta , five books by Nirmal Vinod which include Nirmal Hazara, As Te Aan Aam selected by Sahitya Kala Parishad , New Delhi as one of the six best plays was Jammu, the winter capital, barring a few exceptional achievements of individu- Lok; both original poetry works and Dehra Ch Ajj Bi Ugde N Sarhe Buhte, Vitas- produced at Bhartendu Natya Utsav on Dec 13 at LTG , New Delhi. Other NGO's als and events organized by NGO was ta Da Triya Kanda and Vah Bhi Din: all three works of translation, Narinder which also contributed in the art & cultural activities of Jammu and its adjoin- more or less a run of the mill affair. Bhasin's collection of travelogues Astha de Rattandeep, Jagdeep Dubey's anthol- ing areas were Kalakars, Hill Thepsians, Chabder Bhaga Sanskriti Manch, Before taking up this year's highlights, ogy of short stories Nakhassmi Zameen, Inderjeet Kesar's book of short stories Akhnoor, Dogri Bhasha Akademi, Jammu, Verman Cultural Celebrations, let us remember the well known person- Dosh and Ashok Amber's collection of Dogri Gazals. Sanstha's president Lalit Saraswati Sangeet Kala Mandir, ICCR, Sanskar Bharti, Nrityanjali, Athrot, Nat- alities who bid to goodbye to this mortal Magotra had the honour of reading the keynote address at Koraput Literary fes- shalla, Rashtriya Kavi Sangam etc. world. These include Urdu poet Pandit tival in Orissa. Vidya Rattan Aasi, Punjabi writer/schol- Sahitya Akademi ar Prof. Sewa Singh, Dogri writer and With Darshan Darshi, as Convener Advisory Board for Dogri, the Sahitya Radio/ TV Programmer Joginder Chha- Akademi, New Delhi's literary activities for 2019 included literary functions Pandit Vidya Rattan Aasi Joginder Chhatrapal trapal and sculptors Amrik Singh Namd- organized with special focus of taking Sihitya Akademi programs to rural Dug- hari and Jagpal Singh Bandral. gar. These were Gramlok, the rural poetic meets at remote villages of Marchola, AWARDS & HOUNOURS Taplal, Lehar,Sungal, Laiter and border villages Gudwal, and Jourian. Symposia Octogenarian Narsingh Dev Jamwal, Dogri writer, playwright & poet, received on topics such as An Assessment of Dogri Gazal; Dogri Nukud Natak and its nation's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri for his contribution in the field impact on Dogri Sahitya and Samaj, Remembering great Dogri Poet K.S.Mad- of literature and education. Eminent hukar, Kavi Sandhis with veteran poet N.D.Jamwal and Shivdev Sushil of Tehsil Dogri poetess and writer Padma Billawar, Vijay Sharma of Kathua and Shambu Ram Pyasa of Samba, Workshop Sachdev was conferred the highest on Creative Writing in Dogri for students at H.S.S Jourian in collaboration with honour of Sahitya Akademi Fellow- Dogri Academy, Jourian, Literary Forums, at Jammu and Udhampur, Yuvasay- ship for her contributions in the field hiti, Kavi Anuvadak "Through my Window" were also organized. of literature partic- Other NGO's dediacted to the development of Dogri and culture in general ularly her mother such as Duggar Manch under Mohan Singh, Kunwar Viyogi Trust and Nami Dogri tongue Dogri She Sanstha, organized poetic symposia, book release functions, felicitation events, became the eighth musical evenings etc. Om Goswami, the veteran Dogri scholar and writer added Indian writer to to his literary corpus with his latest books; Zindagi Kinni Khoobsoorat Ai-select receive this hon- short stories, Dogra Sanskrit Ch Anushthan Prampara. He also edited our. Om Sharma Namuliyaan Seeraan, an anthology of rare poems of important Dogri poets from Jandriari was hon- his archives. Other prolific writer Shiv Nirmohi also authored books such as Dug- oured posthu- gar Ke Shahidi Smarak, Duggar Ki Itihasik Samdhiyan, Duggar Ke Sar and Dug- mously with Padma Sachdev ger Ke Talab. His book Duggar Ka Itihas was also reprinted on popular demand. Sahitya Akademi Veena Gupta contributed with a collection of Radio plays namely Chhe Roopak Award, the national award for litera- in Dogri. ture, for his Dogri book of essays 'Ban- dralta Darpan'. Sunil Kumar was con- Hindi ferred Sahitya Akademi Yuva Hindi Bhasha Prachar Samiti with Dr. Bharat Bhushan as president released Puraskar for short stories collection in new books such as Chand Deepika's two novels Dhoop Chhaon, and Parijat. Dr. Painting by Madhavi Sharma Dogri, Sees while Vijay Sharma Bharat Bhushan's anthology of poems Abhivyakti was also released. Yuva Hin- bagged the Sahitya Akademi's Bal di Lekhak Sangh and Hindi Sahitya Mandal also held literary programs. Sahitya Puraskar for Dogri poetry col- Punjabi: Other than regular publications of Cultural Academy's Punjabi sec- Visual Arts lection Larjaan. Veteran Dogri writer Ashok Dutta was honored with Prof Ram tion, the literary scene of Punjabi was also enriched by the activities of NGOs like Nath Shashtri Smriti Puruskar year for his Dogri novel. Dinu Bhai Pant Life Time Punjabi Lekhak Sabha, Jammu, Punjabi Sahitik Sabha, R S Pura and J&K Pun- Internationally acclaimed per- Achievement Award was awarded to Narsingh Dev Jamwal for his overall out- jabi Sahit Sangam, Jammu. Swami Anternirav had the honour of being the only formance artist Nikhil Chopra paying standing contribution towards Dogri literature. He was also awarded Sahitya Poet from J&K to recite his Punjabi poems in Guru Nanak Dev Mega Literary a quite visit to his native town Jam- Akademi Award for Translation. Festivals at Dera Baba Nanak and Sultanpur Lodhi. mu, the talented painter Sunanda The Republic Day Awards for achievements in the field of literature, theatre, Khajuria won many accolades. performing arts, art & craft and life-time achievement were given respectively to Pahari Presently in China under a fellow- Shiv Dev Singh Sushil (Dogri Writer), Makhan Lal Saraf, Darmesh Nargotra and The highlight of contemporary Pahari literature was ship, she has won many awards for release of Pahari poet Swami Anternirav's poetry anthology her creative paintings in China Dr Jatinder Udhampuri. The second Kavi Rattan Rang Samman was presented Madhavi Sharma to Jammu's Gurmeet Kaur the talented theatre director/actor. Kunwar Viyogi "Kujh Baaqi Hai". Which published as part of Punjabi main including Suzhou International Art Sunanda Khajuria Sahitya Kala Samman, presented annually by the Kunwar Vijogi Trust and Dogri stream literature also succeeded in creating a space for Award, One Road One Belt" Anhui, Art Award, and excellent Sanstha, Jammu to Dogri artist for their "outstanding contribution towards Dogri Pahari poetry during a literary conference at Patiala. JKAA- Art Research Award, WHUT, China. She also attended International Symposium, language, literature and its varied art forms was bestowed upon well known mod- CL's Pahari section enriched modern Pahari literature with Workshop, and exhibitions in Japan, Denmark and China.