A saga of Assam’s War Hero told in Dogri
O P Sharma Book Title : LACHIT BARPHUKAN _ Assam da Veer Bahadur Writer : Arup Kumar Dutta Dogri Translation: Rajeshwar Singh ‘Raju’ Pages : 247 Cost: Rs 490 Publisher : Publication Board Assam, Guwhati…
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Bollywood of Swinging Seventies
Ashok Ogra If the song ‘Dum Maro Dum’ captured the counterculture and youth rebellion of the 1970s, the iconic film ZANJEER mirrored the frustration and disillusionment of the common man. Similarly, while ‘Chalte Chalte’ resonated…
A thought provoking collection of Dogri poetry
Rajeshwar Singh ‘Raju’ When we talk of our cultural existence then it’s obvious that the focal point has to be and is mother tongue Dogri. It is pertinent to add here that our dogri literature…
KB Razdan’s creative compendium
O P Sharma Name of the book : Blossoming Buds: An Anthology of Poems. Author : Dr. Kulbhushan Razdan Publisher : Global Fraternity of Poets, Gurugram Year : January, 2024 Pages: 102 Price: Rs 300…
A nectar of philosophical human thought
Shail Gulhati Kiran Kanchan’s compilation of poetry ” Boond Boond Shahad” is truly a beautiful work of the heart , soul, and human experience. As the flagship poem ‘Boonde kayee ‘ says wistfully, not all…
Deconstructing internal fissures in ‘Muslim’ identity
Prof Sudhir Kumar Kashmir Ka Risata Ghaava (The Leaking Wound of Kashmir) by Dr Kuldip Chand Agnihotri, New Delhi, Prabhat Prakashan, 2024. Pages: 280, Price: Rs. 400/- Dr (Professor) Kuldip Chand Agnihotri, who is an…
Wake Up Call for Jammu region
O P Sharma Title of the book: Terrorism & Proxy War in Jammu Author: Dr Kulbhushan Mohtra Publisher: Author, Panchvati Apartment, Nanak Nagar, Jammu Year 2024 Pages 364 Price Rs 495 This 364-page book entitled…
Raina’s journey through Art & Conflict
Ashok Ogra In 1967, a young lad from Srinagar, M.K. Raina, was admitted to the prestigious National School of Drama, where the legendary Ebrahim Alkazi was at the helm. The drama school, an open house…
Zorwar Singh and Valiant Dogras
Sanjeev Chopra In his Foreword to Col Ajay K Raina’s book , ‘Beyond the Frozen Frontier : General Zorawar Singh’s Life & His Forays Into the Himalayan Mountains’ , military historian and film maker Shiv…
Gadda’sAku’nandun- Research par excellence
Dr R L Bhat Name of the Book: Aku’nandun Author: G R HasaratGadda Publisher: Fankaar Cultural Organization Year of publication: 2024 Today’s Kashmir is the product of impingements, imposition and implants upon a land of…