Literature in District Udhampur- Dogri Poets and writer of Dogri Literature such as Jia Lal Jia, Uttam Chand, Sant Ram Shastri, Jitender Udhampuri, Prakash Premi, Dinu Bhai Pant

Literature in District Udhampur- Dogri Poets and writer of Dogri Literature such as Jia Lal Jia, Uttam Chand, Sant Ram Shastri, Jitender Udhampuri, Prakash Premi, Dinu Bhai Pant 

Literature

Dogri, the mother tongue of Dogras, has rich tradition of folk literature. These deals with every aspect of life from the cradle to grave. The rich literature of Dogri consists of folk tales, riddles and proverbs. There are also number of narrative poems in the praise of God known as Bhetas.

District Udhampur has produced number of Dogri Poets and writer of Dogri Literature such as Jia Lal Jia, Uttam Chand, Sant Ram Shastri, Jitender Udhampuri, Prakash Premi, Dinu Bhai Pant etc. Few of them were well renowned by the Sahitya Academy.

Writer Book Year

Srivats Vikal Phull Bina Dali (Novel) 1972

Kunwar Viyogi Ghar (Poetry) 1980

Jitendra Udhampuri EK Shehr Yaaden Da (Poetry) 1981

Deshbandhu Dogra "Nutan" Qaidi(Novel) 1982

Dinoo Bhai Pant Ayodhya (Drama) 1985

Prakash Premi Beddan Dharti Di (Epic) 1987

Abhishap Lalsa 1995