Browsing Category
Dogra Heritage
Duggar Naag Panchami-Jammu, the Land of Naagas
Dogras of Jammu region celebrate Naag Panchami on the Panchami of Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapad month.
Jammu is the land of the Naagas and Naag worship is centuries old in the region. Not only are Naag revered and killing them considered a…
Mubarak Mandi
Mubarak Mandi is the soul of Dogra people & the epicentre of Jammu and India’s modern history.
It is a fact that if you want to squash a voice, you erase their history & self-esteem. Mubarak Mandi under previous governments has…
Preserving the Dying Folk Art of Parola to Keep Jammu’s Cultural Identity Alive
Folk art and traditions make us unique, telling the story of who we are are and where we have been. They must be preserved at all costs.
One such folk art of Jammu Region is PAROLA , using Mitti (Mud) Parola ( white clay) Goti ( mud…
राजें दी मंडी || Oral History || Mubarak Mandi Palace Jammu
Sh. Deepak Raina (65 years Old), Residence of Kuchha 88 Nahar Singh, Panjtirthi Jammu
The Grandson of Pandit Mansa Ram ji Raina, who was the Raj Vaidya of Royal Family and official Vachaspati of Maharani Charak wife of Maharna Pratap…
The Legend of the Curse – Basohli Fort, Jammu
Basohli : The Wonder of the Hills
The town of Basohli, founded by Raja Bhoopat Pal in 1635 AD, is some 130 kms north east of Jammu was a very important principality amongst the 22 royal principalities of the Jammu Hills. He founded the…
Geneaology of Dogra Rulers | History of Jammu and Kashmir | Dogra History
Even conservative historians estimate that Jammu State originated in first century AD it earlier. Very little is known about the state between the first and tenth centuries AD. Major discoveries have been made regarding Jammu’s pre-history…
Documentary on Oct 26th 1947 : Jammu Kashmir Accession to India
Voice of Dogras presents a Documentary on Oct 26th 1947, the day when the Princely State of Jammu & Kashmir acceded to India, upon the signing of the Instrument of Accession by Dogra Maharaja Hari Singh, making Jammu & Kashmir an…