<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">In Jammu and Kashmir, the J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) organised Rashtree Dogri Kavi Sammelan at Abhinav Theatre, Jammu today. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that this is for the first time in the history of J&K that Rashtree Dogri Kavi Sammelan is being organised by JKAACL under the directions of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Popular Poets of J&K joined the event to celebrate 75th Republic Day which was inaugurated by Principal Secretary, Culture, Suresh Kumar Gupta, in the presence of Padamshree Mohan Singh and Secretary, JKAACL, Bharat Singh and other guests.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">Secretary, JKAACL welcomed the veteran and acclaimed poets and the guests and highlighted the important role of Dogri language in the art and culture of the region. He added that we can give this language its due credit only if we start speaking Dogri at home and women can play a major role in doing so by guiding their children to speak in Dogri.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">The Sammelan witnessed the participation of renowned poets like Padamshree Mohan Singh, Prof. Lalit Magotra, Padamshree Jitender Udhampuri, Prakash Premi,  Vijay Sharma, Ashok Angurana, Vijay Verma, Naseeb Singh Manhas, Susheel Begana, Vijaya Thakur, Bishan Singh Dardi, Brij Mohan, Promila Manhas, Randhir Singh Raipuria, Narinder Singh Chib, Abdul Qadir Kundriyan, Pawan Verma, Yash Paul Yash, Kuldeep Kippi, Ranbir Singh Chib and Sahil Badyal. The main motive for organising this event was to boost the Dogri Language.</p>