August 4, 2021 2:52 PM
Eminent Dogri poet Padma Sachdev passes away
Eminent modern Dogri Poet Padma Sachdev breathed her last in Mumbai this morning. She was the first modern woman poet of the Dogri language and had published several anthologies of poems, including 'Meri Kavita Mere Geet' which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971. <br />''<br />''The 81 year old poet has also received the Padma Shree, in 2001 for her contributions to Hindi and Dogri. Born in Jammu's Purmandal locality in 1940, Sachdev worked in All India Radio, Jammu as an announce...