STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Dogri Sanstha organised a Shradhanjli Sabha at Dogri Bhawan to pay homage to eminent Dogri writer and editor of Dogri newspaper Parchol, Sudershan Rattanpuri in which glowing tributes were paid to the departed writer who has three short story collection and a poetry book to his credit.
The contribution of late Rattanpuri to the cause of Dogri literature and journalism was remembered by the members and office bearers of Sanstha.
Those who paid tributes include Chhatrapal, President of Dogri Sansth; Prof. Lalit Magotra, Prof Veena Gupta, Prof. Shashi Pathania, Madan Padha and Nirmal Vinod.
They said Rattanpuri’s untimely death is a great loss to Dogri journalism as it is a uphill task to publish a news paper in Dogri and continue it for years together.
The meeting was presided over by veteran litterateur Prof. N.D Sharma. Two minutes silence was also observed in the memory of Rattanpuri.
Others who paid tributes included Inderjit Kesar, Vijaya Thakur, Sunil Sharma, Brij Mohan, Surjit Hosh, Chanchal Bhaseen, Susheel Begana and Madan Padha.
