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Cultural Heritage of the Dogras

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Title Cultural Heritage of the Dogras
 
Creator Pathik, Jyoteeshwar
 
Subject 301 Sociology and Anthropology
 
Description There has been a deep-rooted feeling among the people of Jammu that they have little cultural or historical heritage to boast of, as there was no printed literature available on the subject. A researcher, therefore, found himself groping in the darkness while trying to dig out the hidden facts about this land of the Dogras. We owe our grateful regards to the archeologists who, after thorough study of the existing remains of the ancient temples of Babor, Billawar and other places, have opined that these date back over I 000 years. Unfortunately, even the present-day scholars continue to entertain the notion that Jammu had no historical significance. A scholar of the eminence of Mr. P. B. Gajendragadkar, was also led to believe, as stated in his report of enquiry conducted in 1967 that he could not find anything prior to the reign of Raja Ranjit Dev, 1750.

Etymology of the name Jammu is wrapped in mystery. So is the history of the people, inhabiting the territory, popularly known as "Duggar". Some try to trace its origin in the word "JAMBUDWIPA" contained in a Sanskrit sloka. The word itself is a combination of two words-JAMBU and DWIPA-the latter meaning an island. The supporters of the theory believe that the town of Jammu was once surrounded by water. This theory was accepted by Mr. Walter Hamilton.
 
Publisher Light and Life Publishers
 
Date 1980
 
Type Book
NonPeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://hillagricrepository.co.in/1109/1/62381.pdf
Pathik, Jyoteeshwar (1980) Cultural Heritage of the Dogras. First Edition (P22C). Light and Life Publishers, Jammu Tawi, Jammu and Kashmir.