Two-day literary seminar

Two-day literary seminar jointly organised by Sahitya Akademi New Delhi and Dogri Sanstha Jammu on the topic 'Dogri Sahitya Ch Hasya Vyang' concluded here on Sunday with a scintillating musical programme 'Aavishkar' in which eternal poetry of doyen of Dogri poetry late Dinu Bhai Pant was presented by prominent artists of Jammu. The poetry of Dinu Bhai Pant was composed by noted music director Brij Mohan. Two paper-reading sessions were on the second day of 2-day seminar. In the first session, paper was presented by Dr. Chanchal Bhasin based on  humour and satire in Dogri novels. The second paper was eminent short story writer Shiv Mehta read out on humour and satire in Dogri short story. Both the papers were followed by lively discussions. The session was presided over by renowned poet and Sahitya  Akademi awardee Darshan Darshi. In the second session which was chaired by well known litterateur N.D. Jamwal, three papers were presented by Sandeep Dubey, Raj Kumar Bahrupia and Dr. Rattan Basotra on Kundaliyaan, Dogri plays and one act plays respectively.