Youth culture now really looks back and embraces the past, but keeps it contemporary but not sticking to one particular style.
Dogri culture is rich in its heritage. Many dedicated people are working towards the promotion of Dogri culture and Dogri language. Even some talented youth who are involved in this cultural task are well known in Dogri society. We can name them as Roohi, Juhi, Sanyam Pandoh , Manu Khajuria and many more. There are others as well like Sunny Badyal, Shammi Badyal and Rohit Badyal. These three artists are running their own YouTube channel named Dogri dubbed which has more than 45 thousand subscribers. Sunny Badyal who has completed his schooling from KV Hiranagar and now is a nursing graduate at GDC Hirangar. He is in the 6th semester. He is a versatile youth with talent in editomg, scriptwriting and acting. He played many characters like lundi don, saas, dassi etc. Among all these characters lundi don has become very populat. Shammi Badyal who also got his schooling from KV Hiranagar serve in Indian army as a sportsman. He is also a national player of taekwondo and has won many medals.
Rohit Sharma is a recognized face in the team. He got his schooling from modern public high school Hiranagar. He is pursing M.Tech and it is his 2nd semester. He has played a role of a Bahu, Dangerous father, and Neeli kessi.
Interviewed by KRT News, Sunny Badyal said,” We started our channel from Dogri dubbing which was inspired by the VIP crew. But later on, we expanded to make videos on different topics. We are promoting Dogri language and also try to spread awareness among parents to encourage their children to speak Dogri with them so that they do not forget their mother tongue. We could make our content in Hindi or English language but we choose to make it in Dogri because we want to stay connected with our mother tongue”.
They started Dogri web series and also work on Dogri movie which will be released soon. Their recent video on Toll Plaza also got viral on social media platform. These youth are all studying and working in real life. They find time for other activities. They fundamentally want to inspire youth to speak Dogri. This young talent should be appreciated and encouraged so that they are energized to continue their cultural and social contribution.
Written by Priya Rajput Mass Communication Department, CU Jammu