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Jammu Festival: How can Punjabi artists promote Dogra culture? 3/21/2016 11:42:54 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 21: Tourism Department is holding Jammu Festival every year for the promotion of tourism and has been booking artists from outside the State to perform during the festival. In the process, local artists who can better showcase rich divergent culture of Jammu on lesser remuneration are getting raw deal at the hands of Department. Sources informed that upping their ante, the artists-fraternity of Jammu has expressed its anguish over manner and style in which ensuing Jammu Festival is proposed to be organized by the Government as appeared in local media. "The artists from outside the State have nothing to depict the Dogra culture and heritage, which defeats the very purpose of organizing the festival" they said. While talking to Early Times, one of the leading artists of the State, Surinder Manhas informed that holding of Jammu Festival was started way back in 1994 to generate awareness amongst the young generation of Jammu region and simultaneously acquaint the tourists about the fascination and richness of Dogra culture as an attraction for them to visit City of Temples. Romesh Singh running an old Cultural club since 1980 alleged that Jammu Festival is not an event of exchange of culture which is getting hijacked by the outsiders due to faulty policy of the Government designed to decimate the Dogra culture, further alleged, adding that artists like Master Saleem and Hans Raj Hans and others are taking away the major portion of funds earmarked for Jammu Festival. The sources further informed that the protagonists of Dogra culture and other prominent figures including the expert of State Culture Academy are never consulted by the department while designing the Jammu festival. "The seriousness of the Tourism Department can be gauged from the dilapidated conditions of the dismantled stage of Mubarak Mandi, which had been the hub of activities during Jammu Festivals. They demanded that the present dispensation headed by Governor should takepeople-friendly steps to intervene in the matter asking the Tourism Department to re-visit its policy of tourism promotion through local Festivals of the State and desist from pumping out big chunk of funds meant for cultural events to pay to artists from outside the State.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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