Jammu, Feb 13 (FN Agency) Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor, N N Vohra on Sunday released translated Punjabi version—‘Bouna Rukh’–of Senior Superintendent of Police, Shailender Singh’s award winning Dogri novel ‘Hashie Par’ by Baljit Singh Raina at the India International Center in the national capital.As per handout, Vohra was the chief guest on the occasion while Director General of Police J&K Dilbag Singh, Dr Ravindra Kumar, Head of Punjabi Department, Delhi University, Dr. Manmohan Special Director IB, Dr Yadvinder Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Punjabi, University of Delhi, Prof Renuka Singh, Shailender Singh, Baljit Singh Raina, teachers and researchers from the Department of Punjabi, University of Delhi were present on the occasion.Vohra speaking on the occasion said, “we should translate more and more books and make regional languages accessible to more and more people, so that the books of one language can be reached to the readers of other different languages.”
He said that National Book Trust should do more and more in this field, and more and more books should be published and made available to the readers at low cost. “This novel should become the voice of the poor and downtrodden people of entire India,” he said and shared the experience of propagation of Dogri language during his governorship. DGP Dilbag Singh appreciated the depth of thinking, understanding of the society and their sensitivity by the writer Shailender Singh and translator Dr Baljit Singh Raina.On the occasion Dr. Ravindra Kumar said that this novel is the story of three generations from independence till now. He said that this novel presents the mental condition of the people living below the poverty line who do not get any benefit from the government schemes.
The novel presents the subject of non-equality and possession of economic, social, educational, administrative means etc. by the elite class. Dr. Manmohan, while speaking about the novel said that the word ‘Duggar’ was used in Punjabi literature by Baba Sheikh Farid ji.Explaining Frederick Jameson’s theory of utopia through the novel, he said that every person has his own utopia, it has many forms.Dr. Yadvinder Singh, Assistant Professor, Department of Punjabi, University of Delhi, conducting the stage, said that the author has presented the Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s ideology ‘Neecha Andar Neech Ki Gawahi’ in the novel.Author, SSP Shailender Singh thanked the guests and readers.