JK News Today

Srinagar/ Jammu, October 27: Jammu and Kashmir figures prominently in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “ Mann Ki Baat” on Sunday. He referred to J&K’s artists and hailed them preserving and enriching folk and traditional culture.
He shared with countrymen “
many of our school children are very interested in calligraphy. Through this our handwriting remains legible, beautiful and attractive. These days it is being used in Jammu and Kashmir to popularise the local culture.

Firdousa Bashir ji from Anantnag who has expertise in calligraphy, she is bringing forth many aspects of the local culture through that. Firdausa ji’s calligraphy has attracted the local people, especially the youth. A similar effort is being made by Gorinath ji of Udhampur. He is engaged in preserving myriad forms of Dogra culture and heritage playing a Sarangi which is more than a century old. Over the tunes of the Sarangi, he narrates the ancient stories and historical events related to their culture in an interesting way. In different parts of the country, you will find many such extraordinary people who have come forward to preserve cultural heritage. D. Vaikuntham has been engaged in popularizing Cheriyal Folk Art for about 50 years now. His efforts to promote this art form related to Telengana are amazing. The process of making Cheriyal paintings is unique. It is in the form of a scroll… that brings forth stories. In that we get a complete glimpse of our history and mythology.”