Kehri Singh Madhukar- Makers of Indian Literature

Kehri Singh Madhukar, eminent Dogri poet, was born at Gura Salathian in Jammu district in 1930. A graduate in arts from Government Gandhi Memorial College, Jammu, he joined the Jammu Station of Radio Kashmir in 1950. From 1962 to 1974 he edited Shiraza, a quarterly journal of Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages. Besides three collections of his poems, he has written verse-plays for the radio and also one act plays. During his tenure as Editor in the Jammu and Kashmir Academy, he edited several Dogri publications. He has translated 101 poems of Tagore into Dogri and his own poems have been translated into a number of Indian languages. His Dola Kun Thappia, received the Jammu and Kashmir Academy Award for 1964-65. Main Mela Ra Janun, which received the Sahitya Akademi Award, is noted for its deep human concern, richness of themes and a mastery over diction and style.

O. P. Sharma is a veteran journalist and a prolific writer. He holds a Master's degree in History from J&K University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism. He has worked in J&K State Information and Public Relation Department in various capacities. After retirement he was associated with the leading English daily, Excelsior, Jammu as Special Correspondent for over one decade. O.P. Sharma has contributed over 600 articles to newspapers and magazines, both within and outside Jammu & Kashmir State. He is currently actively engaged with Radio Station and Doordarshan Kendra Jammu.

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