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Scholarships & Awards

Academic Endevours

Kumwar Viyogi Memorial Trust in association with Department of Dogri and Department of English, University of Jammu has instituted three scholarships namely, ‘Kunwar Viyogi Merit Scholarship‘, ‘Prem Jamwal Kunwar Viyogi Merit Scholarship‘ and ‘Kunwar Viyogi Research Scholarship‘.
‘Kunwar Viyogi Merit Scholarship’ and ‘Prem Jamwal Kunwar Viyogi Merit Scholarship’ are awarded to a male and a female topper of MA Dogri and English, University of Jammu.

‘The Kunwar Viyogi Research Scholarship’ is awarded to those who take up research work on the Dogri writers/poets etc., especially Kunwar Viyogiji and others. The research includes comparative studies of Dogri works with world literature; study of new genres and cataloging of early Dogri literary works to lend historical perspective to modern-day learners and innovation and translations. The selection is at the discretion of the University but Trust is part of a final decision on the research subject and would have a right to that research for future use in line with its values and goals.
All the scholarships are instituted to promote and popularize the Dogri language amongst the youth while making it sustainable and cause-worthy.

Literary Endevours

Kunwar Viyogi Sahitya Puraskar
Instituted in 2017 by the Kunwar Viyogi Memorial Trust, in association with Dogri Sanstha, Jammu, the Puraskar is awarded every year for the first book or the best book in Dogri by a young Indian author or for translation work in any Indian language recognized by the Dogri Sanstha.
The Puraskar consists of a cash award along with a citation on the book’s significance and the author’s contribution to the Dogri language and a memento. The recipient is decided by elite members of the jury formed of members of the Sanstha and the Trust.

Kunwar Viyogi Sahitya Kala Samman
Kunwar Viyogi Memorial Trust, in association with Dogri Sanstha, Jammu instituted the award in 2019 to honour a Dogri icon who has made “outstanding contribution towards Dogri literature, language and its culture”.
Well, known literary experts, teachers, critics, universities, and literary and language associations provide the nominations for the award on a yearly basis. All the nominations are scrutinized by the committee and their recommendations are submitted to the Dogri Sanstha which consists of members of “high repute and integrity”.

Lalit Katha Award

Kunwar Viyogi Short Story writing competition, named “Lalit Katha”, aims to inculcate, in the younger generation, love and appreciation for language and literature in general and to instill creative skills in short story writing in particular and to stimulate the faculty of imagination among them.
The competition also aims to promote a sense of belonging for languages among youth, while identifying and encouraging young and talented potential story writers.

Artistic Endeavors

Prem Jamwal Youth Art Innovation Award
Prem Jamwal Youth Art Innovation Award is instituted in memory of Kunwar Viyogi’s wife Mrs. Prem Jamwal, an economics graduate, and an excellent painter and stage performer. Mrs. Jamwal was the youngest daughter of Joint Commissioner Hira Singh and niece of a national hero, Martyr Brigadier Rajender Singh.

Kunwar Viyogi Memorial Trust instituted the Innovation Award for unique cross-artform creative interpretation, to widen cultural reach and relevance to the younger generation.

The award is presented for creative interpretation of unique world literature and art forms, aimed at widening the cultural reach and relevance for the younger generation. The award endeavours to encourage the youth in fulfilling their creative pursuits, while at the same time providing them with a platform so as to help them showcase their talent worldwide.

Kunwar Viyogi Shaurya Kala Samman

Kunwar Viyogi Shaurya Kala Samman” has been instituted to celebrate the creative talent in the armed forces for excellence in Art, Literature, and Culture, in memory of the Soldier Poet, Sahitya Akademi Awardee, Group Captain Randhir Singh is popularly known as Kunwar Viyogi.

The award also honors brave soldiers, serving, retired, or posthumous to show gratitude towards the Nations’ Brave for their selfless service to the country.

Technological Endeavors

Discover Dogri App
As a part of the “Save the Language” initiative, Kunwar Viyogi Memorial Trust has launched the Dogri translation app, ‘Discover Dogri’.
The App is designed to help people understand and learn the Dogri language. A wide range of Dogri songs, ghazals, and music videos are also available to ensure the popularization of the musical Dogri music. The App consists of the following features:
Dogri Dictionary: Dogri words are translated into Hindi and English. To better understand the user, sentences have also been constructed using Dogri words. Synonymous with various Dogri words are also available.

Converse in Dogri: with the help of Dogri sentences. Translated also in Hindi, Dogri sentences will help the user understand and converse in the local language.
Dogri Music/Videos: Listen to Dogri songs and ghazals sung by renowned Dogri singers. Also, watch Dogri music videos featuring the Dogri talent.

Launch your Book: With the Discover Dogri App and connect with your fans across the globe.

Dogri Quiz: Play the Dogri quiz anytime you want and test your Dogri skills.

Social Endeavors

‘Save the Language’ campaign
Kunwar Viyogi Memorial Trust aims to take Dogri to the world and acquaint the world with the melody of Dogri by creating opportunities and platforms for the talented, who otherwise struggle to showcase their talent.
‘Save the Language’ initiative, launched in June 2017 is aimed at drawing attention to Dogri’s soft power through the medium of multiple art forms and creative expressions, thus ensuring the convergence of artistic brilliance from across the country on a common platform. The idea is also to showcase Jammu as a diverse, dynamic, and culturally vibrant region and a city that serves as a common ground of multilateral activities, primarily in art and culture thus, projecting Jammu as a meeting place of ideas.
For this purpose, the Trust has organized the following PAN India

  • Multi-lingual poetry symposiums
  • Book reading sessions
  • Theatre performances
  • Dance-drama showcases
  • Recitation competitions in schools and colleges
  • Short-story writing competitions
  • Launching Discover Dogri App

Kuch Poetic with Viyogi

“KUCH POETIC WITH VIYOGI” is an initiative to discover, foster and empower poets and writers of all languages and genre through a collaborative process. With an aim to ignite the creative instinct of writers, poets and allow convergence of art and entertainment we do Nukkad Chai events at colleges to engage events.

KVMT in its endevour of promoting and disseminating poetic literature, to an audience beyond those conversant with the Dogri language, has launched an omni-channel platform “KUCH POETIC WITH VIYOGI”.
KVMT welcomes all, who otherwise struggle to showcase their talent, to this exciting and encouraging platform. We look forward to poets, writers, intellectuals and youth in general to help in widening the reach and relevance of Poetry in today’s time.