When Dogri was introduced in Schedule VIII of the Constitution, it was 'the happiest day' for Sachdev. The language 'had its own identity and not just taken for a dialect'.
Padma Sachdev composed Lata Mangeshkar’s first-ever Dogri music album, which contained famous songs like ‘Bhala Shapaia Dogariya’, ‘Toon Mala Toon’ — songs still hummed today.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
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