Jammu Tawi: The Executive Committee of Dogri Sangharash Morcha, through teleconferencing expressed great shock over the sad demise of Padamshree and Sahitya Akademi Awardee Smt Padma Sachdev, who left for heavenly abode yesterday at Mumbai. The DSM Executive paid rich homage to the Dogri poetess and voracious writer who enriched the Dogri Language through her literary creations during the past seven decades. She was a legend of Dogri language and a household name in the literary field of India besides in the Dogras. With her efforts, Lata Mangeshkar gave her voice to some Dogri songs which are very famous and sweet. Besides writing number of books in Dogri, Padma Sachdev played very eminent role in the struggle for Dogri's inclusion in the 8th Schedule of India's Constitution during the years from 1992 to 2003. She played pivotal role in organizing meeting of Dogri Sangharsh Morcha with the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on 29 Sept 2001 which proved decisive in Dogri's inclusion in 8th Schedule on 22nd December 2003.
The Executive Committee of DSM while expressing deep shock over the sad demise of Padma Sachdev, paid homage and tributes to her. The Committee conveyed heartfelt condolences to the grieved family. The members of the Committee who paid condolences included: Mohan Singh (Convener), Hari Chand Jalmeria(Gen Secretary), Gianeshwar Sharma(Treasurer), Prof Champa Sharma, Narsinghdev Singh Jamwal, Dhian Singh, Jugal Mahajan, Prof Lalit Mangotra, Maj Gen Goverdhan Singh Jamwal, Gulchain Singh Charak, Mirza Abdul Rashid, Dharam Pal Sharma, RS Chib, Ch. Talib Hussain, DK Khajuria, Prof Veena Gupta,Prof Shashi Pathania, Dr. Taran Singh, Chandermohan Sharma, Raman Kesar, YV Sharma, Yash Pal Gupta, Uday Chand, Sunil Dimple, Shyam Talib, S. Kuldip Singh, Shiv Dev Susheel,Vinod Misra, Sanjay Gupta, Dig Vijay Singh.
