Duggar (region)
Duggar (Dogri pronunciation:
Etymology
The linguist
Yet another proposal stems from the word Durgara, the name of a kingdom mentioned in an eleventh century copper-plate inscription in the Bhuri Singh Museum in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh.[citation needed] The word Durgara means 'invincible' in several Northern Indo-Aryan languages, and could be an allusion to the ruggedness of the terrain of Duggar and the historically militarised and autonomous Dogra societies.[citation needed]
An article by Dharam Chand Prashant in the literary magazine Shiraza Dogri suggested that "the opinion that the word Duggar is a form of the word Duggarh sounds appropriate."[3]
Demographics
The most spoken languages in this region are Dogri, Punjabi, Pahari-Pothwari, Gojri, Kangri, Himachali-Pahari, Hindi, Kashmiri and Urdu.[4][5]
Almost equal percentages of the population practise Islam and Hinduism. Muslims form a majority in the western parts of Jammu division, and Sialkot and Narowal. Hindus constitute a majority in the rest of the region. Sikhism is practised by a sizeable minority, with a strong presence in Gurdaspur and Hoshiarpur.[4][5]
See also
- Dogras
- Dogri language
- Jammu division
- Name Dogra Akkhar
References
- ^ Pathik, Jyoteeshwar; Sharma, Diwan Chand (1980). Cultural Heritage of the Dogras. Light & Life Publishers.
- ^ Bahri, Ujjal Singh (2001). Dogri: Phonology and Grammatical Sketch. Bahri Publications.
- ^ Prashant, Dharam Chand (April–May 1991). "Duggar Shabad di Vayakha". Shiraza Dogri.
- ^ a b "2011 Census Data". Census of India. 20 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Final Results (Census-2017) | Pakistan Bureau of Statistics". www.pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-01-17.