Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 15: ‘Rutt Rahre’, an old folk tradition of the region was celebrated here at Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages in collaboration with Duggar Sanskriti Sangam, Batehra.
Renowned Dogri writer, poet and folk artist, Dhian Singh, while interacting with the audience said that the festival Rutt Rahre is centuries old tradition of the region related to agriculture and is almost celebrated a month earlier the rainy season. He said that this one month long festival is basically a trial of the choice of the crops to be seeded in the current year.
Mrs Lajwanti Devi and Party from Batehra were the main artists who completed all rituals of Rutt Rahre through singing the Dogri folk particularly for this occasion along with decoration of Rangoli using herbal colors.
Dr Arvinder Singh Amn, Additional Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, while delivering his welcome address thanked Duggar Sanskriti Manch, Batehra, Mrs Lajwanti and Party and Dhian Singh for their cooperation and collaboration with JKAACL to organize this event in the premises of the J&K Cultural Academy. He further said that J&K Cultural Academy is organizing Rutt Rahre in the villages of the region where the Rutt Rahre competition will be organized in collaboration with Duggar Sanskriti Manch, Batehra to preserve and promote this folk form Rutt Rahre.
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