Dogra Ethnic and Dynastic Dance Documentation
Dr Karan Singh, son of the last Raj of Kashmir, asked Core of Culture to document the extant dances and cultural traditions of the Dogra people, a cultural and ethic group, and also basis of a family that ruled as the Dogra Dynasty from the 19th century. Since 1947 the Dogra community has dispersed and traditional expressions are dying out. Archival documentation can be saved and shown in the Amar Mahal Palace in Jammu, India.
Gulab Singh, (1792-1857), the first Dogra Raja of Jammu in 1822. Painting by an unknown artist from the collection of Sir William Rothenstein, 19th century.