Dogri language is quite a popular language in India and it belongs to the family of Indo Aryan languages. This language is mainly spoken in the region of Jammu in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Moreover, Dogri language is also spoken in northern Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and other states of the country. The Dogri speaking people are known as Dogras and their region is called as Duggar. Dogri language is actually a member of the Western Pahari languages group. Very recently, this language of the Indo Aryan language family received an official recognition in India. Before that Dogri language was identified as an `independent modern literary language` of the country and this recognition was based on common recommendation of a panel consisting of linguists from the General Council of Sahitya Academy of Delhi in the year 1969. Further, Dogri language received recognition on 22nd December, 2003, when it was summoned as a national language of the country in the Indian Constitution.

History or the origin of Dogri language can be traced back to the era of Amir Khusrau, great poet. In the list of Indian languages of this great poet, the earliest references of Dogri language could be found. However, the steady evolution of the literature of Dogri language witnessed the scripting of Rajauli that is actually a translation by Tehaldas of an original Persian work. During the 20th century the Dogri language and literature witnessed a huge development in several spheres such as prose, poetry, novels, plays and short stories. Dr Karan Singh, one of the prominent names in Dogri literature, has contributed tremendously through a number of novels, travelogues as well as philosophical treatises. He has also translated some famous Dogri songs into English language for popularizing this language. Literature of Dogri language is rich and it includes some fabulous collection of poetries, fictional stories and several dramatic works.

Originally, Dogri language used to be written by using the Takri script. But presently Devanagari script is being employed in India. This language has its own dictionary and grammar. Interestingly, grammar of Dogri language has a strong Sanskrit base. Modern linguistics considers Dogri as a separate Indo-Iranian language. This language possesses a central standard and its literature is entirely based. Moreover, there are several dialectical variations in Dogri language.