the dogra race

The Dogras are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group in South Asia. They live predominantly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir but also in adjoining areas of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Northeastern Pakistan. They speak their own language, Dogri which, in 2003, was recognized as one of the national languages of India. Before that, it was considered a dialect of Punjabi due to the almost identical nature of both languages. Most Dogras are Hindus, but some are Muslims.