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  • And the list goes one and on. However, it is also true that Kashmiri and Dogri, which are spoken by a huge population in Jammu and Kashmir, are also spoken by the legislators.

    When I first started covering the assembly sessions at Jammu in 2001, the regional divides were underlined by the language used in the House. Today, that is no longer the case. Perhaps this linguistic shift is a harbinger of more unified times in one of the most troubled regions of the country.

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