Jitendra Undhampuri was born to Jagan Nath as his eldest son, on 9 November 1944 in a small town of Udhampur, near
Jammu in the northernmost Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, in a family with meagre financial resources. He did his schooling in Udhampur and moved to Jammu, where he joined for his graduate studies at the
Government Gandhi Memorial Science College. However, due to ailments of his mother, he had to return to Udhampur to take care of the younger children, without completing his studies.
Jitto,
Dewan-e-Gazals,
Duggar Nama,
Geet Ganga,
Thehra Hua Kothra,
Chan-ni,
De Do Ek basant (Hindi),
Ek Shehar Yadeen Da,
Banjara,
Kish Kalian Tere naa,
Judayian,
Pinday di Barat,
Basti-Basti,
Dil Dariya Khali-Khali,
Phool Udaas Hain (Hindi),
Woh Ek din (Hindi), and
Dil Hoya Darvesh (Punjabi) are some of his notable works. Many of his books have been translated into other languages such as English, Hindi, Urdu, Kashmiri, Nepali and Czech. He has also published two treatises,
The History of Dogri Literature and
The History of Dogra Culture. He is a member of the management committee of the Jammu and Kashmir State
Red Cross Society and was honoured by the society for his contributions in 2010. ==Awards and recognitions==