Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation

Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation , a National Organisation was set up in 1998 with the objective to promote Socio-Economic and Cultural aspects of Tribals residing in India.As an independent agency on Research and Culture the organisation is a specialized body working on ribal studies . Its stated purpose is to contribute to Gujjars studies and nomadic research by promoting national collaboration through research, studies, and culture

Culture

Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...

in order to further universal understanding about Gujjars especially nomadic tribes of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the...

Structure

Three bodies are responsible for policy-making, governance, and day-to-day administration at TRIBAL RESEARCH AND CULTURAL FOUNDATION

The Advisory Board for Research/ Studies/ Surveys
The Executive Body
The Central Body

Jurisdiction

The Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation has its jurisdiction over the entire Country .

OFFICES OF THE Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation

It is provided in the Constitution of the Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation that its headquarters shall be at Poonch

Poonch

Poonch is a town and a municipal committee in Poonch District in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Based on the Mahābhārata evidence, and the evidence from 7th Chinese traveler Xuanzang, the districts of Poonch along with Rajauri and Abhisara had been under the sway of the Republican Kambojas...

but it may be partially work in Tribal belts of India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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To meet aspirations of people living in India, a multi-ethnic and socio-cultural country the Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation set up offices at the following places and assigned them the role of development of the languages mentioned against each as under:

Poonch
Poonch
Poonch is a town and a municipal committee in Poonch District in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Based on the Mahābhārata evidence, and the evidence from 7th Chinese traveler Xuanzang, the districts of Poonch along with Rajauri and Abhisara had been under the sway of the Republican Kambojas...

Jammu
Jammu
Jammu , also known as Duggar, is one of the three administrative divisions within Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state in India.Jammu city is the largest city in Jammu and the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir...

Other Functions

The Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation has been assigned the roles of an organisation to works like a visionary body. This has been done with a view to provide integrated approach and inter-disciplinary co-operation and co-ordination between the All the tribal bodies working in India

India

Publication in Gojri

In view of the fact that at the time of setting up of the Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation virtually no publisher was forthcoming to support and encourage publication of books in the Tribal languages GOJRI

Gojri

Gojri, also known as Gujari is a variety of Rajasthani spoken by the Gujjars of Northern-Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.Rajasthani, Marwari and Gujarati are evolved from Gujari. The language was known as Gujjar bhakha or Gurjar Apabhramsha lately. It was used as literary language as early as 12th...

. The Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation published a number of books relating to creative writings, research works in the history, sociology and Tribal culture of the India etc.

Preservation of Folk-Lore of Gujjars

The Tribals have a rich tradition of folk-songs and folk-tales. These treasure houses of folk wisdom are declining and are feared to vanish with the passage of time. Hence, there was an emergent need to collect, document and preserve the folk treasure of songs and tales. With a view to meet this objective the Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation has undertaken the printing and publication of volumes of folk tales and folk songs of all the major Tribal languages of the State of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir

Dictionaries in Gojri

With the advent of literature, words acquired new meanings as well as usage. To facilitate the common reader to have a peep into the world of unknown words, the publication of dictionaries became essential. Most of our tribal regional languages started producing literature on regular basis, uninterruptedly, since forties only therefore, dictionaries were not available in these languages. We are working on Dictionaries and Published 2 Dictionaries in .

Encyclopedia of Himalyan Gujjars by Dr. Javaid Rahi

Keeping in view the importance of encyclopaedia in the development of a language, Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation has taken in hand the publication of Encyclopaedia of Himalyan Gujjars One volumes of this encyclopaedia have been published so far covering the following areas:-
a) Gujjar Archaeology & Architecture
b) Gujjar Archeology, Architecture & Coins
c) Gujjar Handicrafts
d) Gojri Language & Literature

Seminars, Conferences

Most of Tribal areas are nearly inaccessible. The tribal writers and artists residing in these far flung areas did not have the means and access to keep them abreast of changing trends on the literary scene. To bring writers of the State in close contact with one–another, Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation organized Mushairas, Seminars, Literary Conferences, Sham-i-Afsanas, Sham-i- Ghazals, and Literary Get-togethers at the headquarters of its various offices and at remote stations. These activities are held at local level, State level and All India level. These programmes provide an opportunity to young and budding writers to meet, listen and inter-act with each other and share their experiences with one another as also with their seniors.

Art Conservation

To conserve and preserve priceless manuscripts, miniature paintings and other artefacts Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation has to established a Conservation laboratory at Srinagar under the expert guidance of National Research Laboratory for Conservation of Cultural Property, Lucknow.

External links

TRIBAL RESEARCH AND CULTURAL FOUNDATION.

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