Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation
Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation, is a community-supported nonprofit organization set up in 1998 with the objective to project tribal issues before Govt. and to promote ethno- Cultural aspects besides Tribal studies .Its stated purpose is to contribute to Gujjars studies and nomadic research by promoting national collaboration through research, studies, and culture in order to further universal understanding about Gujjars Bakerwals especially nomadic tribes of Jammu and Kashmir.
Preservation of folklore 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 .
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 a regular basis, uninterruptedly, since forties only, therefore, dictionaries were not available in these languages. We are working on Dictionaries and Published 2 Dictionaries.
Encyclopedia of Himalayan Gujjars by Dr. Javaid Rahi
Keeping in view the importance of encyclopedia in the development of a language, Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation has taken in hand the publication of Encyclopaedia of Himalayan Gujjars One volume of this encyclopedia 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 and 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 programs provide an opportunity to young and budding writers to meet, listen, and interact with each other and share their experiences with one another as also with their seniors.
Art conservation
To conserve and preserve priceless tribal artifacts, manuscripts, miniature paintings and other artifacts 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.