The Jammu And Kashmir Academy Of Art Culture And Languages
Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture & Languages was set up
by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir by proviso to Section 146 of
the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir, in the year 1958. It was declared
an autonomous corporate body vide SRO NO-340 of 1963 (see Appendix I).
As there is no Directorate of Culture in the State as such, therefore, at times
Academy is called upon by the Govt. to perform the functions which are
usually assigned to the Directorate of Culture.
JURISDICTION The Academy has its jurisdiction over the entire State.
It is the nodal agency in the matters of interaction and co-operation
between the J&K State and the Central and other State Akademies.
It combines in itself the functions of:
Languages And Literature
The State of Jammu and Kashmir has the rare distinction
of having more than eight languages in which quality
literature is being produced.Two major regional languages
namely; Dogri and Kashmiri are recognized by the Sahitya
Akademi, Delhi and Awards are being given by it in these
languages.It is noteworthy that prior to setting up of the
Academy very little literaturewas being produced in these
languages. Various schemes operated by the Academy
for the promotion of these languages and literature has yielded fruitful results.Work in Gojri and Pahari Languages
was undertaken by the Academy in the late seventies. For furtherance of the languages contained in the 6th Schedule of
the Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir and other major languages of the region, Academy has embarked upon the following plans: -
Music Dance And Drama
The State of Jammu & Kashmir has rich tradition of folk and
performing arts. There are various folk forms which are
unique in the real sense of the term and are doing us proud.
Academy has introduced many schemes with a view to preserve,
encourage and highlight the folk and performing arts of
the State. Some of these schemes are detailed below:
It is provided in the Constitution of the Academy that its headquarters shall be at Srinagar but it may be partially or wholly moved to Jammu during winter. Presently Academy Secretariat moves to Jammu during winter in camp.
In order to meet the aspirations of the people living in this multi ethnic and cultural State, Academy has set up its offices at the following places and assigned them the role of development of the languages mentioned against each as under:-
i) Regional Office, Srinagar: Urdu, Kashmiri and English
ii) Regional Office, Jammu: Dogri, Hindi & Punjabi
iii) Sub- Office, Leh Ladakhi (Bodhi)
iv) Sub- Office, Kargil Balti
v) Sub- Office, Doda Urdu and other major languages/
dialects of the area
vi) Sub- Office, Rajouri Pahari, Urdu and other major languages/
dialects of the area
viii) Headquarters, Gojri and Pahari Languages
Besides the assigned languages, the offices of the Academy cater to the needs of all the languages spoken in the region as well as activities related to Sangeet Natak and Lalit Kala Akademies.Whereas two Regional Offices of the Academy set up in the cities of Jammu and Srinagar are headed by the Divisional Additional Secretaries, all the Sub- Offices are headed by the Cultural Officers.