The Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (also known as Cultural Academy) is a Society registered with

Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is ...

as a Cultural organization dedicated to the promotion of regional languages, art and

culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups ...

including theatre in Jammu and Kashmir,

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. The academy was set up by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir by proviso to Section 146 of the

Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir The Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir was the legal Constitution which established the framework for the state government of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The constitution was adopted on 17 November 1956, and came into effect on 26 J ...

, in the year 1958. It was declared an autonomous corporate body till 2019 when Jammu and Kashmir state was reorganised as UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh. In 2021, the Govt of Jammu and Kashmir has converted Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages to a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The decision was aimed to give maximum freedom to this institution to work as an independent institution, after 2019.The reorganization of the academy is purely based on the existing models of central bodies like Sahitya Academy, Sangeet Natak Academy and Lalit Kala Academy. As per new laws the JKAACL is now governed through a various bodies: General Council, Central Committee, and Finance Committee.JKAACL
The academy is working to promote publication of literature on art, culture and allied subjects including monographs, journals, dictionaries, and encyclopedias; sponsor and organize cultural exchanges, mushairas, symposiums, seminars, lectures, meets, camps, conferences, exhibitions, film shows, music, dance & drama performances, and cultural festivals; and encourage translations of literary works from one regional /national language into others and also from non-Indian into regional / national languages.

Jurisdiction

The jurisdiction of the academy covers the entire Jammu and Kashmir. It is the nodal agency in the matters of interaction and co-operation between the Jammu and Kashmir and the Central and other State Academies. It combines in itself the functions of: # Language & Literature # Music, Dance ,Theatre & Performing Arts # Visual, creative and fine Arts The following languages are supported through this institution:

Centre for Language & Literature Jammu

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

Section Language ,at Divisional Office (Jammu) of Academy at Jammu. *

Dogri Dogri ( Name Dogra Akkhar: ; Devanagari: डोगरी; Nastaliq: ; ) is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, India, with smaller groups of speakers in adjoining regions of western Himachal Prad ...

Language Section,at Divisional Office (Jammu) of Academy at Jammu. *

Gojri Gojri (, ), also known as Gujari, Gujri, Gojari, or Gojri, is a variety of Rajasthani spoken by the Gurjars and other tribes of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. In India, the language is mainly spoken in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, ...

Language Section,at Divisional Office (Jammu) of Academy at Jammu. * Punjabi Language Section, at Divisional Office (Jammu) of Academy at Jammu.

Centre for Language & Literature Kashmir

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
'' Kashmiri Kashmiri may refer to: * People or things related to the Kashmir Valley or the broader region of Kashmir * Kashmiris, an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley * Kashmiri language, their language People with the name * Kashmiri Saikia Baruah ...

Language Section, at Divisional Office (Kashmir) of Academy at Srinagar. * Pahari Language Section,at Divisional Office (Kashmir) of Academy at Srinagar. *

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

Section,Language at Divisional Office (Kashmir) of Academy at Srinagar. *

Shina language Shina ( ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Shina people. In Pakistan, Shina is the major language in Gilgit-Baltistan spoken by an estimated 1,146,000 people living mainly in Gilgit-Baltistan and Kohistan.{{Cite book , last1=Saxena , ...

Notable personalities who are serving /served the Academy

Prominent writers and artists who served in JKAACL include: *

Mohammad Yousuf Taing Mohammad Yousuf Taing (born 1935 in Shopian, India), also known as M. Y. Taing, is a researcher, scholar, critic, writer, politician and historian. He is also biographer of Sheikh Abdullah. He is a prolific literary thinker writing in three India ...

as Editor/ Former Secretary (Ex MLC), N D Sharma former Secretary, Balwant Thakur former Secretary, Ramesh Mehta, former Editor/ Secretary, Zaffar Iqbal Manhas former Editor/ Secretary (EX.MLC), Javaid Rahi presently serving as Chief Editor,

Aziz Hajini Aziz Hajini (born Abdul Aziz Parray; 7 March 1957 11 September 2021) was a Kashmiri writer, poet, critic and convenor of Sahitya Akademi for New Delhi's Northern Regional Board. He served as a government school teacher for 30 years before bein ...

former Secretary, Ram Nath Shastri former Chief Editor, Moti Lal Saqi as Editor, Moti Lal Kemmu , former Additional Secretary, Lalit Gupta former Art Historian.

Location and management

The academy has a main offices at Canal Road,

Jammu Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...

(opposite the science college) . The other offices are at Lalmandi Srinagar

Rajouri Rajouri or Rajauri (; Pahari: 𑠤𑠬𑠑𑠶𑠤𑠮, راجوری; sa, राजपुर, ) is a city in Rajouri district in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is located about from Srinagar and from Jammu city on the ...

Kathua Kathua is a city and municipal council located in Kathua district of Jammu Division of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, near its border with Punjab, India and Himachal Pradesh. The city is headquarters of Kathua district and is ...

and Doda.

References

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