Adbi Markaz Kamraz
Adbi Markaz Kamraz Jammu and Kashmir | |
Official patch of the AMK | |
| Abbreviation | AMK |
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| Founder | Rashid Nazki |
| Type | Nonprofit cultural and literary organization |
| Legal status | Foundation |
| Purpose | Activism |
| Headquarters | Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir |
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| Origins | Kashmir |
Region served | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Fields | Art, Culture, Literature, Languages |
Official languages | Kashmiri, Urdu, English |
President | Mohmmad Amin Bhat |
Secretary | Shabnum Tailgami |
Treasurer | Abdul Ahad Hajini |
Media Secretary | Aadil Ismail |
| Affiliations | Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages |
| Website | www |
Adbi Markaz Kamraz (AMK), also known as Adbee Markaz Kamraz Jammu and Kashmir (AMKJK), is the oldest and largest cultural and literary organisation in Jammu and Kashmir. It is focused on promoting and preserving Kashmiri culture, literature, art, and language.
Sponsored by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, it is headquartered in the Baramullah district of the Kashmir Valley. It comprises 22 to 24 registered literary and cultural organizations in the valley responsible for literary activities such as promoting research, arranging meetings, and publishing books by Kashmiri writers.
In 2012, it organised the Kashmir Literature Festival, the first-ever literary festival focused on internationalizing the Kashmiri language and addressing the issues responsible for its decline in the state. It was inspired by similar events in Jaipur and Karachi. Later that year, it established one of its branch offices for literary activities in Delhi aimed at highlighting and promoting the Kashmiri language for Kashmiris in the National Capital Region (NCR).