Adbi Markaz Kamraz

Adbi Markaz Kamraz
Adbi Markaz Kamraz Jammu and Kashmir
AbbreviationAMK
FounderRashid Nazki
TypeNonprofit cultural and literary organization
Legal statusFoundation
PurposeActivism
HeadquartersBaramulla, Jammu and Kashmir
Location
Locations
OriginsKashmir
Region served
Jammu and Kashmir
FieldsArt, Culture, Literature, Languages
Official languages
Kashmiri, Urdu, English
President
Mohmmad Amin Bhat
Secretary
Shabnum Tailgami
Treasurer
Abdul Ahad Hajini
Media Secretary
Aadil Ismail
AffiliationsJammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages
Websitewww.adbimarkazkamraz.org

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).