Javaid Rahi
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Dr. Javaid Rahi alternate spellings Dr.Javed Rahi(Urdu / Gojri ڈاکٹر جاوید راہی born in, Chandak, Poonch, J&K in India) is an India
India
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n researcher and prolific scholar. He has been the recipient of a number of national awards, including a National Fellowship
National Fellowship
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 from Union Ministry of Tourism and Culture, New Delhi
New Delhi
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, in 2000 for his outstanding contributions in the field of Tribal and Nomadic Research. He has done pioneering work for the preservation and propagation of the Gujjar
Gujjar
The Gurjar are an ethnic group in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Alternative spellings include Gurjara, Gujar, Gurjjara and Gūrjara. The spelling Gurjara or Gurjar is preferable to the rest....

 Culture.

Literary Background

Rahi is a researcher, historian and writer of Gojri and Urdu Language. He has authored a number books in Urdu
Urdu
Urdu is a register of the Hindustani language that is identified with Muslims in South Asia. It belongs to the Indo-European family. Urdu is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan. It is also widely spoken in some regions of India, where it is one of the 22 scheduled languages and an...

  and Gojri
Gojri
Gojri, also known as Gujari is a variety of Rajasthani spoken by the Gujjars of Northern-Pakistan, India and Afghanistan.Rajasthani, Marwari and Gujarati are evolved from Gujari. The language was known as Gujjar bhakha or Gurjar Apabhramsha lately. It was used as literary language as early as 12th...

  and edited more than 300 titles and periodicals in different languages, published by the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and languages.

He also headed various research projects including Encyclopedia of Himalayan Gujjars, Folk-Lore Dictionary of Gujjar Tribe, and Hindi-Gojri Dictionary Projects.
He was appointed as Head of the Gojri wing of the State Academy of Art, Culture and Languages in 1994. Under his headship, the Gojri wing of academy has been able to publish hundreds of books in Gojri.

In September 2009 he was appointed as first Chief Editor of Gojri in the State Academy.

As National Secretary of Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation
Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation
Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation , a National Organisation was set up in 1998 with the objective to promote Socio-Economic and Cultural aspects of Tribals residing in India.As an independent agency on Research and Culture the organisation is a specialized body working on Tribal Research...

 an NGO working on tribes of India
Adivasi
Adivasi is an umbrella term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups claimed to be the aboriginal population of India. They comprise a substantial indigenous minority of the population of India...

, Dr. Rahi has done remarkable work in field of Tribal and Nomadic Heritage, Sociology and Economics.
He has also worked as convenor of Gojri Language in the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (BOSE), under Ministry of Education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir and has introduced Gojri into the school curriculum up to 12th standard.

Literary Work in Gojri

  • Look Virso (1999)
  • Gojri Look Geet (2009)
  • Gujjar Shanakhat Ka Safar ( 2003)
  • Gujjar Aur Gojri (2004)
  • Encyclopedea of Himalyan Gujjars (2004)
  • Hindi Gojri Dictionary (2005)
  • Folk-lore Dictionary of Gujjar Tribe (2006)
  • Jammu Kashmir ki Qabaili Zubanain (2009)
  • Gujjar Tehreek (2009)


Edited
  • Sheeraza Gojri Monthly Since 1994
  • Maharo Adab Gojri Since 1994
  • Shingran Ka Geet Since 1994
  • Gojri Ka Lal Since 1994
  • Qadawar Since 2003
  • Paneeri Since 2005
  • Gojri Look Geet Since 1994
  • Gojri Look Kahani Since 1994
  • Gujjar Aur Gojri Since 1994
  • Gojri Zaban-o-Adab Since 1994
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