Kirtads is a museum maintained by the Government of Kerala. The museum exhibits many tools and devices of the tribal communities of Kerala. The campus also has a good library with books on anthropology and sociology. The centre also conducts seminars and research projects on tribal topics.
Kirtads is purely a governmental organization under the Scheduled castes and Scheduled tribes Development ministry and functions as a separate Directorate. Its main objective is to carry out research that helps to promote development among the scheduled communities in Kerala. It also attempts to identify the needs and problems confronting the marginalized section of the population and suggest recommendations to the government in finding a panacea for their overall development. This was established in the year 1972 as Tribal Research and Training centre (TR & TC) in a national pattern, which is subsequently got recognized as KIRTADS in 1979 and is working among all the scheduled communities for...
Read moreKIRTADS is a distinct Directorate that works under the Ministry of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development. The organization's major goal is to do research that will aid in the development of Kerala's Scheduled Communities. It also tries to identify the requirements and challenges that the marginalised community faces, as well as make recommendations to the government in order to find a solution to their overall development. This was founded on a national scale in 1972 as the Tribal Research and Training Centre (TR & TC), which was then renamed KIRTADS in 1979 and is currently aiming to develop all scheduled communities.
The Kerala Institute for Research, Training, and Development Studies of Scheduled Castes and Tribes (KIRTADS) is a non-profit organisation that conducts research, training, and development studies for Scheduled Castes and...
Read moreKIRTADS, the Kerala Institute for Research Training and Development Studies of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is a museum located in Chevarambalam near Chevayoor in Kozhikode. It is a directorate under the Government of Kerala and functions under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Development (SCSTDD) ministry. Its main objective is to carry out research that helps to promote development among the scheduled communities in Kerala. It also attempts to identify the needs and problems confronting the marginalized section of the population and suggest recommendations to the government in finding a panacea for their overall...
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