Tribal Research Center - Ooty, Tamil Nadu

The tribal research center (T R C) was constituted on second October 1983 at Udhagamandalam and is functioning on its own 25 acres of hill terrain at M Paladin, 10 km away from Ooty bus stand. His Excellency, the then President of India, Thiru Gyani Zail Singh had very kindly laid the foundation stone for the Tribal Research Centre, listed at present with Ministry of Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. This center is funded by both State and central Governments on 5050 basic and it is the youngest of the 14 Tribal Research institutes in the country. The relevance of Tribal Research Centre is very much identified as 'Tribal Essential Institute' for the welfare of the 36 Scheduled Tribes of Tamil Nadu

Major objectives of the Tribal Research centre are

To conduct studies on tribal Communities

To import training and proper orientation on tribal cultures and development.

To record Social, Economic, Religious, political and Psychological changes among the Scheduled Tribes.

To recommend weaker community

Thus the Tribal Research Centre is acting as an integral part of the planned Development of the Tribals. It is concentrating more on Nilgiris district because all the six Primitive Tribal Groups (PTGs) identified by the Government of India like Todas, Kotas, Irulas, Kurumbas, Paniyans and Kattunayakans are exclusive inhabiting since ages in Nilgiri hills.

Facilities Available at Tribal Research Centre

Library with books and journals on tribal studies

Well furnished Guest house

Tribal Map on the land

Audio-video system to entertain tribal festivals and tradition of dance and song

Indoor and open Air Tribal Museum.

Special Cultural heritage Attraction

The Tribal Museum is function in the campus of Tribal Research Centre since 1989 depicting various tribal cultures of Tamil Nadu and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Recently carved fier-made tribal statues are attracting more number of tourists from India and abroad

The Tribal Museum is functioning in the campus of Tribal Research Centre which is located at Muthorai Palada, 10 km away from Ooty town. Tribal Museum is placed on the hillock depicting rare artifacts and photographs of primitive tribal groups of Tamil Nadu as well as Andaman and Nicobar Islands and developed on the interests of Anthropological and Archaeological primitive human culture and heritage. Tribal Museum is also having an open air tribal houses belongs to Toda, Kota, Paniya, Kurumba and Kanikaran. Popular six sculptures are exhibited inside the museum depicting the life size physical anthrop models of Todas, Kotas and Paniya.