|  Tibetan
Self-Help Refugee Centre
The Tibetan self-help refugee centre is located
at a distance of 3 kms from the city centre on the Lebong Road.
It was established in 1955. Spread over an area of 4 acres and
financed by several international philanthropic institutions
the centre houses many Tibetan refugees who fled their country
when china occupied Tibet.
It is the most important handicraft centre
in Darjeeling providing training to a large number of persons
for making different traditional handicraft items like carpets,
shoes, wooden and metal articles etc. |
