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My visit to the Tibetan Refugee Centre

"What's next - where are we heading, Uncle?", I asked the driver. "Tibetan Refugee Center, it is, Bhaiya Ji!", he replied. Excited to sense a refugee centre, for the first time, I geared myself with my pullover to step outside the car. As we moved closer and above the sea level I was only more intrigued to discover what's out there! As I descended the vehicle, I was greeted with the cold breeze and mesmerised by the heavenly Kanchenjunga range. The scenic view from the Tibetan Refugee Self-Help Centre, Darjeeling Moving closer to the arena, I glanced at a tin shack premise painted in "Tibetan Refugee Self Help Centre", and I realised that this centre was 'self-propelled' by the refugees since 1959. One of the many buildings in the centre The centre is a mini-village accommodating nearly 800 Tibetans hosting a beautiful Buddha Monastery, a school for the tiny Tibetans and Handicrafts as well as Handloom workshop