The largest concentration of Tibetan refugees is in South India, spread throughout five settlements. A growing population and increasing number of destitute families moving into the settlements from other places had put heavy demands for more schools, particularly day-care centres, that would take care of children while parents toil on farms.
The SOS Tibetan Children’s Village at Bylakuppe was opened in 1981 on sixteen acres of land donated by the settlement. After a great deal of planning and work, an idyllic children’s village was created. Currently, the village has 29 homes, two hostels and complete facilities for education through class twelve. Beside this village, TCV runs ten day care centres for the benefit of the Tibetan settlers around the Bylakuppe and Hunsur areas. TCV’s commitment in the South India has solved many pressing needs of the people and has contributed a great deal towards the development of the community.
Numerical data as of April, 2017
Boarders: 1128
Day scholar: 2
Staff (Regular): 133
Others: 20
Old People:33
Total: 1316
TCV Branches
Address
Mr. Tsering Palden, Director
Mr. Dhondup Tsering, Principal
SOS Tibetan Children’s Village School, Bylakuppe
P.O. Bylakuppe, Periyapatna Taluk
Distt. Mysore-571104 (Karnataka)|
INDIA
Telefax: +91 8223 253464/2544447
Cell: 9880762601 (Director),Phone:252652(Principal)
Email: sostcvbyl1980@yahoo.com(Bylakuppe)
Website:www.tcvbyl.org