TCV Lower Dharamsala was established at a time when Upper Tibetan Children's Village was undergoing its worst period of overcrowding. Because of the liberalization policy adopted by the Chinese government in response to the international condemnation of its human rights records, the 1980s saw a mass escape of people from Tibet. A large section of them were children who needed instant care and rehabilitation. It was once again TCV which assumed the responsibility of looking after them. With initial seed money of one hundred thousand rupees donated by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and much of the remainder coming from Herman Gmeiner Fonds Deutschland, TCV carried out the construction of a new school at a poultry farm it owned.
The school was opened in 1984. Initially only 100 newcomer children from Tibet were housed there. Later as the situation changed and other TCV branches could absorb more children from Tibet, Lower TCV was completely turned into a residential school, with the aim of meeting the pressing needs for educational facilities for children of parents who could afford school fees. The school was expanded and upgraded with facilities through class ten.
Over the years the school has developed into one of the best residential schools in exile soley financed by Tibetan parents. Today, Lower TCV has;
| No. of Children | 791 (421 Boys & 371 Girls) |
| No. of Dedicated Staff | 81 |
| Total | 872 (As on 1 April 2007) |
Contact Address:
Principal
TCV School Lower Dharamsala
Khanyara Road, Dharamsala
Distt. Kangra-176215 (H.P)India
Tel: +91 1892 202123 (Main Office)
9418045210/(R) 228148 (Principal)
222337 (Head Master)
Fax: 01892 229064
♣ lowertcv(at)sancharnet.in
♣ lowertcvschool(at)yahoo.co.in
♣ headoffice(at)tcv.org.in
Website: http://www.lowertcv.org
