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 Tibetan SOS 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 has solved many pressing needs of the people and has contributed a great deal towards the development of the community.
At the present, SOS TCV School Bylakuppe has;| No. of Children | 1530 (1513 Boarders & 17 Day Scholars) |
| No. of Dedicated Staff | 148 + 12 Others |
| No. of Old People | 9 |
| Total | 1699 (As on 30 June 2009) |
Contact Address:
Janyeal Tamdin, Director
SOS Tibetan Children's Village School, Bylakuppe
P.O. Bylakuppe, Periyapatna Taluk
Distt. Mysore-571104 (Karnataka) India
Telefax: +91 8223 253464/2544447
9880762601 (Director), 252652(Principal)
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