Tibetan Refugee Self Help Centre

Situated at Lebong and locally known as Hermitage, the Tibetan Refugee Self Help Centre (TRSHC) came into existence on 2 October 1959.

In 1959, funds raised from local charity led to the starting of this centre by Zhu Dan (wife of Gyalo Thondup).

The place initially provided emergency relief to Tibetan refugees who had come through a hazardous trek over the Himalayas into India.

The Hill-side had a special significance for Tibetans, because the Thirteenth Dalai Lama had spent his exile in India from 1910 to 1912 following the Chinese invasion of Tibet at that time.

[5] The centre has been a part of multifarious activities which ranges from handicrafts, training of artisans, and craftsmen.