Orissa's Tibetian Connection
After the collapse of the Tibetan resistance movement in 1959, Tenzin Gyatso fled to India, where he was active in establishing the government of Tibet in exile.
In order to rehabilitate and look after Socio-economic Welfare of Tibetan Refugees in exile and with an aim to bring all Tibetan refugees in communities large enough to preserve their language, tradition, culture, and national identity and to secure food, shelter, medical care, education and means of livelihood so as to achieve self-sufficiency the dalai lama with the help of Govts of India, Nepal and Bhutan created settlements for all the Tibetan refugees in India , Nepal and Bhutan.
In the mid 1960s, the Indian Government offered several areas of land throughout India where Tibetan refugees could settle together and protect their distinct culture and way of life. The state of Karnataka in the South formed the largest concentration of Tibetan refugees worldwide, today totalling around fifty thousand.
There are 120,120 Tibetan refugees living in India, Nepal and Bhutan.There are 53 Settlements: 35 India 11 Nepal 7 Bhutan.
One of the 35 indian settlements is in orissa.
The Phuntsokling Tibetan Settlement, Chandragiri, Orissa was conceived in 1963 with an initial Population of 2479 and has grown to a present population 3360on a Total allotment of 1859 acres
This settlement is situated at a distance of 80- kms. from the west of Berhampur at a height of 3200ft. above sea level. The cooperative runs handicraft centre, dairy and a poultry farm, a mechanical workshop, an elders Home, and horticulture. It also has a dispensary, a Tibetan medical centre, creche, school and a monastery.
Which probably explains why momos in berhampore are better than momos in bhubaneshwar and vizag and why i encountered so many tibetians in berhampore while peddling fmcg products in up country orissa as a part of my training.
Now when i go back to the same place as an Area Manager( which would mean a car to travel) i shall visit this tibetian monastery in orissa.A population of 3300 also means many more customers which are always good.
So now lets check if we have peneterated this tibetian settlement.
In order to rehabilitate and look after Socio-economic Welfare of Tibetan Refugees in exile and with an aim to bring all Tibetan refugees in communities large enough to preserve their language, tradition, culture, and national identity and to secure food, shelter, medical care, education and means of livelihood so as to achieve self-sufficiency the dalai lama with the help of Govts of India, Nepal and Bhutan created settlements for all the Tibetan refugees in India , Nepal and Bhutan.
In the mid 1960s, the Indian Government offered several areas of land throughout India where Tibetan refugees could settle together and protect their distinct culture and way of life. The state of Karnataka in the South formed the largest concentration of Tibetan refugees worldwide, today totalling around fifty thousand.
There are 120,120 Tibetan refugees living in India, Nepal and Bhutan.There are 53 Settlements: 35 India 11 Nepal 7 Bhutan.
One of the 35 indian settlements is in orissa.
The Phuntsokling Tibetan Settlement, Chandragiri, Orissa was conceived in 1963 with an initial Population of 2479 and has grown to a present population 3360on a Total allotment of 1859 acres
This settlement is situated at a distance of 80- kms. from the west of Berhampur at a height of 3200ft. above sea level. The cooperative runs handicraft centre, dairy and a poultry farm, a mechanical workshop, an elders Home, and horticulture. It also has a dispensary, a Tibetan medical centre, creche, school and a monastery.
Which probably explains why momos in berhampore are better than momos in bhubaneshwar and vizag and why i encountered so many tibetians in berhampore while peddling fmcg products in up country orissa as a part of my training.
Now when i go back to the same place as an Area Manager( which would mean a car to travel) i shall visit this tibetian monastery in orissa.A population of 3300 also means many more customers which are always good.
So now lets check if we have peneterated this tibetian settlement.
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