The PRESIDENT and Lama coming out after the Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bavan

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Architecture in Tibet contains Chinese and Indian influences, and reflects a deeply Buddhist approach. The Buddhist Prayer wheel, along with two deer or dragons, can be seen on nearly every Gompa in Tibet. The design of the Tibetan Chörtens can vary, from roundish walls in Kham to squarish, four-sided walls in Ladakh.

The most unusual feature of Tibetan architecture is that many of the houses and monasteries are built on elevated, sunny sites facing the south, and are often made out a mixture of rocks, wood, cement and earth. Little fuel is available for heat or lighting, so flat roofs are built to conserve heat, and multiple windows are constructed to let in sunlight. Walls are usually sloped inwards at 10 degrees as a precaution against frequent earthquakes in the mountainous area. Read More: >HERE <

INTRODUCTION – The Manjushree Orphanage free Education is one of the major projects in Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern part of Himalayan region. Whose purpose is to promote love, kindness, compassion and peace for the benefit of individuals, families, communities and the world? It will contribute to this endeavour by inspiring young people to act with a ‚good heart‘, to become leaders in their communities and to help bring peace into the world.

The name of the orphanage is called Manjushree Vidyapith, Orphanage. This orphanage was commence on 30th, October 1998 with an obvious and distinct intention of serving the deprived and disadvantaged children of the society irrespective of religion, caste, community, tribe, gender etc.

We started with 17 orphans with three teaching staffs from far-flung villages of this area in the year 1998. It is the first orphanage of its kind in whole area.


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In the beginning, one building was constructed to accommodate 17 orphans and 3 teaching staff. Army authority of the area had come forward to help the orphanage. Since then the number of orphans and destitute grow in geometric progression and the income of the orphanage in arithmetic progression. As a result, we are unable to admit many helpless orphans and neglected children.

The children who have lost their parents, the children who are destitute and dependent, and the children who have been born disabled or become disabled due to accident make up the family members of this orphanage.

Where they are provided with all the necessities of lives along with proper education and appropriate guidance to make them competent for facing various confrontations of lives.

At present, the orphanage is home to 108 children 80 orphans, 18 destitute and 10 physical disabled children from different social background. However, most of the children hail from this remote region. After coming here, they have started to relive their lives leaving their horrifying and disappointing past behind and they have begun to learn to tread forward with confidence and dignity. They live here as a different member of a single family, where every one is treated on equal terms.

We run a school inside our orphanage up to 5th grades. In the school, students are taught different subjects such as English, Math, Hindi, Tibetan, Science, Social Studies etc. 8 qualified teachers are engaged in imparting education to the orphans. Those who pass the 5th grade go to other school as day scholars but stay in the orphanage. Right now 25 students go to other school from our orphanage.

Besides, the residents are provided modern education, and equipped with moral values to help them become a better human being. The mental and physical growths of the residents and to help them possess a kind heart are given paramount importance. The orphanage has left no stone unturned to return back the smile they had lost.

So in all, the orphanage in itself has learnt to exist as very well knit family enriched with love, peace and knowledge and tranquility despite of many ups and downs. But in a way Manjushree family and I are indeed very thankful to all those great people who have been supporting us in one way or other without whose contributions we would not have reached this far. Read More: > HERE <

Our Project: Architecture for Tibet’s current project is an Academic Center for the Manjushree Orphanage in Tawang, Arucnachal Pradesh, in the high Himalaya of Northeast India. The new, light-filled Academic Center will replace the present schoolhouse, which is falling apart and not large enough to accommodate the number of children.

The proposed two-story building will contain not only classrooms, but a library, a multi-purpose space, a computer and language lab, and a large Nursery Environment, for the youngest children to learn, play and be cared for in. Within this place, the children can cultivate a true sense of friendship while gaining the knowledge they need to overcome their difficult circumstances.

The building is “green”: Temperature is regulated through a combination of geothermal and solar-based technologies, creating a warm environment during the harsh winters and a dry, airy place in summer, when the region receives heavy rains. This will enable the children to be comfortable, healthy, and active within their learning environment throughout all the seasons.

Our Organization: Architecture for Tibet has been founded by the Architectural Designer John Ullman of NYC and is composed of concerned professionals from the fields of architecture, engineering and education from around the world who are bound together by the common will to improve the built learning environ in Tawang, Arucnachal Pradesh.