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Tibetan Children's Village Enrollment Plummets Amid Community Decline

11/4/2025

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Dharamshala, India, the Tibetan capital in exile, faces a community decline as enrollment at the Tibetan Children's Village drops to 4,682 from a capacity of 8,642.
The Tibetan Children's Village, established in 1960 by the Dalai Lama, previously housed thousands of Tibetan children.
Exiled Tibetans numbered over 100,000 in 2010 and are about 70,000 today, raising concerns about Tibetan identity as the Chinese government weighs succession.

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Dharamshala, India, the Tibetan capital in exile, faces a community decline as enrollment at the Tibetan Children's Village drops to 4,682 from a capacity of 8,642.
The Tibetan Children's Village, established in 1960 by the Dalai Lama, previously housed thousands of Tibetan children.
Exiled Tibetans numbered over 100,000 in 2010 and are about 70,000 today, raising concerns about Tibetan identity as the Chinese government weighs succession.