Bhutan House

Bhutan House
Bhutan House is located in West Bengal
Bhutan House
Location within West Bengal, India
General information
TypeDzong/Palace
LocationKalimpong, West Bengal, India
Coordinates27°04′41″N 88°29′18″E / 27.078184°N 88.488377°E / 27.078184; 88.488377
Current tenantsQueen Mother Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck
Completedca. 1912
OwnerDorji family
Technical details
Floor count2
Other information
Number of rooms12+
References
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Bhutan House is an estate located in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India, owned by the Dorji family of Bhutan. The site is the traditional administrative Dzong for southern Bhutan, and also functioned as the administrative center for the whole of western Bhutan during the modern kingdom's early years of consolidation.[2][4] It represented the relationship between Bhutan and British India, and is a modern symbol of Bhutan–India relations.[2]

It is the home of Queen Grandmother Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck, the grandmother of the current Bhutanese king, Druk Gyalpo Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck.[2][3][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Pass was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d Dorji, Khandu-Om (2002). "A Brief History of Bhutan House in Kalimpong" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b Wangchuck, Kesang Choden. "Research Note: His Holiness the 13th Dalai Lama and Bhutan House in Kalimpong" (PDF). Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ^ Dhakal, D. N. S.; Strawn, Christopher (1994). Bhutan: a movement in exile. Nirala. Vol. 42. Nirala Publications. ISBN 81-85693-41-2. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. ^ "History of Swiss Assistance". Helvetas – Bhutan. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.