| Bhutan House | |
|---|---|
  Location within West Bengal, India | |
| General information | |
| Type | Dzong/Palace |
| Location | Kalimpong, West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates | 27°04′41″N 88°29′18″E / 27.078184°N 88.488377°E |
| Current tenants | Queen Mother Ashi Kesang Choden Wangchuck |
| Completed | ca. 1912 |
| Owner | Dorji family |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 12+ |
| References | |
| [1][2][3] | |
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]
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- ^ a b Wangchuck, Kesang Choden. "Research Note: His Holiness the 13th Dalai Lama and Bhutan House in Kalimpong" (PDF). Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "History of Swiss Assistance". Helvetas – Bhutan. 13 December 2010. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.