Reena Chhetri, Tenzin Dolma and Tsering Diki
“My name is Reena Chhetri, I am from India. Now I am staying 10km far from the school. I became an SMD member in 2002, now I am working as a class teacher of U.K.G. (Upper Kindergarten).
In my class there are 26 students from different parts of Nepal, they are 6 to 10 years old. I found many of my students are very innocent. My little son is also studying at SMD School.”
Reena laughed and said, "Some of the kids want to fail and remain in the same class because they want me to be their teacher forever!" Sometime kids call her a mum and at that time she feels very happy and really wants to take care as she would her own child.
She thinks that S.M.D has changed a lot. When she was first here she didn't see so many facilities as we have now. Shes seen many changes, like how the children study and how they’re taught, and how hard they work nowadays.
She gets lots of love from the kids and sometimes she even forgets about her own son! At first she didn't know anything about Himalayan culture, but there was an incident that happened in her life before joining this school. She went to see H.H. Dalai Lama with her friends in India. His Holiness gave her a blessing, but she didn't know what it was for. But now she realizes that the blessing was to help poor Himalayan kids.
She also added one of her childhood memories. She said, "When I was 8 years old I lost my mother, so I didn't get much mother love. The kids here are mostly from distant villages. They haven't seen their parents for many years, so I am trying my best to give them love and care through which they can feel the love of a mother." Reena is very much thankful to our Kenchen Rinpoche through whom we all are getting help.
L-R: Jhabindra, Basant, Hari Sapkota,
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Lobsang, Tibetan Teacher
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Going to the Stupa on Karmapa's Birthday
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Thubten, Hostel Head & Basant, English Teacher
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Kishore, Teacher
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Band Members with Wangdu, Hostel Teacher/Librarian |
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"Miss Zampa" and Husband Thupten
Zamba Bhutia: Interviewed by Dawa Pashi B311
My name is Zamba Bhutia . I am from Kalimpong ( India) and I am working in this school as a hostel teacher, acting as a guardian for the children whose parents are really far away from them. I’ve been working here since 2004. In this short time also I have learned a lot and have got to know the kids well. I have a husband and he too is working at the school as a Hostel Head.
The school has given us (me and my husband Thupten) a flat in the apartment just across the road, on the opposite side of the school. Im there there as a guardian to the seniors. I work from 6 in the morning until 6 in the evening.
I enjoy my work in the school, especially playing with the kids. In the two years I’ve been here, the school has progressed a lot academically and also in the discipline of the students as well.
The school is really trying hard to conserve Himalayan culture as their own identity so I have been able to learn and see the culture of different students such as Sherpa, Tamang, Rai, Newar, Dolpan, Tibetan, etc.
It is very safe and peaceful to work under a great lama. I feel very lucky to get an opportunity to serve in the school, which is established by Very Venerable Kenchen Thrangu Rinpoche. We even get the chance to visit him sometimes though not always.
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Pema Gyatso, Sports Coach
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Deepak, Laxmi, Hari and Tek Bahadur
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Hira, Nepali Dance Teacher
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Tek Bahadur, Math Teacher
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Sadeep B12 with Chetnarayan (Math Teacher)
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Karan (Tutor, Soymilk Maker) with Kids
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Kunchok Dorje, Teacher
I am from northern India (Lhadak). I have 8 members in my family. I am the 3rd of six children. I became a monk in 1991 at Thrangu Monastery. I chose to become a monk out of my own interest to practice dharma.
I studied in SMD School up till Class Five, and after that I joined shedra, (monastic college of Higher Buddhist Studies) and after finishing shedra, I was appointed as the Librarian at Vajra Vidya, Thrangu Rinpoche’s monastery/shedra in Sarnath, India.
After that, Rinpoche appointed me as nyerpa (buyer) at Namo Buddha Monastery about two hours away from the main school. I worked as nyerpa at Namo Buddha for 2 years and finally, was appointed here as a teacher at SMD. I am very happy to be a teacher here because this is where I did learnt for 5 years.
I have seen many changes in SMD School. When I was a student here, there weren’t many facilities but there are more facilities now. I am very happy that more students are going abroad for their further studies. Since I’m new here I don't know the kids well yet, but I think they all are good and helpful to all.
I want to preserve Tibetan culture and help Rinpoche’s organization in the future and I am very grateful to him for becoming one of the monks of Thrangu Monastery.
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Hostel Teacher Jhampa and Girls
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