Timai is one of the seven Bhutanese refugee camps located in eastern Nepal along the Tamai River. The camp opened in the early nineties to provide the Bhutanese refugees with living quarters. In 2006, the camp population was approximately 9,846 with 1,713 families living in bamboo shelters that were approximately 5.5 meters by 3.5 meters in size. While researching the Timai refugee camp, I stumbled upon a website created by a resident, Kiran, of the camp. According to Kiran, the population of the camp in 2007 had increased to 11, 400 with approximately 2,200 huts or shelters. Kiran has been a resident of the camp since 1991, and he provides camp children and teenagers with free guitar lessons. Kiran’s website contains beautiful photographs of his music lessons, along with a daily blog of camp life, and a handful of videos that provide visuals of the layout of the camp.
~Please click on the following link to check out Kiran's informative website:
www.mrrefugee.multiply.com
~The link below will direct you to a video made by Kiran of his wife and child in their section of the camp:
http://mrrefugee.multiply.com/video/item/7/my_hut_and_my_wifechild.AVI
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