Druk Padma Karpo School

Ladakh


Though best known for its cameo role in the popular Bollywood film 3 Idiots, this school of more than 700 students has an interesting campus of prize-winning modern buildings incorporating the latest in sustainable engineering. In season, 'briefing' talks followed by tours of the site depart several times an hour.


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