Manjushree Centre of Tibetan Culture (MCTC), located in Darjeeling, India endeavors to preserve and promote Tibetan culture and heritage. The Center was founded on 14th August 1988 and is a non-profit, non-government, apolitical cultural organization registered under the Government of West Bengal Act XXVI of 1961. The Center is affiliated to the Department of Religion and Culture, Central Tibetan Administration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.