All About Gurkhas

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[size=4][b]Gurkha also spelled Gorkha or Ghurka are people from Nepal who take their name from the Gorkha District.[/b][/size][/size][/font][/color]
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[size=4]Gurkhas are best known for their history in the Indian Army’s Gorkha regiments, the British Army’s Brigade of Gurkhas and the Nepalese Army. Gurkha units are closely associated with the kukri, a forward-curving Nepalese knife. Former Chief of staff of the Indian Army, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, once famously said about Gurkhas:[color=#ff0000] “If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha”.[/color][/size][/size][/font][/color]
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[size=4]In the Gurkha War (1814-1816) they waged war against the British East India Company army. The British were impressed by the Gurkha soldiers and after reaching a stalemate with the Gurkhas, made Nepal a protectorate.[/size][/size][/font][/color]
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[size=4] Much later, they were granted the right to freely hire them as mercenaries from the interior of Nepal (as opposed to the early British Gurkha mercenaries who were hired from areas such as Assam). They were then organised in Gurkha regiments in the East India Company army with the permission of then prime minister, who initiated a Rana oligarchic rule in Nepal. [/size][/size][/font][/color]
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[size=4]Jung Bahadur was the grandson of the famous Nepalese hero and Prime minister Bhimsen Thapa. Originally Jung Bahadur and his brother Ranodip Singh brought a lot of modernisation to Nepalese society, the abolition of slavery, undermining of taboos regarding the untouchable class, public access to education, etc. [/size][/size][/font][/color]
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[size=4]These dreams were short lived when in the coup d’état of 1885 the nephews of Jung Bahadur and Ranodip Singh murdered Ranodip Singh and the sons of Jung Bahadur, stole the name of Jung Bahadur and took control of Nepal. This “Shumsher” Rana rule is regarded by some as one of the reasons for Nepal’s lagging behind in modern development. The children of Jung Bahadur and Ranodip Singh lived mainly outside of Kathmandu, in Nepal, and in India after escaping the coup d’état of 1885. [/size][/size][/font][/color]
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[size=4]Almost 200 years ago troops in support of the British East India Company invaded Nepal. They suffered heavy casualties at the hands of the Gurkhas and signed a hasty peace deal and offered to pay the Gurkhas to join their army. A soldier of the 87th Foot wrote in his memoirs: “I never saw more steadiness or bravery exhibited in my life. Run they would not, and of death they seemed to have no fear, though their comrades were falling thick around them”.[/size][/size][/font][/color]
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[size=4]The Gurkha soldier recruits were mainly drawn from several ethnic groups. When the British began recruiting from the interior of Nepal, the majority of these soldiers were drawn from Magar, Gurung, Rai and Limbu. However, other ethnic groups also are recruited by British Army Brigade of Gurkhas and Indian Army Gurkha Regiment.[/size][/size][/font][/color]
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[size=4]After the British left India, Gorkhalis continued seeking employment in British and Indian forces, as officers and soldiers. Under international law, present-day British Gurkhas are not treated as mercenaries but are fully integrated soldiers of the British Army, operate in formed units of the Brigade of Gurkhas, and abide by the rules and regulations under which all British soldiers serve.[/size][/size][/font][/color]

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[size=4][b]Gurkha also spelled Gorkha or Ghurka are people from Nepal who take their name from the Gorkha District.[/b][/size]

[size=4]Gurkhas are best known for their history in the Indian Army’s Gorkha regiments, the British Army’s Brigade of Gurkhas and the Nepalese Army. Gurkha units are closely associated with the kukri, a forward-curving Nepalese knife. Former Chief of staff of the Indian Army, Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, once famously said about Gurkhas:[color=#ff0000] “If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha”.[/color][/size]


[size=4]In the Gurkha War (1814-1816) they waged war against the British East India Company army. The British were impressed by the Gurkha soldiers and after reaching a stalemate with the Gurkhas, made Nepal a protectorate.[/size]

[size=4]Much later, they were granted the right to freely hire them as mercenaries from the interior of Nepal (as opposed to the early British Gurkha mercenaries who were hired from areas such as Assam). They were then organised in Gurkha regiments in the East India Company army with the permission of then prime minister, who initiated a Rana oligarchic rule in Nepal. [/size]


[size=4]Jung Bahadur was the grandson of the famous Nepalese hero and Prime minister Bhimsen Thapa. Originally Jung Bahadur and his brother Ranodip Singh brought a lot of modernisation to Nepalese society, the abolition of slavery, undermining of taboos regarding the untouchable class, public access to education, etc. [/size]

[size=4]These dreams were short lived when in the coup d’état of 1885 the nephews of Jung Bahadur and Ranodip Singh murdered Ranodip Singh and the sons of Jung Bahadur, stole the name of Jung Bahadur and took control of Nepal. This “Shumsher” Rana rule is regarded by some as one of the reasons for Nepal’s lagging behind in modern development. The children of Jung Bahadur and Ranodip Singh lived mainly outside of Kathmandu, in Nepal, and in India after escaping the coup d’état of 1885. [/size]

[size=4]Almost 200 years ago troops in support of the British East India Company invaded Nepal. They suffered heavy casualties at the hands of the Gurkhas and signed a hasty peace deal and offered to pay the Gurkhas to join their army. A soldier of the 87th Foot wrote in his memoirs: “I never saw more steadiness or bravery exhibited in my life. Run they would not, and of death they seemed to have no fear, though their comrades were falling thick around them”.[/size]

[size=4]The Gurkha soldier recruits were mainly drawn from several ethnic groups. When the British began recruiting from the interior of Nepal, the majority of these soldiers were drawn from Magar, Gurung, Rai and Limbu. However, other ethnic groups also are recruited by British Army Brigade of Gurkhas and Indian Army Gurkha Regiment.[/size]

[size=4]After the British left India, Gorkhalis continued seeking employment in British and Indian forces, as officers and soldiers. Under international law, present-day British Gurkhas are not treated as mercenaries but are fully integrated soldiers of the British Army, operate in formed units of the Brigade of Gurkhas, and abide by the rules and regulations under which all British soldiers serve.[/size]
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