- The
Gurkhas or
Gorkhas (/ˈɡɜːrkə, ˈɡʊər-/), with the
endonym Gorkhali (Nepali: गोर्खाली [ɡoɾkʰaːliː]), are
soldiers native to the
Indian subcontinent...
- The
April 2015
Nepal earthquake (also
known as the
Gorkha earthquake)
killed 8,962
people and
injured 21,952
across the
countries of Nepal, India, China...
- The
Gorkha Kingdom, also
known as the
Gorkha Confederation or the
Gorkha Empire, was a
member of the
Chaubisi rajya, a
confederation of 24 states, located...
-
Gorkhas during the
Gurkha War, Sir
David Ochterlony was
quick to
realise the
potential of the
Gorkhas in the
British Indian Army.
Until then,
Gorkha defectors...
-
officially adopted by the
Government of
Nepal in 1933, when
Gorkha Bhasa Prakashini Samiti (
Gorkha Language Publishing Committee), a
government institution...
-
Akshay Hari Om
Bhatia (born
Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia; 9
September 1967),
known professionally as
Akshay Kumar (pronounced [əkˈʂəj kʊˈmɑːɾ]), is an
Indian actor...
-
known as the
Shahs of
Gorkha or the
Royal House of
Gorkha, was the
ruling Chaubise Thakuri dynasty and the
founder of the
Gorkha Kingdom from 1559 to 1768...
-
Indian Gorkhas, also
known as
Nepali Indians, are an
Indian ethno-cultural
group who
speak Nepali as a
common language. They
inhabit mainly the states...
-
Bharatiya Gorkha Janashakti (BGJ or BGJS; 'Indian
Gorkha People's Power') is a
political party in the
Darjeeling District of the
Indian state of West Bengal...
- The 9th
Gorkha Rifles is a
Gorkha infantry regiment of the
Indian Army and, previously, the
British Army. The
regiment was
initially formed by the British...
