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Gurkha
(also spelled Ghurka or Gorkha) are people from Nepal who take their name from the 8th century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath.
Gurkha, Ghurkha, or Gorkha may also refer to:
Gurkha
Gurkha are people from Nepal who take their name from the Gorkha District. 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...
(also spelled Ghurka or Gorkha) are people from Nepal who take their name from the 8th century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath.
Gurkha, Ghurkha, or Gorkha may also refer to:
People
- Gorkha regiments (India)Gorkha regiments (India)The Gorkha regiments have been serving in the Indian Army ever since independence in 1947, when the Tripartite Agreement was signed. The regiments primarily consist of soldiers from India's Gorkha community and from the Gorkha tribes of Nepal...
, regiments of the modern Indian Army, successors of the Gurkhas of Britain's imperial Indian Army - Indian GorkhaIndian GorkhaIndian Gorkha is a term used to describe the Nepali/Gorkhali-speaking citizens of India. This term tries to make a distinction between the citizens of Nepal and the Indian citizens of Gorkha ethnic group....
, the Nepali/Gorkhali-speaking people of India
Places
- Gorkha DistrictGorkha DistrictGorkha District of 288,134. It is the location of the Manakamana Temple. Also, the temples of great sage Gorakh Nath and goddess Gorakh Kali temple is located in district, after which the district got its name. Four major rivers run within and along it, they are Chepe, Daraudi, Marsyangdi and...
, a district of Nepal - GorkhalandGorkhalandGorkhaland is the name of the proposed state in India demanded by the Nepali/Gorkhali-speaking Nepali/Gorkha ethnic group in Darjeeling and the Dooars in north West Bengal....
, the name of the proposed state in India demanded by the Gorkha ethnic group - Another name for Prithbinarayan, a Nepali city
Companies
- Gorkha AirlinesGorkha AirlinesGorkha Airlines is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. It operates scheduled and charter flights to domestic destinations, as well as daily mountain flights in the Himalayas. Its main base is Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.- History :...
, an Airline in Nepal - Gorkha BeerGorkha BeerGorkha Beer is a brand of beer brewed in Nepal. The brand originates from the Nepalese district of the same name.-External links:* , Gorkha Beer* , Nepal News* , Packaging Magazine* , Deutsche Welle...
, a brand of beer brewed in Nepal - Gurkha (cigar), a brand of premium cigars
Organizations
- Bharatiya Gorkha ParisanghBharatiya Gorkha ParisanghBharatiya Gorkha Parisangh is a non-government national-level organization of Indian Gorkhas.Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh was established in 2001...
, a national-level organization of Indian Gorkhas - Bharatiya Gorkhali Welfare AssociationBharatiya Gorkhali Welfare AssociationBharatiya Gorkhali Welfare Association is a non-political social organisation established in 1981 in Bangalore, Karnataka...
, a non-political social organization of the Gorkhas - Darjeeling Gorkha Hill CouncilDarjeeling Gorkha Hill CouncilDarjeeling Gorkha Hill Council , also once known for a short period of time as Darjeeling Gorkha Autonomous Hill Council , is a semi-autonomous body that looks after the administration of the Darjeeling District in the state of West Bengal, India...
, a semi-autonomous body that looks after the administration of the District of Darjeeling - Gorkha Janmukti MorchaGorkha Janmukti MorchaGorkha Janmukti Morcha is a registered political party which campaigns for the creation of a separate state within India, out of districts in the north of West Bengal...
, a political party in Darjeeling district and Dooars, India - Gorkha National Liberation FrontGorkha National Liberation FrontGorkha National Liberation Front is a political party in the Darjeeling District of West Bengal, India...
, a political party in North Bengal, India
Other
- Gurkha WarGurkha WarThe Gurkha War , sometimes called the Gorkha War or the Anglo–Nepalese War, was fought between the Kingdom of Nepal and the British East India Company as a result of border tensions and ambitious expansionism...
, wars fought between Nepal and the British East India Company