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  2. Indian Gorkha - Wikipedia

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    Kukri is a traditional Gorkha knife.. 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 of Sikkim, West Bengal, Northeast India and Uttarakhand, including their diaspora elsewhere in India and abroad.

  3. Gorkha regiments (India) - Wikipedia

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    Following India's independence, India, Nepal and Great Britain signed a Britain-India-Nepal Tripartite Agreement in 1947. Provision was made for six of the 10 Gorkha regiments in the British Indian Army to transfer to the new Indian Army. [2] [3] This agreement did not apply to Gurkhas employed in the Nepalese Army. As of 2020, India has 39 ...

  4. Category:Gurkhas - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Gurkhas" The following 100 pages are in this category, out of 100 total. ... Gorkha regiments (India) Greater Nepal; Gurkha Contingent; Gurkha ...

  5. Gurkha - Wikipedia

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    The Gurkhas or Gorkhas (/ ˈ ɡ ɜːr k ə, ˈ ɡ ʊər-/), with the endonym Gorkhali (Nepali: गोर्खाली [ɡoɾkʰaːliː]), are soldiers native to the Indian subcontinent, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of North India. [1] [2] The Gurkha units are composed of Nepali and Indian Gorkha, Nepali-speaking Indian people ...

  6. 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) - Wikipedia

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    1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment), often referred to as the 1st Gorkha Rifles, or 1 GR in abbreviation, is the most senior Gorkha Infantry regiment of the Indian Army, comprising Gurkha soldiers of Indian Gorkha or Nepalese nationality, particularly from the Magars and Gurungs communities, who are hill tribes of Nepal.

  7. 8th Gorkha Rifles - Wikipedia

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    In 1891, the regiment's title was adjusted to 44th Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry. The designation of the 8th Gurkha Rifles was adopted in 1903, but it remained a single battalion regiment until 1907, the regiment gained a second battalion, subsuming the 43rd Gurkhas, which had been briefly redesignated as the 7th Gurkha Rifles. [2] [3]

  8. Brigade of Gurkhas - Wikipedia

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    Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective name which refers to all the units in the British Army that are composed of Nepalese Gurkha soldiers. [3] The brigade draws its heritage from Gurkha units that originally served in the British Indian Army prior to Indian independence, and prior to that served for the East India Company. [4]

  9. Magars - Wikipedia

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    In the two World Wars, a total of 5 Victoria Cross (out of 13 VCs awarded to Gurkhas) were awarded to the Magars: [46] First World War: VC Rifleman Kulbir Thapa Magar was the first Gurkha to win Victoria Cross in recognition of his valor and bravery. He was from Palpa. He served in 2/3 Gurkha Regiment (GR). He received Victoria Cross in France ...