Theodore Manaen – The first Gorkha who became the General Secretary of the un-divided All India Congress Committee and represented Darjeeling Constituency in the Parliament. Theodore Manaen was the first Gorkha General Secretary of All India Congress Committee. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was then the President of All India Congress Committee and the Prime Minister of […]

Writes Sanjog Chamling Rewati Chettri / Chetri , Femina Miss India 2015 Miss Popular & Miss Multimedia, Gorkha girl from Assam’s ‘Ant Hill’ Haflong is representing India in the 27th World Miss University which is held in Beijing, China in 2016. World Miss University is an international beauty contest held annually in Seoul, South Korea since […]

Ms. Rangu Souria is one of the 100 top women achievers of India, and yesterday she received an award at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, New Delhi, in collaboration with Facebook had launched 100 Women Initiative last year to recognize and acknowledge women who are making a difference […]

After  bagging The Best Short Film Peace Award in the just concluded Gothenburg Independent Film Festival in Sweden Phurba Tshering Lama, a young filmmaker from Darjeeling, has made us all proud as his film “Ek Dhakar Jiwan” has been selected for the 20th edition of the International Short Film Festival. His film has been selected […]

Writes Dinesh Sharma As the year comes to an end, we try and look back at some of our Gorkha women achievers and inspirations who have made the community proud in their respective fields. History tells us that women are the unspoken heroes and architect of any progressive and advanced society. Here is a Gorkhey […]

GUWAHATI, November 30: Indian Gorkha’s daughter Binita Chhetry from Guwahati was crowned as the winner of Pond’s Eclectic Model Hunt 2015 by Emika Pakyntein in front of a packed crowd at ITA Machkhowa auditorium, Pond’s Eclectic Model Hunt 2014 Winner, Tanushree Hazarika, Managing Director of Eclectic Publications and fashion designer Joy Mitra, said a press […]

19 years old class X passed from government school Bikal Rai, Sikkim’s Self Made Engineer, launched his Semi Eco Friendly Car today. He demonstrated his car today on the National Highway at 32 Mile between Singtam and Gangtok. He started his work on this project in January 2015. He finished his project at the cost […]

Amar Bahadur Gurung was born at Dehradun UK to Mr. and Mrs. Attar Singh Gurung in 18 April 1942 in Dehradun, Amar Bahadur studied at the Gorkha Military School. He joined the 4/8 Gorkha Rifles in 1960 and quit Army service in 1967 to play for Mafatlal (Mumbai). Amar Bahadur Gurung 1967 Achievements He scored […]

Despite stressing he didn’t make his television appearance for publicity, Mirik lad Sairaj Khati’s debut on Zee Bangla’s reality singing show ‘Saregama’ has put him straight in the limelight. The 17-year-old, who is currently in his hometown on a 10-day break from the reality show, was invited yesterday by various artistes of Mirik at a […]

Sanjog Chamling for IG Scientists at NASA have named the Pluto’s mountain chain as “Norgay Montes” after Tenzing Norgay Sherpa an Indian Gorkha Sherpa mountaineer.When Indian government have failed to confer Bharat Ratna to Tenzing, NASA have bestowed him with this prestigious honor. NASA’s New Horizons historic flyby of Pluto have found icy mountains ( “Norgay […]

Indian Gorkha Rewati Chhetri Born and Brought up in Haflong, Dima Hasao district, Assam has made us proud for she is the final Contestant of Miss India 2015. Rewati Chhetri Femina Miss India 2015 finalist Her Profile Name: Rewati Chhetri City: Guwahati School: St.Agnes Convent High School College: NEF law college Profession: Student Interests: Belly dancing […]

‘KNOW OUR ICONS’ – Featuring 2015’s 1st Mr. PARAS GAZMER Musician, lyricists, composer, philosopher and a born music maestro Mr. Paras Gazmer opens up about his life, his love of music, his songs and his heartbreaks and how he learned from all of them. We all have heard of great composers like Johann Sebastian Bach […]

North Bengal development minister Gautam Deb today announced that cricketer Wriddhiman Saha and hockey player Bharat Chhetri would be given the Bangaratna award at the opening of the Uttarbanga Utsav on January 20. Indian Hockey Player Bharat Chhetri Film director and actor Kaushik Ganguly would also be given the award, Deb said at a news […]

Aparajita Rai , 28 years old girl, have become the First Gorkha  Female IPS Officer of Sikkim. She has not only done the Gorkhas of Sikkim proud but also to the Kirat Khambu Rai Community and to the whole Indian Gorkha Community. She is now posted in Hoogly in West Bengal. Aparajita Rai the First […]

Trilochan Pokhrel (died 27-1-69) popularly known as ‘Gandhi Pokhrel’ was the first Gorkha freedom fighter from Sikkim who died in the Indian National freedom movement. Trilochan Pokhre Born in Tareythang Busty, Eastern Sikkim, Trilochan Pokhrel was highly influenced by Mahatma Gandhi and his philosophy which was based upon the fundamental of  principles of non violence. […]

By Ashok Baral Hariprasad ‘Gorkha’ Rai is a well-known name in Assamese and Nepali literature. The worthy son of the soil tied a number of regional as well as national languages into a single whole and thus made literary harmony possible. Hariprasad ‘Gorkha’ Rai Hariprasad ‘Gorkha’ Rai was born in Kohima (then a part of […]

Assam : Yet another Statue of Shaheed Major Durga Malla was unveiled on 1st July 2014 at Umrangsao, Dima Hasao district in the state of Assam by Shri Debhojeet Thaosen, Chief Executive Member of the N. C. Hill Autonomous Council at a function organised by Dima Hasau Unit of the Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh. Shri Sukhman […]

On 25 July 1948, the forward elements of C Company, 2/4 Gorkha Rifles while advancing towards Kanzalwan in J&K came under heavy enemy fire and were effectively pinned down. Lance Naik Kalicharan Gurung Lance Naik Kalicharan Gurung, a Section Commander, was ordered to advance along a flank and assist the remainder Platoon to pull out. […]