Britain’s last military outpost in the Far East may be at risk amid reports India has offered to send its Gurkhas to protect the Sultanate of Brunei, a role currently performed by the British Army. The tiny oil-rich sultanate of Brunei was a British protectorate for almost a century, and has continued to pay to […]

1) Gurkha is spelled as Gorkha in Nepali, the correct way to pronounce it (Gor-kha). 2) Gorkha is a Sanskrit word which means Protector of Cows, Gau(Cow)+Rakha(Protector)=Gorkha. 3) Gorkha is one of the 75 districts of modern Nepal. It is a misconception that the Gurkhas took their name from the Gorkha region of Nepal. The […]

Gorkha Regiment Is India’s Most Badass Regiment And A Nightmare For Our Enemies Writes Anshul Gandhi “If a man says he‘s not afraid of dying, he’s either lying or he’s a Gorkha.” This quote by Sam Manekshaw, Indian Army’s first Field Marshal, aptly describes what it means to be a Gorkha. Indian Army Gorkhas are […]

On ‪‎VIJAY‬ DIWAS: We Remember and Salute Our Legends To those who don’t know about it, Vijay Diwas‬ is when 93000 Pakistani terrorists surrendered to 5000 Indian soldiers on ‪‎Dec16‬ 1971. Amongst the various paltans that participated in the war for Bangladesh liberation, the ‪Gorkhas‬ have stood out  through their unparalleled bravery, sheer grit and determination, and won the platitude of laurels […]

SUBATHU: The historic First Gorkha Regiment (GR) of the Indian Army would raise a new battalion in April next year . It’s after a gap of almost five decades that the Gorkha Regiment would be raising new battalion. As of now First Gorkha Regiment has five battalions and the new battalion would be known as […]

Soldier Racially Abused, Assaulted by Locals A 21-year-old soldier, hailing from Darjeeling, was hospitalized with severe head injury after allegedly being racially abused and beaten up by a group of around 12 locals in south Delhi’s Vasant Gaon area today. The victim, identified as Lobsang Sherpa, is posted at the Air Force base in West […]

Ex-Servicemen Go On An Indefinie Hunger Strike Over One Rank One Pay Two of the ex-servicemen agitating at the Jantar Mantar here for over two months now over their demand for non-implementation of One Rank One Pension have gone on a fast unto death. A third Army veteran has now joined an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s […]

On the grey, misty morning of January 29, an 11-year-old in a brown jacket marched up to her hero father’s coffin. She snapped into a salute and filled the air with a full-throated cry: “Tiger 9 GR Ko! Ho Ki Hoina? Ho, ho, ho. (Was he the Tiger of 9 Gorkha Rifles?)” Munindra Nath Rai’s […]

There is no decline in the recruitment of Gorkha youth in the Indian Army. Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Air Force (IAF) do not hold separate data relating to recruitment of Gorkha youth. Gorkhas for Indian Army Indian Army does not require community certificate by ‘Assam Gorkha Sammelan’ and certificate signed by village Sarpanch meets […]

Varanasi Uttar Pradesh Fresh batch of 157 recruits of 39 GTC, took oath during an impressive passing out parade at 39 Gorkha Training Centre in Varanasi on Monday.  The parade was reviewed by Brig K Birendra Singh, Commandant 39 GTC. Fresh batch of 157 recruits of 39 GTC took oath The recruits were trained for […]

26/07/15:- GYASA (Gorkha Youth and Students’ Association of India) is proud to take part in the 26th Kargil Vijay Diwas 2015, held in Delhi. ‎Kargil Vijay Diwas‬ is remembered on 26 July every year after the success of ‘Operation Vijay’ in Kargil War (26 July 1999). GYASA members from across the Delhi/NCR who part in the […]

Lalit Rai, VrC is a former officer of the Indian Army who was tasked with capturing the strategic heights of Khalubar in the Batalik sub-sector during Operation Vijay, Kargil War. I am a third generation in the Indian Army and that too in the same Regiment. After I was commissioned, I joined the 11 Gorkha […]

A fresh batch of 153 recruits of 39 Gorkha Training Centre (GTC) took oath at the Parade Ground on Saturday. Gorkha recruits were given ‘Khukri’, their traditional weapon as per Nepali culture. Varanasi: Army recruits during their passing out parade at the 39 Gorkha Training Centre in Varanasi on Dec 14, 2014. (Photo: IANS) Colonel […]

Gorkhas in the Indian Army who want to attend to their families in earthquake-hit Nepal will be allowed to take leave, Army officials said on Monday. Gorkhas in the Indian Army “If some Gorkha personnel feel they have to take leave, they can. It will not be a problem,” an army official said. There are […]

The golden jubilee celebrations of the 6th battalion of the 11th Gorkha Rifles culminated with a special ‘sainik sammelan’ at the Khasa Cantonment here on Sunday. Gorkha Rifles The battalion was founded on October 1, 1963 at Clement Town in Dehradun. During 50 years of its glorious service to the nation, be it war or […]

Estimated 10,000 Gorkhas of the state Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) officers and jawans triggered a annual tradition of kalashsthapana and offered gun salute to goddess Durga on the second day of Navratri. 10,000 Gorkha jawans of JAP offer gun salute to goddess Durga As Durga Puja celebrations of a Gorkha Battalion of JAP-1 entered a […]

On 09 May 2014, Rifleman Prem Bahadur Roka Magar, 2/4 GR was entrusted with the task of guarding one of the likely infiltration routes of the terrorist detected through HHTI dets located at kalas OP. SHAURYA CHAKRA  RIFLEMAN PREM BAHADUR KOKA MAGAR At 0230 hours on 10 May 2014 contact was established with the terrorists […]

Kashmir: Nk. Thapa Thapa of 3/1 Gorkha Rifles was killed in a fierce gun battle that raged at Leepa Valley near Line of Control in Tanghdar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. Indian Gorkha Nk. Damodar Thapa Becomes Martyr Official sources said that a group of 5-6 intruders sneaked in this side at Gageldari […]