Gorkhas have a way of smelling their way into battle and Afghanistan is no different. The international draw down from Afghanistan of 2014 is upon the Indian subcontinent and 9,600 American residual forces will be left there. This will set the stage free for Pakistan to achieve strategic depth in Afghanistan by unleashing Taliban and […]

Daku Man Singh was the most notorious and wanted dacoit of Chambal Valley. Jyoti Thapa Mani recounts how finally it was a Gorkha soldier’s ( Babbar Singh Thapa’s ) wit and courage that finally ended Man Singh’s reign of terror On the 7th of November, 2005, most-wanted dacoit Nirbhay Gujjar, with a Rs 2.5 lakhs […]

Dhan Singh Thapa PVC (मेजर धन सिंह थापा ) (June 10, 1928 – September 6, 2005) was an Indian Army major in 1st Battalion, 8th Gorkha Rifles Regiment who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra which is the highest military award in India. He was commissioned into the 8th Gurkha Rifles on 28 August 1949. The […]

The Gorkhas in India are know for their service in the defense and the Gorkha Regiments are the indispensable part of the Indian Army, no denying the fact. Following are some of the Gorkha General in the Indian Army. Major General GS Rawat, 5th Gorkha Rifles, Retd, Nainital Major General OS Bhandari, Param Vishist Seva Medal, Dharamshala.1 […]

Lt General Shakti Gurung, an Indian Gorkha soldier, who was commissioned into 15 Grenadiers in June 1975, will take over the crucial post of military secretary in the Army on the retirement of Lt Gen S A Hasnain on June 30, another reason for Indian Gorkhas to be proud of. General Shakti Gurung was promoted to Lt. Gen […]

A 23-year-old courageous soldier of the Gorkha regiment killed a Pakistani trained infiltrator during a hand-to-hand combat along the Line of Control in Poonch in the wee hours of Saturday. Gorkha soldier slays Pakistani infiltrator in hand-to-hand combat Defence PRO in Jammu said, “A 23-year-old soldier from the elite Gorkha Regiment of the Indian Army, […]