The Gurkhas or Gorkhas are the soldiers of Nepalese nationality [1] [2] recruited in British Army, Indian Army, Gurkha Contingent Singapore, Gurkha Reserve Unit Brunei, UN Peace Keeping force and war zones around the planet. Historically, the terms “Gurkha” and “Gorkhali” were synonymous with “Pahari”,[3] and derived because of the hill town and district of Gorkha from which the Kingdom of Nepal expanded under Prithivi Narayan Shah which subsequently also result in formation of Gorkhaland and Indian Gorkha ethnic group in India.[4][5] The name may be traced for the medieval Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath[6] who has a historic shrine in Gorkha.[7] The word itself made from Go-Raksha, raksha becoming rakha. Rakhawala means protector and is derived from raksha too.
Ethnically, Chhetri or Khas , Thakuri, Gurung and Magar mainly were the Gorkha tribes who united erstwhile Gorkha kingdom and fought to the British invasions. But today, Gorkha soldiers mostly belong to the Gurung, Magar, Rai, Limbu and Sunuwar, and the handful of Chhetri; that can no ethnicity based restriction to join the community at. There are Gurkha military units within the Nepalese, British and the Indian army enlisted in Nepal, British isles and United states of america. Although they meet the majority of the requirements of Article 47[8] of Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions regarding mercenaries, they are exempt under clauses 47(e)&(f) similar towards the French Foreign Legion.[9]
Gurkhas are closely using the khukuri, a forward-curving Nepalese knife, and have a well known reputation for fearless military prowess. The first sort Indian Army Chief of Staff Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, once stated that[10] “If of the male gender says herrrs not fearful of dying, she is either lying or she's a Gurkha.”
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