Gurkha (disambiguation)

Gurkha (disambiguation)

Gurkha (also spelled Ghurka or Gorkha) are people from Nepal who take their name from the 8th century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath.

Gurkha, Ghurkha, or Gorkha may also refer to:

Contents

People

  • Gorkha regiments (India), regiments of the modern Indian Army, successors of the Gurkhas of Britain's imperial Indian Army
  • Indian Gorkha, the Nepali/Gorkhali-speaking people of India

Places

Companies

Organizations

  • Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh, a national-level organization of Indian Gorkhas
  • Bharatiya Gorkhali Welfare Association, a non-political social organization of the Gorkhas
  • Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council, a semi-autonomous body that looks after the administration of the District of Darjeeling
  • Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, a political party in Darjeeling district and Dooars, India
  • Gorkha National Liberation Front, a political party in North Bengal, India

Other

  • Gurkha War, wars fought between Nepal and the British East India Company



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