The Brigade of Gurkhas is the collective term for units of the current British Army that are composed of Nepalese soldiers. The brigade, which is 3,640 strong, draws its heritage from Gurkha units that originally served in the British Indian Army prior to Indian independence, and prior to that of the East India Company. The brigade includes infantry, engineer, signal, logistic and training and support units.
They are famous for their ever-present kukris, a distinctive heavy knife with a curved blade, and for their reputation of being fierce fighters and brave soldiers. They take their name from the hill town of Gorkha Nepal
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I believe some Gurkhas were here in Malaysia before our Independance...may be some had stayed behind instead of going back home.
Oh, Gurkha soldiers! I learned about them in history lesson a few years back. ^^
gurkha:the struggle soldier..nice post anna :)
I've never heard about Gurkha.. Thanks for sharing Ana!!
Great post, Ana. Gurkha soldiers are so famous!
gurkha from nepal ? i like yr article. thanks
cayo
All's fine but a little rectification:
Gurkha (ˈɡɜrkə/ or /ˈɡʊərkə/; also spelled as Gorkha or Ghurka; Nepali: गोर्खा) are people from Nepal and northern India who take their name from the 8th century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath. His disciple Bappa Rawal, born Prince Kalbhoj/Prince Shailadhish, founded the house of Mewar, Rajasthan (Rajputana). Later descendants of Bappa Rawal moved further east to found the house of Gorkha, which in turn founded the Kingdom of Nepal. Gorkha District is one of the 75 districts of modern Nepal. (Wikipedia)
No rectification necessary. It is common knowledge that the Brigade of Gurkhas is a group that is derived but distinct from the greater Gurkha history. Of course, the above is actually just additional information to given information, which itself is already correct (not rectification, as stated). But I guess everyone just likes to gratuitously copy and paste from Wikipedia, including the blogger of this blog itself. Still, the Gurkhas are awesome soldiers and warriors. So any press is good press.
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