This book seeks to examine the role of the civilian Gorkhas, living in various parts of India such as Darjeeling, Calcutta, Benares, Dehradun and the northeastern states, in the freedom struggle of India under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi.
It also tells the unvarnished stories about the legendary Gorkha soldiers who joined the Indian National Army of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. It gives a vivid account of the war as to how the redoubtable Gorkhas, in alliance ...
This book tells the unvarnished tale of valour and sacrifice of the Gorkhas who have served in India for the last one hundred and eighty-six years continuously in the military and para-military forces. Originally recruited from Nepal in 1815 and gradually supplemented by the sons of Indian Gorkhas, this redoubtable clan of hillmen have built up for themselves an enviable reputation for their high traditions of gallantry, loyalty and fidelity. During the First ...