Marginalization of Gorkhas in India: A Community in Quest of Indian Identity

K.R. Sharma is currently Professor of Commerce, Mizoram University, Aizawl, and former Professor, Chairman, Faculty of Commerce and Dean College of Commerce and Management Studies, M.L. Sukhadia University, Udaipur with over 43 years experience of teaching post-graduate courses in Management and Commerce. He was deputed by the Ministry of External Affairs, government of India, as Professor of Business Administration at the Institute of Management, Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal for two years (1986-1987) under Colombo Plan. Also, he and was UGC Visiting Professor at M.D.S. University, Ajmer for one year (1999-2000). Apart from completing two major research projects of UGC (1988-1992) and ICSSR (1994-98) and a minor research project of UGC (1980-1982), Dr. Sharma has supervised 15 works leading to Ph.D. degree. Dr. Sharma was National President of Indian Accounting Association (1996-1997), President, Rajasthan Vanijya Parishad (1999-2000) and Chief Editor, Indian Journal of Accounting (1998-2001). He is Life Member of Indian Accounting Association, Udaipur, Accounting Research Foundation, Calcutta, All India Commerce Association, New Delhi, Indian Society for Training & Development, New Delhi, and Rajasthan Vanijya Parishad, Udaipr. Dr. Sharma is author of Operations Research and Quantitative Techniques (Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana), Project Management (National Publishing House, New Delhi) and Research Methodology (National Publishing House, New Delhi).

Shri T.C. Das (Born: 1950) did his M.A.  In Economics from the University Guwahati (Assam).  He is Deputy Director of Central Board for Workers Education in the department of Administration at Nagpur-the national headquarters of CBWE.  He published "The North East Mirror" from Guwahati when he was the Zonal Director of North East Zone of CBWE.  Presently Shri Das is associated with administrative affairs of CBWE.