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Condizione: New. pp. 207.

Condizione: New. pp. [vi] + 304.

Condizione: New. pp. 207.

Condizione: New. pp. [vi] + 304 1st Published.

Condizione: New. pp. 207.

Condizione: New. pp. [vi] + 304.

Hardbound. Condizione: As New. New. Contents Preface. Introduction. 1. The Gorkha land. 2. The Gurkha conquest. 3. Serving Gorkhas. 4. Warriors and world stage. 5. Excellent ambassadors. 6. The Gorkha at war. 7. Nepal past and present. 8. Gorkha rifles. The Gorkha also spelt as Gurkha are people from Nepal. They take their name from the eighth century Hindu warrior saint Guru Gorkhanath. Gorkhas are best known for their history of bravery and strength in the British Army Brigade of Gurkhas and the Indian Army. After Indian independence six Gurkha regiments joined the post independent Indian Army. Four Gurkha regiments were transferred to the British Army. The Gorkha has made significant contribution in wars as well as in peace keeping operations. Aim of this book is to prepare a history of their origin expansion and contribution in various campaigns with their decorations and achievements. Effort is made to select important aspects in the short span of this volume. 304 pp.…

Contents Preface 1 The country 2 General customs of the Nepalese 3 Customs and social habits 4 Religious customs and festivals 5 Gurkha classes 6 The people and their languages 7 Religion and festivals 8 The government and administration of Nepal 9 Slavery and the labour problem 10 Gurkha 11 Gorkhas and modern India Bibliography A book on the Gurkhas their manners customs and country was done by Northey and Morris in 1928 Subsequently in 1944 major Gibbs wrote on the Gurkhas soldier giving the account of religious customs social habits and festivals Later on some more books were written Aim of this book is not only to provide to our readers relevant sections of the above works but also literature on latest knowledge on manners customs and the country of the Gurkhas Therefore the selection was also made from some of the good material from internet and media servicesWe take this opportunity to pay our indebledness and acknowledgements to the authorities on the subject and all those friends librarians and their staff members for their kind help and contributions jacket 207 pp.…