Gurkha (disambiguation)

Gurkhas are soldiers from Nepal.

Gurkha or Gorkha may also refer to:

People

• Indian Gorkha, the Nepali-speaking people of India

Army

• Nepalese Army, also called the Gurkha Army
• Gorkha regiments (India), regiments of the modern Indian Army enlisted in Nepal, successors of the Gurkhas of Britain's imperial Indian Army

Places

• Kingdom of Nepal, also called the Gorkha Kingdom
• Gorkha District, a district of Nepal
• Gorkhaland, the name of the proposed state in India demanded by the Nepalis ethnic group
• Another name for Prithbinarayan, a Nepali city
• Gorkha Kingdom, Ancient Nepalese kingdom

Companies

• Gorkha Airlines, an Airline in Nepal
• Gorkha Beer, a brand of beer brewed in Nepal
• Gurkha (cigar), a brand of premium cigars

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 uses

• Anglo-Nepalese War, wars fought between the Gorkha Kingdom and the East India Company
• Terradyne Armored Vehicles Gurkha, an armored vehicle
• Force Motors Gurkha, an SUV

See also

• Kukri, a curved knife also known as a Nepalese Knife or Gurkha knife or Gurkha blade