Writes: Mr Harpreet This day 2 years ago: Capt MK Pandey’s statue in Lucknow – defaced by his fellow Lucknowites, restored by Gorkhas from his Regiment. The preferred ‘tool’ of the Gorkhas? Khukri! These guys are sheer magicians with the Khukri. Can just as easily chop off an enemy’s head as they can use the […]
Jitu Rai is considered India’s biggest bet for Rio Olympic medal
India’s top shooter at Rio 2016 Olympics is a man who is most un-Bindra like in temperament. If Abhinav Bindra is intense, wrapped in himself and his sport, Rai, born in Nepal and now with the Indian army, is his opposite. Shivani Naik profiles the earthy, chilled out, nonplussed Jitu Rai who is unfussy about […]
1/11 Gorkha Rifles celebrates raising day on September 1st
Every year 1/11 Gorkha Rifles celebrates their raising day on 1st September as the regiment 1/11 Gorkha Rifles was raised on 01 Sep 1960 at Clement Town, Dehradun. he troops of the battalion are essentially RAIS and LIMBUS, a famous and dreaded Khukri wielding stock. 1/11 Gorkha Rifles celebrates raising day on 01 September They […]
12 Facts About The Gorkha Regiment
Listed below are 12 Facts About The Gorkha Regiment who are one of the most feared soldiers in the world and have won the respects of even their enemies. The Gorkhas were integrated with the Indian Forces on April 24, 1815. Over time they have served in all theatres of war and won many military […]
The Gorkhas’ Khukris flashed at Chola in 1967
Kirantis’ khukris flash at Chola in 1967 “Rifleman Devi Prasad Limbu after finishing off all his ammunition, charged at the Chinese with his Khukri, severing the heads of five of them, before being killed.” In conflict, moral ascendancy over the enemy is an imperative. During World War 2, we had seen how the Indian and […]
