Gurkha (disambiguation)

Gurkha (also spelled Ghurka or Gorkha) are people from Nepal who take their name from the 8th century Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath.

Gurkha, Ghurkha, or Gorkha may also refer to:

People

• Gorkha regiments (India), regiments of the modern Indian Army, successors of the Gurkhas of Britain's imperial Indian Army
• Indian Gorkha, the Nepali/Gorkhali-speaking people of India

Places

• Gorkha District, a district of Nepal
• Gorkhaland, the name of the proposed state in India demanded by the Gorkha ethnic group
• Another name for Prithbinarayan, a Nepali city

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

• Gurkha War, wars fought between Nepal and the British East India Company

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