Gorkhali

This article is about a Nepali language newspaper. Gorkhali may also refer to the Nepali language or can be used alternatively to address the community of Gorkhas.

Gorkhali was a Nepali language weekly newspaper published from Varanasi, India. It began its publication in 1919. Devi Prasad Sapkota was the editor of the newspaper.

Gorkhali was critical of the Rana rule in Nepal, arguing that their rule was to blame for mass poverty in the country and the cause behind emigration amongst Gorkhas. The publication also gave its support to the Indian nationalist movements, the Non-Cooperation Movement and satyagrahs.

Personalities associated with the publication included Nan Singh Gurung, Lakshmi Prasad Sapkota, Dharanidhar Koirala, Dinanath Sharma and Pandit Krishna Prasad.

The paper was banned by the British colonial authorities in 1922.^[1]

See also

• Bharatiya Gorkhali Welfare Association - a non-political social organization established in 1981 in Bangalore, Karnataka. This organization has been serving the Gorkha community for the last 26 years.

References

1. ^ Mojumdar, Kanchanmoy. Nepal and the Indian Nationalist Movement. Calcutta: Firma K. L. Mukhopadhyay, 1975. p. 25-27.