The Gurkhas or Gorkhas are the soldiers of Nepalese nationality recruited in British Army, Indian Army, Gurkha Contingent Singapore, Gurkha Reserve Unit Brunei, UN Peace Keeping force and war zones around the world. Historically, the terms “Gurkha” and “Gorkhali” were synonymous with “Pahari”,and derived from the hill town and district of Gorkha from the fact that Kingdom of Nepal expanded under Prithivi Narayan Shah which subsequently also create formation of Gorkhaland and Indian Gorkha ethnic group in India.
The name may be traced to the medieval Hindu warrior-saint Guru Gorakhnath who has a historic shrine in Gorkha.The word itself derived from Go-Raksha, raksha becoming rakha. Rakhawala means protector and hails from raksha as well.
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