Indian Gorkha
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Indian Gorkhas (Nepali: भारतीय गोर्खा, Bharatiya Gorkha) are Nepali-speaking Indian citizens. The term "Indian Gorkha" is used to differentiate between Gorkhas who are Indian citizens and Nepalese citizens who are allowed to stay in India as per the Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1950).[citation needed]
Indian Identity
Indian Gorkhas are citizens of India as per the Gazette notification of the Government of India on the issue of citizenship of the Gorkhas of India.[1] However, the Indian Gorkhas are faced with a unique identity crisis with regard to their Indian citizenship because of the Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1950) that permits "on a reciprocal basis, the nationals of one country in the territories of the other the same privileges in the matter of residence, ownership of property, participation in trade and commerce, movement and other privileges of a similar nature".[2] Thus, there are also many Nepalese citizens of Nepal living in India. The Indian Gorkhas are mistakenly identified as Nepali people,[3] which has led to several movements of the Indian Gorkhas, including the Gorkhaland movement, for a clear recognition of their Indian identity and citizenship.
Notable Indian Gorkhas
- Nar Bahadur Bhandari – Former Chief Minister of Sikkim
- Pawan Kumar Chamling – Chief Minister of Sikkim
- Damber Singh Gurung - Indian Gorkha representative in the Constituent Assembly of India
- Ram Singh Thakuri – Music composer of Indian national anthem
- Durga Malla – Indian freedom fighter
- Mahendra P. Lama - Founding vice chancellor of Sikkim University
- Bharat Chettri – Hockey player (former captain of Indian hockey team)
- Nirmal Chettri – Indian footballer
- Sunil Chhetri – Indian footballer (Arjuna Award 2011)
- Binod Pradhan – Bollywood cinematographer
- Louis Banks – Jazz musician
- Ranjit Gazmer – Indian film musician
- Prajwal Parajuly - English language writer and novelist
- Trilochan Pokhrel - Indian freedom fighter
- Sanju Pradhan – Indian Footballer
- Tarundeep Rai – Archer (Asian Games 2011 silver medalist; Arjuna Award 2005)
- Soumya Rai - Dancer
- Mala Sinha – Indian Bollywood actress of Nepali and Bengali language
- Pratibha Sinha - Bollywood Indian actress (daughter of actress Mala Sinha and Nepali actor C.P. Lohani)
- Shiva Thapa – Boxer (youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games)
- Dhan Singh Thapa - Param Vir Chakra recipient
- Hira Devi Waiba - Nepali language folk singer
- Prashant Tamang - Singer/actor, winner of Indian Idol Season 3
- Bipul Chettri - Nepali singer/composer
- Rangu Souriya - Social worker
- Gopi Kishan - Classical dancer, Padmashree Award winner
See also
- Gurkha
- Nepali Indian
- Nepalese people
- Kingdom of Gorkha
- Gorkha Kingdom
- Nepali language
- Sikkim Gorkha Jagaran Sangh
References
- ^ http://gorkhalandstate.blogspot.in/p/gazette-notification-on-issue-of.html. Gorkhaland State website. Retrieved on 2012-12-23.
- ^ India and Nepal. Treaty of Peace and Friendship. Signed at Kathmandu, on 31 July 1950. untreaty.un.org
- ^ http://www.darjeelingtimes.com/opinions/political/5163-flawed-media-reporting-hurts-gorkha-community-.html ‘Flawed’ media reporting hurts Gorkha community
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