With the spine-chilling war cry ‘Jai Mahakali, Ayo Gorkhali’ (‘ Victory to Goddess Mahakali, the Gorkhas are coming’ ), the Gorkhas have served first the British Indian Army and then the ...

This year marks 200 years of Gurkha service to the British Crown. In this programme, military historian Hew Strachan reflects on this special relationship and the future of this crack-fighting ...

Sir Ralph Lilley Turner (1888-1983), Director of the London School of Oriental Studies, had served in World War I in a Gurkha regiment of the British Indian Army. Later, Turner wrote one of the ...

This year marks 200 years of Gurkha service to the British Crown. Military historian Hew Strachan reflects on this special relationship and its future. Show more This year marks 200 years of ...

The silence at the picturesque Subathu cantonment near Solan in Himachal Pradesh is shattered by the ringing war cry, “Jai Mahakali, Ayo Gorkhali,” (Hail Goddess Mahakali, the Gorkhas are here).

(Courtesy Ayo Gorkhali) While there have been many books that deal with the ‘Gurkhas’ and their military history, extolling their virtues and romanticising their valour, almost all of these ...

The British Gurkhas have finally found a reason to cheer. The new British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has now ordered a review of “all issues pertaining to Gurkha veterans and their families ...

Their attack was always followed by the battle cry “Ayo Gorkhali!” meaning “the Gurkhas are upon you!”. Vatican reveals official cause of death of Pope Francis How John Daly Makes Nearly $ ...