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'{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox ethnic group |group = Indian Gorkha |poptime = |popplace = |langs = {{hlist | [[Nepali language|Nepali]] |[[Hindi language|Hindi]] | [[English language|English]] }} |rels = {{hlist | [[Hinduism]] | [[Buddhism]] | [[Kirant Mundhum]] | [[Christianity]] }} }} '''Indian Gorkhas''' ({{lang-ne|भारतीय गोर्खा}}, '''Bharatiya Gorkha''') also known as '''Nepali Indian''' ({{lang-ne|नेपाली भारतीय }}, '''Nepali Bharatiya''') are [[Nepali language]]-speaking [[India]]n peoples. The term "Indian Gorkha" is used to differentiate between [[Gurkha]]s who are Indian natives of the region under the [[Gorkhaland]] Territorial Administration, Siliguri and Dooars in India and those who are [[Nepalis|Nepali citizens]] allowed to stay in India as per the [[1951 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship|Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1950)]].<ref> Like their cousins in Nepal the Indian Gorkhas consists of two races viz the Khas-Parbatiyas (Aryans) and the Tibeto-Burman speaking tribes (Mongolian or Mongoloid). The Tibeto-Burman tribes such as Limbu (Subba), Khambu (Rai), Yakkha (Dewan) and Sunuwar (Mukhia - not to be mistaken with the Khas lower caste Sunars) have been living there and in the former Kingdom of Sikkim for almost four millennia. They were assimilated into the Gorkha mainstream by Prithvi Narayan Shah and his successors over several decades in the latter half of 1700s (18th century). The tribe that has managed to preserve its distinctive identity to date is the Lepcha tribe though even most of them speak Nepali. You can find some Lepcha people even in the districts of Eastern Nepal such as Ilam, Jhapa, and Taplejung. The border shifted after the Anglo-Nepalese War of 1814 thus it is not the people who crossed the border but the border that crossed the people. There were waves of migration afterwards, however, it is a well-documented fact that this region has belonged to the tribes mentioned above.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110519065925/http://untreaty.un.org/unts/1_60000/3/9/00004432.pdf India and Nepal. Treaty of Peace and Friendship. Signed at Kathmandu, on 31 July 1950]. untreaty.un.org</ref> ==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.<ref>http://gorkhalandstate.blogspot.in/p/gazette-notification-on-issue-of.html. Gorkhaland State website. Retrieved on 2012-12-23.</ref> However, the Indian Gorkhas are faced with a unique identity crisis with regard to their Indian citizenship because of the [[1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship|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". Thus, there are also many Nepalese citizens of [[Nepal]] living in India. Therefore, the Nepali speaking Indian Citizens are mistakenly identified as [[Nepali people]],<ref>http://www.darjeelingtimes.com/opinions/political/5163-flawed-media-reporting-hurts-gorkha-community-.html ‘Flawed’ media reporting hurts Gorkha community</ref> which has led to several movements of the Indian Gorkhas, including the [[Gorkhaland]] movement, for a clear recognition of their Indian identity and citizenship. ==Castes and clans== The Indian Gorkhas are a mixture of castes and tribal-ethnic clans. The caste groups include the [[Khas people|Khas-Parbatiyas]] including [[Bahun]] (Brahmins), [[Chhetri]], [[Kami (caste)|Kami]], Damai, Sarki, etc. There is a considerable presence of [[Newar people|Newar]] community who mostly identify themselves through the singular caste-surname title of [[Pradhan]]. Newars, Bahuns and Chhetris fall under General category in India's affirmative action, where as Kami, Damai, Sarki (Khas lower castes) and Dhobi and Kasai (Newar lower castes) are Scheduled Castes (SCs). The ethnic group (mostly falling under Schedule Tribes or Other Backward Class groups) include [[Gurung]], [[Magars|Magar]], [[Tamang]], [[Thami]], [[Bhujel|Bhujel (Khawas)]], [[Rai people|Rai (Khambu)]], [[Limbu people|Limbu (Subba)]], [[Sunuwar|Sunuwar (Mukhia)]], [[Yakkha|Yakkha (Dewan)]], [[Sherpa people|Sherpa]], [[Yolmo people|Yolmo]], etc.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gorkhas and Gorkhaland |year=2012 |publisher=Parbati Roy Foundation |location=Darjeeling, India |url=http://barunroy.com/the-librar/all-written-works/gorkhas-and-gorkhaland/ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130110164033/http://barunroy.com/the-librar/all-written-works/gorkhas-and-gorkhaland/ |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2013-01-10 |author=Barun Roy }}</ref> Although each of them has their own language (belonging to the [[Tibeto-Burman languages|Tibeto-Burman]] or Indo-Aryan languages), the lingua franca among the Gorkhas is the [[Nepali language]] with its script in [[Devnagari]]. The Nepali language, which is one of the [[Languages with official status in India|official languages of India]], is the common binding thread of all Gorkha castes and clans. ==Notable Nepali ethnic Indian Citizens== <!-- ONLY ADD A PERSON TO THIS LIST IF THEY ALREADY HAVE AN ARTICLE IN THE ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA --> <!-- Please order as A > Z by last name --> * [[Ram Singh Thakuri]]i – Nepali Indian Freedom Fighter and music composer of [[Kadam Kadam Badaye Ja]] and [[Subh Sukh Chain]] * [[Major]] [[Durga Malla]] – Indian Freedom Fighter * [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] [[Dhan Singh Thapa]] – [[Param Vir Chakra]] recipient * [[Sher Jung Thapa]] [[Brigadier]]( Hero Of Skardu) Mahavir Chakra.Who Saved Leh-Ladakh in Indo-Pak War 1947-48.]] * [[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]] * [[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]] recipient 2011) * [[Binod Pradhan]] – Nepalese & Bollywood cinematographer * [[Geetanjali Thapa]] – Bollywood actress ([[National Film Award for Best Actress]] recipient 2013) * [[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, [[East Bengal F.C.]] * [[Tarundeep Rai]] – Archer, [[Asian Games]] 2011 silver medalist, [[Arjuna Award]] recipient 2005) * [[Soumya Rai]] – Dancer * [[Mala Sinha]] – Indian Bollywood actress in Nepali and Bengali cinemas * [[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) * [[Hira Devi Waiba]] – Nepali language folk singer * [[Prashant Tamang]] – Singer/actor of [[Nepali Film]], winner of [[Indian Idol]] Season 3 * [[Bipul Chettri]] – Nepali singer/composer * [[Rangu Souriya]] – Social worker ==See also== * [[Gorkhaland]] * [[Nepali language]] * [[Gurkha]] * [[Nepali Indian]] * [[Nepalese people]] * [[Kingdom of Gorkha]] * [[Gorkha Kingdom]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{Nepalese diaspora}} {{Immigration to India}} [[Category:Indian people]] [[Category:Gorkhaland]] [[Category:Indian people of Nepalese descent|*]] [[Category:Ethnic groups in India]] [[Category:Nepali language]] [[Category:Nepalese emigrants to India]] [[Category:Nepalese diaspora in Asia]]'