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'{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}There exists no such thing as Indian Gorkhas as the term "Gorkha" refers to a place that totally lies in western region of Nepal which is probably the second capital of Nepal in the unification stage of Nepal. But still those Indians who speak Nepali in the places like Darjeeling , Sikkik etc, are understood as Indian Gorkhas. Also known as '''Nepali Indian''' ({{lang-ne|नेपाली भारतीय }}, '''Nepali Bharatiya''') are [[Nepali language|Nepali]]-speaking [[India]]n people. Dates back after AngloNepal <ref>[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 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> ==Ethnicities and castes== 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). [[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]], ethnic groups also inhabit here.<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 Persons== ==Actors== * [[Aditya Narayan]] – Indian Television Host & Actor * [[Bhumika Gurung]] - Television Actress and Model * [[Geetanjali Thapa]] – Bollywood actress ([[National Film Award for Best Actress]] recipient 2013) * [[Mahima Chaudhry]] -Indian actress and model * [[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) * [[Rewati Chetri]] - Model and actress ==Cinematographers== *[[Binod Pradhan]] ==Military== * [[Major]] [[Durga Malla]] – Indian Freedom Fighter *[[Captain]] [[Ram Singh Thakuri]] – Indian Freedom Fighter * [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] [[Dhan Singh Thapa]] – [[Param Vir Chakra]] recipient * [[Ganju Lama]] - recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] * [[Sher Jung Thapa]] [[Brigadier]]( Hero Of Skardu) Mahavir Chakra.Who Saved Leh-Ladakh in Indo-Pak War 1947-48.]] * [[Trilochan Pokhrel]] – Indian freedom fighter ==Musicians== * [[Bipul Chettri]] – Nepali singer/composer * [[Hira Devi Waiba]] – Nepali language folk singer * [[Kunti Moktan]] * [[Louis Banks]] – Jazz musician * [[Mausami Gurung]] -Singer * [[Prashant Tamang]] – Singer/actor of [[Nepali Film]], winner of [[Indian Idol]] Season 3 * [[Ranjit Gazmer]] – Indian film musician ==Sports== ===Athletics=== * [[Basanta Bahadur Rana]] - [[Racewalker]] ===Archery=== * [[Tarundeep Rai]] – [[Archer]], [[Asian Games]] 2011 silver medalist, [[Arjuna Award]] recipient 2005) ===Boxing=== * [[Shiva Thapa]] – Boxer (youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games) ===Cricket=== * [[Jay Bista]] - Cricketer ===Football=== * [[Ashish Chettri]] - Indian footballer * [[Anirudh Thapa]]- Indian Footballer * [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] - Former captain of the [[Indian football team]] * [[Bijendra Rai]] - Indian footballer * [[Israil Gurung]] - footballer * [[Lalit Thapa]] - Goalkeeper * [[Lako Phuti Bhutia]] - Indian women footballer * [[Kamal Thapa (footballer)]] * [[Mobin Rai]] - footballer * [[Nagen Tamang]] * [[Nirmal Chettri]] – Indian footballer * [[Nim Lepcha]] * [[Nima Tamang]] * [[Robin Gurung]] - Indian Footballer * [[Sanju Pradhan]] – Indian Footballer, [[Mumbai City FC]] * [[Sonam Bhutia]] - * [[Sunil Chhetri]] – Captain of the Indian Football team ([[Arjuna Award]] recipient 2011) * [[Vinit Rai]] - Indian Footballer * [[Uttam Rai]] * [[Thupden Bhutia]] - Goalkeeper ===Hockey=== * [[Bharat Chettri]] – Hockey player (Former captain of Indian hockey team) ===Shooting=== * [[Jitu Rai]] - Shooter , [[Arjuna Award]] * [[Pemba Tamang]] - Shooter ==Writers== * [[Indra Bahadur Rai]] – [[Nepali language|Nepali]] writer and literary critic from [[Darjeeling]], [[India]]. * [[Hari Prasad Gorkha Rai]] * [[Kumar Pradhan]] *[[Lil Bahadur Chettri]] * [[Prajwal Parajuly]] – English language writer and novelist ==Politicians== * [[Chobilal Upadhyaya]] - Popularly known as Chabilal Babu was a prominent leader of the Indian Freedom Movement from Assam. He was the first president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee. He presided the historic meeting of the Assam Association held at Jorhat on 18 April 1921 which decided to convert itself to Assam Pradesh Congress Committee. He played an important role in the education of the indigenous Gorkha community of Assam to which he belonged to by establishing many schools and libraries. * [[B. B. Gurung]] - third [[Chief Minister]] of [[Sikkim]]. *[[Bimal Gurung]]- Leader of Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) * [[Damber Singh Gurung]] – Indian Gorkha representative in the [[Constituent Assembly of India]] * [[Dawa Narbula ]] – Member of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) * [[Hishey Lachungpa]] -- [[MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for Sikkim * [[Madan Tamang]] –Former President of [[Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League]] (ABGL) * [[Nar Bahadur Bhandari]] – Former Chief Minister of [[Sikkim]] * [[Pawan Kumar Chamling]] – Chief Minister of [[Sikkim]] * [[Prasanta Pradhan]] - [[CPI(M)]] Leader * [[Prem Das Rai]] – [[Member of Parliament]] * [[Sonam Gyatso Lepcha]] Politician * [[O. T. Lepcha]] - politician from [[Sikkim Democratic Front]] * [[Subhash Ghisingh]] - The Founder of Gorkhaland Movement in India, The Man behind the citizenship of [[Indian Gorkha]] in India ==others== * [[Mahendra P. Lama]] – Founding vice chancellor of Sikkim University * [[Soumya Rai]] – Dancer * [[Hira Devi Waiba]] – Nepali language folk singer * [[Rangu Souriya]] – Social worker * [[Bir Radha Sherpa]] - Indian Dancer and winner of [[Dance Plus]] Season 3. ==See also== * [[Gorkhaland]] * [[Gurkha]] ==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]] [[Category:Nepalese diaspora]] [[Category:Nepalese people]]'