Demand is for separate state not Nation. Part of land of where gorkhaland demand is on was original in Sikkim and beyond that if one knows the history of chongyal of sikkim, lepcha, bhutia, magar, limus , tamangs etc shows their ancestral presence. So WB is no where in picture the history of darjeeling says it does not belong to WB.If 7states can come out Assam to for NE tribes which as historical migration then why not Gorkhland a 100 yr old demand why double standard in a democratic nation
@ted2924 I think India could do without more numbers of anyone. It is quality over quantity anyway. Look at the Panjabis, 20 million, well fed and tower over thier neighbours they are also one of the wealthiest people in the country. Bengalis are largely impoverished small people. Resourse is not infinite, have too many people and everyone receives less.
If Gorkhas have been in India before the time of Mahabharata, wouldn't the Gorkha population be big as a Bengali population. It's been over 2000 years.
Bengali population is over 200 million people. Do Gorkhas have less children and Bengalis have more children? Why?
Gorkhalis have been living in the Himalayas since Mahabharat times and they are mentioned in the same epic just because we are mentioned in the Mahabharat does not mean that we need to be a billion strong... How many tribe mentioned in Mahabharat still survive???
The fact we do.. is an indication of how deeply impeded we are with the nature
Where are you from? what is your ethnic background? how many are there from your community? Then ask why? The same will hold true for the Gorkhalis as well
Sorry, I don't know Indian history. That why I am asking you? I am from the West.
Big population number does matter. If your community is big, your people get more representation in media and politics. Politicians would listen to you more. Gorkhas have lived in India for 2000 years but their number, 10 million strong, is realtively small compared to Bengalis and Hindi population.
Mr. Ted from the West what you have written is true... Numbers do matter, but as Samuel Adams one of the founding fathers of the United States of America once said... "it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds"... That is what we are doing...
India was formed on the idea of "Swaraj-selfrule one of our founding fathers Lala Lajpathrai once said "Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it" n so shall we
Darjeeling belongs to ghorkha....it jst that the british caprtured it n put in india doesnt mean that darjeeling doesnt belong to us....if u want ghorkhas to b out of india map, then do it..but throw us with our land.....n 1 thng, dont forget that ur sorry ass is always saved by the ghorkha army at the borders of bengladesh, pakistan and china....
I don't know how many are in Nepal... but in India Gorkhalis are estimated to be over 10 Million. Predominantly Gorkhalis live in the lap of Himalayas... so Gorkhalis are spread from Arunachal Pradesh to Jammu and Kashmir... Darjeeling, Dehradun and Sikkim however has major concentration of Gorkhali populations....
As for Aryan Gorkhas... you should google 'Chettri", "Bahun" etc... or simply Gorkahlis of Aryan Descent"
There is no such thing as "Aryan" Gorkhas. All so called Brahmins, Thakurs or Kshatriya (Chhetri) people have inter-mixed with the locals through centuries of living together.
I am from western Himalayas (Kashmir), and this inter-mixture can be seen here as well. You can see the imprint of our common culture in language, dress and architecture too. Eg. look at the architecture of all temples and mosques in Kashmir. They look like Buddhist pagodas!
"gorkhaland the new generation leader" nice to hear. but the fact is that these leaders r in touch of china'a leaders. thats why they r against west bangal these days!!
Hahahaha... Communist China... Communists Running West Bengal for the past 32 years... and finally this genius figured the Gorkhalis are in touch with China's leaders.... Very nice and logical I'd say....
Moreover.. It is well known that... when your current CPI (M) leaders were supporting China in 1962 war... and saying... "China's Chairman is Our Chairman"... It was the brave Gorkhalis who laid down our lives to protect our motherland against the Chinese...
Yes... In fact the designated area of Gorkhaland is one of the most tolerant and liberal areas in India in terms of inter-caste, inter-race, inter-religion marriage...
If interracial between Gorkhas and Hindi was so common, then all the Gorkhas would look more aryan Indians. Apparently, it is not the case because Gorkhas still look more mongoloid.
Very true... It is because even though interracial marriage is not frowned upon... It does not happen often... Gorkhalis prefer to marry another Gorkhali because we find it difficult to adhere to strict socio-cultural norms imposed in other parts/communities of India... There are Aryan Gorkhalis as well... but with a mix of Mongoloid blood and of course mountain people world over look a bit different than their prairie cousins
Gorkhalis are not a single religion community... Gorkhalis are basically Hindus... but Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity, Nature and Pagan practices, Bahaism etc. are also enthusiastically practiced... Only handful of Gorkhalis are Musilms...
Yes, I am a Gorkhali... Predominantly the Gorkhali people speak Nepali... However, there are other sub-languages that are also spoken.. such as Limbu, Rai, Gurung, Mangar etc... Nepali language follows the same script as that followed by the Hindi language... i.e. Devnagiri... Both Hindi and Nepali have been derived from Sanskrit....
Depends... both Hindi and Neplai have many similarities... however, the pronunciation and meanings are different at times... A person familiar with Hindi will find it easy to learn and understand Nepali
the reason they want gorkhaland is because bengal has deprived them of everything, they laugh at gorkhali people, they say gorkhalis foreigner, they abuse us when we go to work in kolkata, bengali make fun of us saying, kancha kancha, which is evident from their tone while calling,
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Demand is for separate state not Nation. Part of land of where gorkhaland demand is on was original in Sikkim and beyond that if one knows the history of chongyal of sikkim, lepcha, bhutia, magar, limus , tamangs etc shows their ancestral presence. So WB is no where in picture the history of darjeeling says it does not belong to WB.If 7states can come out Assam to for NE tribes which as historical migration then why not Gorkhland a 100 yr old demand why double standard in a democratic nation
bernardjames79 3 months ago in playlist Gorkhaland
jai nepal! jai gokha! Jai darjeeling
MrMrpokh 11 months ago
@ted2924 I think India could do without more numbers of anyone. It is quality over quantity anyway. Look at the Panjabis, 20 million, well fed and tower over thier neighbours they are also one of the wealthiest people in the country. Bengalis are largely impoverished small people. Resourse is not infinite, have too many people and everyone receives less.
kumarsa108 1 year ago
If Gorkhas have been in India before the time of Mahabharata, wouldn't the Gorkha population be big as a Bengali population. It's been over 2000 years.
Bengali population is over 200 million people. Do Gorkhas have less children and Bengalis have more children? Why?
ted2924 2 years ago
Gorkhalis have been living in the Himalayas since Mahabharat times and they are mentioned in the same epic just because we are mentioned in the Mahabharat does not mean that we need to be a billion strong... How many tribe mentioned in Mahabharat still survive???
The fact we do.. is an indication of how deeply impeded we are with the nature
Where are you from? what is your ethnic background? how many are there from your community? Then ask why? The same will hold true for the Gorkhalis as well
bugsthegreatest 2 years ago
Sorry, I don't know Indian history. That why I am asking you? I am from the West.
Big population number does matter. If your community is big, your people get more representation in media and politics. Politicians would listen to you more. Gorkhas have lived in India for 2000 years but their number, 10 million strong, is realtively small compared to Bengalis and Hindi population.
ted2924 2 years ago
Mr. Ted from the West what you have written is true... Numbers do matter, but as Samuel Adams one of the founding fathers of the United States of America once said... "it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds"... That is what we are doing...
India was formed on the idea of "Swaraj-selfrule one of our founding fathers Lala Lajpathrai once said "Swaraj is my birth right and I shall have it" n so shall we
bugsthegreatest 2 years ago
@ted2924
Darjeeling belongs to ghorkha....it jst that the british caprtured it n put in india doesnt mean that darjeeling doesnt belong to us....if u want ghorkhas to b out of india map, then do it..but throw us with our land.....n 1 thng, dont forget that ur sorry ass is always saved by the ghorkha army at the borders of bengladesh, pakistan and china....
cancerrai 1 year ago
How many Gorkhas are there in India and Nepal?
Show me some Aryan Gorkhas.
ted2924 2 years ago
I don't know how many are in Nepal... but in India Gorkhalis are estimated to be over 10 Million. Predominantly Gorkhalis live in the lap of Himalayas... so Gorkhalis are spread from Arunachal Pradesh to Jammu and Kashmir... Darjeeling, Dehradun and Sikkim however has major concentration of Gorkhali populations....
As for Aryan Gorkhas... you should google 'Chettri", "Bahun" etc... or simply Gorkahlis of Aryan Descent"
bugsthegreatest 2 years ago
@ted2924
There is no such thing as "Aryan" Gorkhas. All so called Brahmins, Thakurs or Kshatriya (Chhetri) people have inter-mixed with the locals through centuries of living together.
I am from western Himalayas (Kashmir), and this inter-mixture can be seen here as well. You can see the imprint of our common culture in language, dress and architecture too. Eg. look at the architecture of all temples and mosques in Kashmir. They look like Buddhist pagodas!
WozulPonz 2 years ago
Gorkha people are here before the time of Mahabharata........ respect them... they are really good people.....
boyzffuture 2 years ago
we dont want to be ruled over by morons, who never thought us more than security guards
hianupamroy 2 years ago
"gorkhaland the new generation leader" nice to hear. but the fact is that these leaders r in touch of china'a leaders. thats why they r against west bangal these days!!
lemebreak31 2 years ago
Hahahaha... Communist China... Communists Running West Bengal for the past 32 years... and finally this genius figured the Gorkhalis are in touch with China's leaders.... Very nice and logical I'd say....
Moreover.. It is well known that... when your current CPI (M) leaders were supporting China in 1962 war... and saying... "China's Chairman is Our Chairman"... It was the brave Gorkhalis who laid down our lives to protect our motherland against the Chinese...
Go read your history first
bugsthegreatest 2 years ago
Do Gorkhas intermarry with Hindi people? Is it common?
ted2924 2 years ago
Yes... In fact the designated area of Gorkhaland is one of the most tolerant and liberal areas in India in terms of inter-caste, inter-race, inter-religion marriage...
bugsthegreatest 2 years ago
If interracial between Gorkhas and Hindi was so common, then all the Gorkhas would look more aryan Indians. Apparently, it is not the case because Gorkhas still look more mongoloid.
ted2924 2 years ago
Very true... It is because even though interracial marriage is not frowned upon... It does not happen often... Gorkhalis prefer to marry another Gorkhali because we find it difficult to adhere to strict socio-cultural norms imposed in other parts/communities of India... There are Aryan Gorkhalis as well... but with a mix of Mongoloid blood and of course mountain people world over look a bit different than their prairie cousins
bugsthegreatest 2 years ago
what religion do Gorkhas believe in?
ted2924 2 years ago
Gorkhalis are not a single religion community... Gorkhalis are basically Hindus... but Buddhism, Jainism, Christianity, Nature and Pagan practices, Bahaism etc. are also enthusiastically practiced... Only handful of Gorkhalis are Musilms...
bugsthegreatest 2 years ago
bugsthegreatest, are you a Gorkha? Is the Gorkha language mutually intelligible with Hindi language?
ted2924 2 years ago
Yes, I am a Gorkhali... Predominantly the Gorkhali people speak Nepali... However, there are other sub-languages that are also spoken.. such as Limbu, Rai, Gurung, Mangar etc... Nepali language follows the same script as that followed by the Hindi language... i.e. Devnagiri... Both Hindi and Nepali have been derived from Sanskrit....
bugsthegreatest 2 years ago
bugsthegreatest, what I meant is this.
Do native Hindi speakers understand the spoken Nepali language?
ted2924 2 years ago
Depends... both Hindi and Neplai have many similarities... however, the pronunciation and meanings are different at times... A person familiar with Hindi will find it easy to learn and understand Nepali
bugsthegreatest 2 years ago
the reason they want gorkhaland is because bengal has deprived them of everything, they laugh at gorkhali people, they say gorkhalis foreigner, they abuse us when we go to work in kolkata, bengali make fun of us saying, kancha kancha, which is evident from their tone while calling,
hianupamroy 2 years ago
Gorkha (gurkha) were Nepalese who were used as soldiers by British to crush Indians during British occupation.
They are employed by the British army to this day which surely means they were no friends of Indians.
orangedac 2 years ago
Nepalis all over unite.
bahadur31 3 years ago
Hey hold on Nepal is claiming this land back check the video on youtube: ''Greater Nepal'' May be hold your dreams back.
LukumRukumNP 3 years ago
bimal is going right in the stuggle of gorkhas & he should go for a long distance.
go bimal we gorkhali are with you. jai gorkha .
limbu0007 3 years ago