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Gorkhali (Nepali : गोर्खाली) (/ˈɡɜːrkə/ or /ˈɡʊərkə/), also pronounced and spelled as Gorkhas. Historically, the terms "Gurkha" and "Gorkhali" were derived from the hill town and district of Gorkha from which the Kingdom of Gorkhasthan expanded.[1][2] The name may be traced to the medieval king of Khas tribe, with Gurkhan meaning a king[3] who has a historic shrine in Gorkha.[4] The place name called Gorkha from where the battle begin to form great Gorkhasthan and with the troops of Gorkha king, in leadership of The Great King Prithivi Narayan Shah. There are Gorkha military units in the Nepalese, British and the Indian army (Gorkhas) enlisted in Nepal & India. Although they meet many of the requirements of Article 47[5] of Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions regarding mercenaries, they are exempt under clauses 47(e)&(f) similar to the French Foreign Legion.[6] Gurkhas are closely associated with the khukuri, a forward-curving Gorkha knife and have a well known reputation for their fearless military prowess. The former Indian Army Chief of Staff Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, once stated that[7] "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gorkha." "Gorkhali" newspaper Gorkhali was a Nepali-language weekly newspaper published in Varanasi, India. It began publication in 1919. Devi Prasad Sapkota was the editor of the newspaper.
Gorkhali was critical of the Rana rule in Nepal, arguing that their rule was to blame for mass poverty in the country and the cause behind emigration amongst Gurkhas. The publication also gave its support to the Indian nationalist movements, the Non-Cooperation Movement and satyagrahs.
Personalities associated with the publication included Nan Singh Gurung, Lakshmi Prasad Sapkota, Dharanidhar Koirala, Dinanath Sharma and Pandit Krishna Prasad.
The paper was banned by the British colonial authorities in 1922.