My father too was involved in the WW2 and fought with Japanese soldier at Burma Frontier in 1939 But he had never been considered as an British soldier nor ever been considered for a pension. My father is no longer with us but I still have the medal in which his name 1939 -1947and British queens picture is printed clearly. I also have one hundred rupees Japanesse bank note which was brought by him from Burma while coming back home after the war.
You are very correct. The Ranas simply forced the Gorkha ethnic group within which there are well cultured subgroups likeKhas magar tamang Rai etc all are Gorkhas and also ha be. Variations with independent language culture etc They should have been permitted to live as Gorkhajati andGorkhabhasi helping them to remain united as Gorkha but theRa mas and high caste rulers forced them to be labelled Nepali for citizenship purpose. This made them soldiers without Benefit except in India.They should be taken care of as Gorkhas and Gorkhabhasi but Not as Nepali. Nepali means any citizen of Nepal likeMarwari epaulet Bihari Nepali Prachanda Dahal Bahum as Nepali. TheGORKHA NAME IS THEIRbackbone of theGorkha soldiers . . The Nepali term used for their ethnity or language is dangerous. TheIK Govt please treat them as Gorkhas Gorkhali speakers but not then for Nepali citizen as they are not Nepali.
Gorkha is an ethnic entity whereas the term Nepali is a citizenship names. Therefore Nepali is one who has Nepaali nagarikta . Nepali cannot be given any facility in Nepal unless you can show the proof of you being citizen of Nepal . Hope the Gorkhas in GB treated well jai Gorkha jai GorkhaBhasa
It's too late what happens G to G talks last time your MP was saying sort it out all Gurkha issues within one years!!! But it's going lengthy???? We Ex Gurkha doesn't understand???
I address this appeal to Rt Hon Matt Rodda, MP. I have written elsewhere what lies at the bottom of this problem and that is Tri-Partite Agreement signed by the representatives of Nepal, British and Indian Governments. It is therefore, mandatory that the Tri-Partite Meeting may once again be convened and rescind the 1948 Agreement in toto. They may or may not agree upon any new issues but as long as 1948 Agreement is rescinded our immediate problem will be eased. I write this post with a hope and in a belief that the members of Gurkha Justice League will co=operate to its fullest extent.
I don’t understand why the British government has to discuss with the Nepalese government on providing equal rights to the ex Gurkha British armies ( those retired before 1997). Just give them equal rights as other British armies , not less not more.
All things could not be equal.what exactly the disparities between British mainland peers and the gurkhas pension.philippine soldiers who served in the US armies have a comfortable living or life in the Philippines.medicare, pension etc.if these gurkhas veterans lived in Nepal i think still they have good benefits compared to the locals. I think thes gurkhas should be considered a British citizen like what American has done to the Filipinos who served in the US military.
There is a difference between “ Gorkha” Which means ethnicity like English people or French or Sindhis or Tamils in India but the term Nepali / Nepalese नेपाली is the citizenship name for citizens of Nepal. How can Nepalese be eligible to get UK citizenship until land unless the give up Nepali citizenship? Gorkha who is not a Nepali citizenship holder only such people can be eligible to apply for UK citizenship unless you permit all citizens of UK to have two passports. Please do not mix up between the term Gorkha( ethnicity) Nepali or Nepali both pronounced as नेपालीis only citizenship name. That is why their language is still called Gorkhali but Nepal has misled the world since1933 by calling its national language Nepali Nepali Pakistani SriLankan are citizenship names whereas English Gorkha Tamil Bengali are ethnic names. With no malice towards any body. I have worked on this subject last 35 years and have published books too. Gorkhas are ethnic group so they apply for u k citizenship provided they have no Nepali citizenship. Nepal does not allow dual citizenship Till now I donot know theUK rule . God Bless all
My father too was involved in the WW2 and fought with Japanese soldier at Burma Frontier in 1939 But he had never been considered as an British soldier nor ever been considered for a pension. My father is no longer with us but I still have the medal in which his name 1939 -1947and British queens picture is printed clearly. I also have one hundred rupees Japanesse bank note which was brought by him from Burma while coming back home after the war.
You are very correct. The Ranas simply forced the Gorkha ethnic group within which there are well cultured subgroups likeKhas magar tamang Rai etc all are Gorkhas and also ha be. Variations with independent language culture etc They should have been permitted to live as Gorkhajati andGorkhabhasi helping them to remain united as Gorkha but theRa mas and high caste rulers forced them to be labelled Nepali for citizenship purpose. This made them soldiers without
Benefit except in India.They should be taken care of as Gorkhas and Gorkhabhasi but
Not as Nepali. Nepali means any citizen of Nepal likeMarwari epaulet Bihari Nepali Prachanda Dahal Bahum as Nepali. TheGORKHA NAME IS THEIRbackbone of theGorkha soldiers . . The Nepali term used for their ethnity or language is dangerous. TheIK Govt please treat them as Gorkhas Gorkhali speakers but not
then for Nepali citizen as they are not Nepali.
Gorkha is an ethnic entity whereas the term Nepali is a citizenship names. Therefore Nepali is one who has Nepaali nagarikta . Nepali cannot be given any facility in Nepal unless you can show the proof of you being citizen of Nepal . Hope the Gorkhas in GB treated well jai Gorkha jai GorkhaBhasa
Britain must pay equal pensions and their rights to ex gorkha soldiers
What shame British Government still not serve justice to Gurkhas on pension issue, clearly this is an institutional discrimination.
It's too late what happens G to G talks last time your MP was saying sort it out all Gurkha issues within one years!!! But it's going lengthy???? We Ex Gurkha doesn't understand???
I address this appeal to Rt Hon Matt Rodda, MP. I have written elsewhere what lies at the bottom of this problem and that is Tri-Partite Agreement signed by the representatives of Nepal, British and Indian Governments. It is therefore, mandatory that the Tri-Partite Meeting may once again be convened and rescind the 1948 Agreement in toto. They may or may not agree upon any new issues but as long as 1948 Agreement is rescinded our immediate problem will be eased. I write this post with a hope and in a belief that the members of Gurkha Justice League will co=operate to its fullest extent.
I don’t understand why the British government has to discuss with the Nepalese government on providing equal rights to the ex Gurkha British armies ( those retired before 1997). Just give them equal rights as other British armies , not less not more.
All things could not be equal.what exactly the disparities between British mainland peers and the gurkhas pension.philippine soldiers who served in the US armies have a comfortable living or life in the Philippines.medicare, pension etc.if these gurkhas veterans lived in Nepal i think still they have good benefits compared to the locals. I think thes gurkhas should be considered a British citizen like what American has done to the Filipinos who served in the US military.
There is a difference between “ Gorkha”
Which means ethnicity like English people or French or Sindhis or Tamils in India but the term Nepali / Nepalese नेपाली is the citizenship name for citizens of Nepal. How can Nepalese be eligible to get UK citizenship until land unless the give up Nepali citizenship? Gorkha who is not a Nepali citizenship holder only such people can be eligible to apply for UK citizenship unless you permit all citizens of UK to have two passports.
Please do not mix up between the term Gorkha( ethnicity) Nepali or Nepali both pronounced as नेपालीis only citizenship name. That is why their language is still called Gorkhali but Nepal has misled the world since1933 by calling its national language Nepali
Nepali Pakistani SriLankan are citizenship names whereas English Gorkha Tamil Bengali are ethnic names. With no malice towards any body. I have worked on this subject last 35 years and have published books too. Gorkhas are ethnic group so they apply for u k citizenship provided they have no Nepali citizenship. Nepal does not allow dual citizenship
Till now I donot know theUK rule . God
Bless all