The Gurkha Connection

The Gurkha Connection brings to light the socio political aspects of the recruitment of the legendary Gurkha. The book focuses on the impacts of the recruitment on the social, economic and political condition of the suppressed communities of Nepal. The education that the Gurkhas received in cantonment and schools played a crucial role in initiating social awareness in the hill communities.The book is the 1st comprehensive attempt by a native scholar to understand the great process of social change that shaped the life in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal.