The Land of the Gurkhas or The Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal
Product Details
Title:The Land of the Gurkhas or The Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal
ISBN:8120613295
Author:W. Brook Northey
Publisher:Asian Educational Service
Publish Year:1998
Edition:Reprinted Edition
Cover:Hard Back
Subject:Gorkha/Gurkha | Nepal Politics
Language:English
Remarks:B&W Illustrations, Map, Bibliography and Index.
Pages:248
Size:143 x 223 mm
Weight(gms):610
Price:USD 19.71
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Written during the time of the British Raj, this book is an Englishman’s perspective of the Gurkhas as a people, offering fascinating insights into their customs, beliefs, way of life and the services they rendered as part of a British military outfit.
- Descriptions of society, customs and traditions bring to life a long lost Nepal.
- Presents a first-hand experience of the colonial perspective.
- Richly illustrated with photographs.
W. Brook Northey
W. Brook Northey was a British officer of the Gurkha regiment, in which he served for twenty years. He trained the Nepal Escort in Kathmandu, served with the Nepalese Contingent on the Indian Frontier during the Great War and held the post of Recruiting Officer for five years, during which he was permitted by Chandra Shumshere to visit the interiors of Nepal that were out of bounds to other Europeans. -
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