This October many Nepalis around the world will mark the Dashain Festival. In the Hindu faith, Dashain (or Dashera) celebrates the victory of the goddess Durga over the demon Mahishasura, symbolising ...
01st August 2024
Celebrating our golden anniversary - हाम्रो 50 औं वार्षिकोत्सव मनाउँदै The Gurkha Museum opened its doors in Church ...
We asked our Patron Colonel Denis Wood to tell us how he raised funds for the move of The Gurkha Museum from Church Crookham to Peninsula Barracks. 'When Field Marshal John Chapple was ...
by Sam Cowan Hardback "Essential reading for anyone interested in Nepal." – Ranjit Rae, former Indian ambassador to Nepal "...a potent and exhilarating book, one that should be read by all ...
From May 1920 until his command in Burma, Field Marshal Slim was an Indian Army officer. He was known by the rank and file as Slim Sahib, not Uncle Bill. As a result, when he led the huge 14th Army ...
22nd January 2024
The Queen’s Gurkha Engineers (QGE) celebrated their 75th regimental birthday in October 2023. To honour this significant milestone, an exhibition on the history of the Queen’s Gurkha ...
05th March 2024
By Christmas 1914 the Western Front had developed into static trench warfare, whilst on the Eastern Front the Russians were in trouble engaged by both the Austro-Hungarians and the Ottoman ...
04th March 2024
By Christmas 1914 the Western Front had developed into static trench warfare, whilst on the Eastern Front the Russians were in trouble engaged by both the Austro-Hungarians and the Ottoman ...
11th January 2024
We are delighted to deliver this, and our other online lectures, free of charge, however please consider a donation to support the Museum. The Gurkha Museum Trust is a charity that relies on your ...
