Handbooks For The Indian Army Gurkhas Compiled Under The Orders Of The Imperial Government Of India, 1906 - HB

About the Book:-The author has made a good attempt to highlight the history of the Gurkhas in Nepal. During his compilation he has borrowed the matter most freely from every authority and also extracts from various authors strung together, often with alterations and additions of his own. The classification of the various races of Nepal is almost entirely on his own. The descriptions of Magars, Gurungs, and Thakurs are fairly complete. The lists of Khas, Limbus, Rais, Sunwars, and Murmis are undoubtedly incomplete, and perhaps in parts correct; but to give a full and true list of their tribes and sub-divisions, can only be done after years of incessantly putting down on paper, each fresh tribe and each fresh clan of the same, at such time as a member of it presents himself for enlistment, and then by checking its accuracy over and over again. His classification of Gurkhas, Magars, Gurungs, Thakurs, and Khas, will be found almost identically the same. This title includes their descriptions; anthropology/ethnology; social life, and customs; manners & religious ceremonies; and, their history with special attention to their unique skills and remarkable valor. About the Author:-Colonel Eden Vansittart, Officer Commanding 8th Royal West Kent Regiment entered the Indian Army in 1876, and served in the Mahsud Waziri Expedition (1881); Hazara (1888) and on the North West Frontier; Samana and Tirah (1897-98). In 1902 he was specially selected to raise and command the 8th Gurka Rifles. On the 25th September 1915, slightly wounded in left hand, during night advance on Hulluch. The Title 'Handbooks For The Indian Army Gurkhas Compiled Under The Orders Of The Imperial Government Of India, 1906 written/authored/edited by Eden Vansittart', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121234566 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title.