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{{Short description|Military unit of the Indian Army}} | {{Short description|Military unit of the Indian Army}} | ||
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[[File:Indian Army soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles and U.S. Army paratroopers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division move toward their objective after being dropped off 130511-A-DK678-018.jpg|thumb|Men of the 2nd Battalion, [[5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)]] of the [[Indian Army]] operating alongside soldiers from the [[82nd Airborne Division]] of the [[US Army]] in 2013]] | [[File:Indian Army soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles and U.S. Army paratroopers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division move toward their objective after being dropped off 130511-A-DK678-018.jpg|thumb|Men of the 2nd Battalion, [[5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force)]] of the [[Indian Army]] operating alongside soldiers from the [[82nd Airborne Division]] of the [[US Army]] in 2013]] | ||
Since the independence of India in 1947, as per the terms of the [[Britain–India–Nepal Tripartite Agreement]], six '''Gorkha regiments''', formerly part of the [[British Indian Army]], became part of the [[Indian Army]] and have served ever since. The troops are mainly from ethnic [[Gurkha]] communities of Nepal. A seventh Gorkha Rifles regiment was re-raised in the Indian Army after Independence to accommodate Gorkha soldiers of [[7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles|7th Gurkha Rifles]] and the [[10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles|10th Gurkha Rifles]] who chose not to transfer to the [[British Army]]. | Since the independence of India in 1947, as per the terms of the [[Britain–India–Nepal Tripartite Agreement]], six '''Gorkha regiments''', formerly part of the [[British Indian Army]], became part of the [[Indian Army]] and have served ever since. The troops are mainly from ethnic [[Gurkha]] communities of Nepal. A seventh Gorkha Rifles regiment was re-raised in the Indian Army after Independence to accommodate Gorkha soldiers of [[7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles|7th Gurkha Rifles]] and the [[10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles|10th Gurkha Rifles]] who chose not to transfer to the [[British Army]]. | ||
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[[File:Gorkha Hat logo.svg|thumb|{{small|Illustration of '''Gorkha Hat''', commonly used by as a banner by Gorkha Regiment.}}|alt=|center]] | [[File:Gorkha Hat logo.svg|thumb|{{small|Illustration of '''Gorkha Hat''', commonly used by as a banner by Gorkha Regiment.}}|alt=|center]] | ||
The Gorkha hat is wide brimmed and comprises two layers of material. It is made of felt and is worn tilted.<ref name="thegurkhamuseum">{{cite web |title=The Gorkha Hat – The Gorkha Museum |url=https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/the-gorkha-hat/ |website=thegurkhamuseum.co.uk |access-date=3 January | The Gorkha hat is wide brimmed and comprises two layers of material. It is made of felt and is worn tilted.<ref name="thegurkhamuseum">{{cite web |title=The Gorkha Hat – The Gorkha Museum |url=https://thegurkhamuseum.co.uk/the-gorkha-hat/ |website=thegurkhamuseum.co.uk |access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref> It was originally adopted prior to World War I for wear with the khak drill service uniform of the time. The round "pill-box" cap worn with the traditional rifle-green dress uniform of Gorkha regiments was retained after 1947 for off-duty use.<ref>{{cite book|first=John|last=Gaylor|pages=328–329|title=Sons of John Company. The Indian & Pakistan Armies 1903-1991| year=1992 |isbn=0-946771-98-7}}</ref> | ||
==In popular culture== | ==In popular culture== | ||