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Who will be a gurkha /

Sam Manekshaw, former chief of staff of the Indian Army, once quipped: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha." The prestigious, centuries-old Nepali mercenary unit features prominently in the imaginations of young Nepali boys, but the inner workings of...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Tarkovski Films Ltd, Shunyata Film Production
Other Authors: Tseten, Kesang
Format: Video DVD
Language:Nepali
Language Notes:In Nepali with English subtitles.
Published: [©2012]
Subjects:
Gurkha soldiers.
Military education > Nepal.
Great Britain. > Army. > Brigade of Gurkhas.
Military training camps > Nepal > Pokhara.
Military education.
Military training camps.
Nepal.
Nepal > Pokhara.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
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Summary:Sam Manekshaw, former chief of staff of the Indian Army, once quipped: "If a man says he is not afraid of dying, he is either lying or is a Gurkha." The prestigious, centuries-old Nepali mercenary unit features prominently in the imaginations of young Nepali boys, but the inner workings of the Gurkha tradition and its trials remain obscure in America. This film depicts the fiercely competitive training and recruitment of new cadets with lucidity and poetry. At the British Gurkha Camp in Pokhara, the struggle sets the stage for introspection, hot tempers, caste prejudices, and occasionally, rambunctious singing.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (70 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Camera, Ranu Ghosh, Kesang Tseten, Gairik Sarkar ; executive producer, Iikka Vehkalahti ; producers, Kesang Tseten, Irena Taskovski (Taskovski Films), Solveig Arnesen (Genesis Films), Iikka Vehkalahti (IV Films)