Notable Indian Gorkhas

Following are the list of the notable Indian Gorkhas and what they are famous for.

Durga Malla – Indian freedom fighter
Sister Nirmala – Mother Teresa’s successor as Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity (Padma Vibhushan 2009)
Ram Singh Thakuri – Music composer of Indian national anthem
Tenzing Norgay – First man to climb Mount Everest
Major Dhan Singh Thapa- Param Vir Chakra recipient
Colonel Lalit Rai – Vir Chakra recipient
Mala Sinha – Bollywood actress
Louis Banks – Jazz musician
Aruna Lama – Nepali Singer, popularly known as “The Nightingale of the Hills”
Nar Bahadur Bhandari – Former Chief Minister of Sikkim
Pawan Kumar Chamling – Chief Minister of Sikkim
Mahendra P. Lama – Vice Chancellor of Sikkim University
Dr. Mani Kumar Chettri – Renowned doctor; Padmashree awardee
Sonam Sherpa – Lead guitarist of Parikrama (band)
Sunil Chhetri – Footballer (Arjuna Award 2011)
Tulsi Ghimirey – Film Director
Tarundeep Rai – Archer (Asian Games 2011 silver medalist; Arjuna Award 2005)
Bharat Chettri – Hockey player (captain of Indian hockey team)
Shiva Thapa – Boxer (youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympic Games)
Binod Pradhan – Bollywood cinematographer
Prajwal Parajuly – Writer
Yuyutsu Sharma- Writer
Prashant Tamang – Indian Idol 3 winner, singer and actor
Kapil Thapa – Indian Idol 4 runners-up
Jyoti Brahmin – Miss India Earth 2004
Sanju Pradhan – Footballer
Nirmal Chettri – Footballer
Shyam Thapa – Footballer
Ram Bahadur – Footballer (Asian Games gold medalist)
Narinder Thapa – footballer
Padam Bahadur Malla – Boxer (first Indian to win individual gold medal in Asian Games)
Som Bahadur Pun – Boxer (Commonwealth Games 2005 gold medalist)
Amit Chhetri -  MR India-13th Federation Cup

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