Is there any link between all these?
Re: Gorakh Dhanda, Gorkhay and Gorakhpur
Gorakh dhandhaa = goroN kaa dhandhaa = be-vaoof banaa kar dhandhaa/Hukoomat karnaa
Gorkhaa **= Nepali jangju
**Grakhpur = a city in India
obviously, there seems to be NO connection in between them :)
Re: Gorakh Dhanda, Gorkhay and Gorakhpur
Gorakh dhandhaa = goroN kaa dhandhaa = be-vaoof banaa kar dhandhaa/Hukoomat karnaa Gorkhaa **= Nepali jangju **Grakhpur = a city in India
obviously, there seems to be NO connection in between them :)
Gorakh dhanda ko gorakh dhanda kiyun kaha gaya? How Gorakhpur got that name? Gurkha do belong to Naipal, but I think there was some Gurkha recruitment centre in Gorakhpur as well.
I read somewhere that just 60-70 years back, there was specific Gorakhpuri pasa used in UP. Have you heard of that paisa?
Re: Gorakh Dhanda, Gorkhay and Gorakhpur
Gorakh dhanda ko gorakh dhanda kiyun kaha gaya? How Gorakhpur got that name? Gurkha do belong to Naipal, but I think there was some Gurkha recruitment centre in Gorakhpur as well.
I read somewhere that just 60-70 years back, there was specific Gorakhpuri pasa used in UP. Have you heard of that paisa?
Gorakh is a kinda lock which is extremely hard to 'BREAK' the lock...those guys[locksmith AND theives] who specialized in breaking those locks were called Gorakhis.
i dunno about how Gorakhpur got it's name but there is a Gorkha Regiment in Indian Army and also the British Raj had one of it's regiments named after the Gorkhas of Nepal.
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This is helpful in understanding the line ‘tum ek gorakh dhanda ho’. Thanks
Tum Ek Gorakh Dhanda Ho [TheLegend.Nusrat.Fateh.Ali.Khan] on …
Re: Gorakh Dhanda, Gorkhay and Gorakhpur
Gorakh is a kinda lock which is extremely hard to 'BREAK' the lock...those guys[locksmith AND theives] who specialized in breaking those locks were called Gorakhis.
i dunno about how Gorakhpur got it's name but there is a Gorkha Regiment in Indian Army and also the British Raj had one of it's regiments named after the Gorkhas of Nepal.
What about Gorakhpuri Paisa?
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What about Gorakhpuri Paisa?
i have no idea...koi raaja rahaa hogaa vahaN jiskaa apnaa sikkaa chaltaa rahaa hogaa! :D
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i have no idea...koi raaja rahaa hogaa vahaN jiskaa apnaa sikkaa chaltaa rahaa hogaa! :D
Were there any states in UP during British era? I read that Gurakhpuri paisa was used till 1930-1940 in UP
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Were there any states in UP during British era? I read that Gurakhpuri paisa was used till 1930-1940 in UP
u mean princely states? oh i see...i never heard of this Gorakhpuri paisa until today when you mentioned it.
Re: Gorakh Dhanda, Gorkhay and Gorakhpur
Its basically copper coin. Can you confirm that Gorakhpur is a border area with Nepal? 
Re: Gorakh Dhanda, Gorkhay and Gorakhpur
achchhaa jii...yes, Gorakhpur is about 70 km from Nepali border.
princely states of Uttar Pradesh were:
BundelKhand
Awadh
Rampur
Pratapgarh
Varanasi
Re: Gorakh Dhanda, Gorkhay and Gorakhpur
Here is what I found about Paisa:
"During the reign of the Mughal emperors, copper coins weighing one tola, called paisa, were in circulation in northern India. Thick paisa coins were brought into circulation by the Malla kings of Nepal also. Both Mughal and Malla paisa coins were in circulation in Nepal, because they were of equal weight. In both countries, four paisa made one anna, and 16 annas or 64 paisa a rupee. The coins were exchanged accordingly. Only one letter in the name of the King was inscribed on such coins, but it was soon effaced. For this reason, the British government in India brought into circulation flat and round copper coins of a diameter of one inch each. Likewise, the Nepal government minted some thin paisa coins bearing the names of Rana Bahadur Shah or Girvana Yuddha Bikram Shah in Persian letters for the purpose of circulation in Tarai."
The above account is confirmed by the fact that round copper coins have discovered in large numbers, along with silver coins of the Malla rulers, at a Chaitya located near the Bir Hospital, and that copper coins with Persian characters are still being found in Kathmandu. **Copper coins weighing one tola used to be minted at Gorakhpur in Northern India. The Nepalis therefore called these coins Gorakhpuri paisa.** The Malla kings of Kathmandu Valley, as well as the Shah kings of Gorkha, appear to have initially minted and circulated copper coins weighing one tolas each.
Re: Gorakh Dhanda, Gorkhay and Gorakhpur
oh achchhaa...those paisas have now been replaced by "aluminum and brass Nayaa Paisaa" :)
Re: Gorakh Dhanda, Gorkhay and Gorakhpur
i recall reading somewhere, that there was population of Gorkhas in sindh who once ruined big chunk of Mahmood Ghaznavi's army
they were known to be uncivilized bunch of thugs, living like pirates
Re: Gorakh Dhanda, Gorkhay and Gorakhpur
i recall reading somewhere, that there was population of Gorkhas in sindh who once ruined big chunk of Mahmood Ghaznavi's army
they were known to be uncivilized bunch of thugs, living like pirates
Gorkhas in Sindh? There is a place in District Dadu.. Gorakh Hill Station. But it might be related to some Gorakhnath as the area was once Hindu Majority area.
Re: Gorakh Dhanda, Gorkhay and Gorakhpur
Gorkhas in Sindh? There is a place in District Dadu.. Gorakh Hill Station. But it might be related to some Gorakhnath as the area was once Hindu Majority area.
if i'm not mixing things up badly, that gorkha tribe was in deserted area along side river
Re: Gorakh Dhanda, Gorkhay and Gorakhpur
Whats Gorakh Dhandha
Re: Gorakh Dhanda, Gorkhay and Gorakhpur
gorakhpur used to have the longest railway platform in the world, not sure if its still valid today.
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no, not anymore…it’s the Kharagpur…1.6 km long.
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why such a longer platform? Is it more busy than Bhatinda’s station?