The Gurkha Welfare Trust Podcast

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John P Cross, a legend amongst the Gurkha community. After serving the British Army for over 39 years, he became the first Englishman to become a Nepali citizen. He’s a member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists in Nepali, and can also speak Urdu, Malay, Cantonese, Temiar, Iban, Thai, Vietnamese, Lao, and French. He has an MBE, an OBE, and has 21 books published, in UK, USA, India, Nepal, Malaysia Singapore, Poland and Czech Republic. Please subscribe to our monthly podcast if you ...

An interview with Kulman Rai, a 97 year-old Gurkha veteran who bravely served during World War Two. Like many other Gurkha veterans before him, Kulman faced a life of hardship when he returned to Nepal after the war. Thanks to donations from our wonderful supporters, we have been delivering a pension to Kulman’s home so that he has enough money to get by along with any medicine and medical care he needs. We also built Kulman a brand new earthquake-resilient home to protect him ...

Introducing Rifleman Rana Bahadur Limbu, a 96 year-old Gurkha veteran who valiantly served in the Parachute Regiment at the end of World War Two. At just 16 years-old, Rifleman Rana Bahadur Tamang was recruited to be a Gurkha from his home in Darbang, west Nepal. He went on to train for two years, learning how to shoot, how to fight and how to survive in the jungle. Music: The Band of the Brigade of Gurkhas Support the show