The Gurkha Welfare Trust

The Gurkha Welfare Trust Podcast

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The Gurkha Welfare Trust has been providing financial, medical and community aid for over 50 years. This series of podcasts is our way of sharing a few of the stories of those we help, as well as some exclusive interviews with some of our most interesting friends of the Trust.

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Samachara 74 - Summer 2026 19.05.2026 31:56

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Samachara 73 - Spring 2026 26.02.2026 39:17

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Samachara 72 - Autumn 2025 05.01.2026 32:59

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4. John P Cross 14.05.2021 14:43

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, Ma...

3. Rifleman Kulman Rai 24.02.2021 6:30

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 car...

1. Rifleman Rana Bahadur Tamang 21.12.2020 8:59

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...