Better dead than live like a coward

[golok]

Translated into native Nepali language, it's "kaphar hunnu bhanda marnu ramro" (better dead than live like a coward).

This saying is presumably common among Gurkha soldiers. However,
I wonder if is applies to the Gurkha community in general.

It is true, the Gurkhas are a warrior race. It has been generations since the last great war was fought by these brave people.

Does the saying still apply in the present day?

 

[not2sharp]

golok

Compared to most of us, these guys are fighting a war every day. Life in the military, especially when deployed in the field, would be a harsh existence for most of us in the First World. No TV, A/C, MTV, comfy bed, or even indoor plumbing. But, it would be a relatively comfortable experience for most of these guys. Hopefully, Nepal will stabalize soon and things will get better.

n2s

 

[Bill Martino]

The saying still applies and I don't thing there's a decent combat unit anywhere that doesn't have a similar saying of their own.

The Gorkhas are a combination of different tribes. They are so called because the first bunch came from a small kingdom named Gorkha.