In Popular Culture
A platoon of the 1/11 Gorkha Rifles, led by Lt. Manoj Kumar Pandey, has been depicted in the Bollywood movie LOC Kargil. Rais and Limbus who are collectively called as Kirnatis are also associated with the Mythological warrior Arjuna. Arjuna fought a duel with a Kiranti warrior who defeated him in the duel. The Kirantis in turn associate themselves with lord Shiva.
Read more about this topic: Gorkha Regiments (India)
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