The Prachanda Gorkha (Nepali: प्रचण्ड गोर्खा) was a secret society launched to overthrow the Rana dynasty from power in Nepal.[1][2]
It was founded by Upendra Bikram Shah, Khadga Man Singh, Ranga Nath Sharma, and Maina Bahadur in 1927 in Kathmandu.[3][4] It is recognised as the first political party of Nepal.[3]
The Prachanda Gorkha had planned to bomb Ranas, however, their plan was exposed to the Ranas who jailed members of the group.[5]
The Praja Parishad was inspired by the Prachanda Gorkha.[6]
References
edit- ^ Singh, Chandra Prakash (2004). "Rise And Growth of Anti-rana Movement in Nepal". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 65: 992–1002. ISSN 2249-1937. JSTOR 44144808.
- ^ Joshi, Bhuwan L.; Rose, Leo E. (8 January 2021). Democratic Innovations in Nepal: A Case Study of Political Acculturation. Univ of California Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-520-32404-6.
- ^ a b "Parties in Existential Crisis". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ Subba, Tanka Bahadur (1999). Politics of Culture: A Study of Three Kirata Communities in the Eastern Himalayas. Orient Blackswan. p. 117. ISBN 978-81-250-1693-9.
- ^ Karki, Arjun; Seddon, David (2003). The People's War in Nepal: Left Perspectives. Adroit Publishers. p. 5. ISBN 978-81-87392-38-5.
- ^ Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology. Central Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Tribhuvan University. 2007. p. 97.
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