About the Book (Volume 1) This book seeks to trace the history of Nepalis in the North East India in its entirety starting from the earliest migration and settlement including their socio-cultural, economic and political development, phase by phase down to the year 2020. It deals squarely with the two primary aspects of civil and military life of the Nepalis, unfolding the spectacular history of valour and sacrifice of the Gorkha soldiers which has no parallel anywhere in the world. It gives a riveting account of the brave Gorkhas and their supreme sacrifice of life in defending Indian borders along Kashmir, Siachen and the MacMahon line above Arunachal Pradesh. The book also throws lights on the glorious role played by the versatile Gorkhas in the Assam Rifles who are, till to this day, diligently maintaining internal peace and order in the hills and valleys of the North East. Dealing with the other segment of the civilian Nepalis this book focuses on their glowing contribution to the freedom struggle of India and presents before the readers a comprehensive landscape of their social, cultural, political and economic life culminating into complete assimilation with the Indian people. About the Book (Volume 2) This second volume of the book entitled The Comprehensive History of the Nepalis in North East India, traces the history of Nepalis in the North East India in its entirety starting from the earliest migration and settlement including their socio-cultural, economic and political development, phase by phase. It deals with the two integral aspects of civil and military life of the Nepalis, unfolding the spectacular history of valour and sacrifice of the Gorkha soldiers which has no parallel anywhere in the world. It gives a riveting account of the brave Gorkhas and their supreme sacrifice of life in fighting against the British army, as an important segment of the Azad Hind Fouj of Subhas Chandra Bose for liberation of mother India. The book also throws light on the exemplary contribution made by the civilian Nepalis of Assam towards Mahatma Gandhi’s Swadeshi campaign, Civil Disobedience Movement and the Bharat Chhodo Andolan of India. Referring to their socio-economic life, this book presents before the readers a picturesque landscape of Nepalis’ socio-cultural milieu and at the same time narrates about their economic and political issues and perspectives. About the Book (Volume 3) This Third volume of The Comprehensive History of the Nepalis in North East India, traces the history of Nepalis in its entirety, starting from the earliest migration and settlement in the Northeast, down to the socio-economic and political activities, and their issues and perspectives, chronologically till the year 2020. It deals squarely with the two core aspects of the civil and military life of the Nepalis, living in Northeast, unfolding the spectacular history of valour and sacrifice of the Gorkha soldiers which has no parallel anywhere in the world. The British Commander General, James Willcock who commanded the Indian army during the 1st World War in France, expressed his impression:- “I have now come to the conclusion that the best of my troops in France were the Gorkhas”. This book gives a riveting account of the brave Gorkhas and their supreme sacrifice of life in defending Indian borders along Kashmir, Siachen, Kargil and the MacMahon line above Arunachal Pradesh. The book also throws lights on the glorious role played by the versatile Gorkhas of the Assam Rifles for maintaining internal peace and security of the Northeast. Dealing with the social and cultural life of the Nepalis this book focuses on their close assimilation and integration with the people of North East and tells about their valuable contribution towards the development of economy, culture and literature of the Northeast.About the Book (Volume 1) This book seeks to trace the history of Nepalis in the North East India in its entirety starting from the earliest migration and settlement including their socio-cultural, economic and political development, phase by phase down to the year 2020. It deals squarely with the two primary aspects of civil and military life of the Nepalis, unfolding the spectacular history of valour and sacrifice of the Gorkha soldiers which has no parallel anywhere in the world. It gives a riveting account of the brave Gorkhas and their supreme sacrifice of life in defending Indian borders along Kashmir, Siachen and the MacMahon line above Arunachal Pradesh. The book also throws lights on the glorious role played by the versatile Gorkhas in the Assam Rifles who are, till to this day, diligently maintaining internal peace and order in the hills and valleys of the North East. Dealing with the other segment of the civilian Nepalis this book focuses on their glowing contribution to the freedom struggle of India and presents before the readers a comprehensive landscape of their social, cultural, political and economic life culminating into complete assimilation with the Indian people. About the Book (Volume 2) This second volume of the book entitled The Comprehensive History of the Nepalis in North East India, traces the history of Nepalis in the North East India in its entirety starting from the earliest migration and settlement including their socio-cultural, economic and political development, phase by phase. It deals with the two integral aspects of civil and military life of the Nepalis, unfolding the spectacular history of valour and sacrifice of the Gorkha soldiers which has no parallel anywhere in the world. It gives a riveting account of the brave Gorkhas and their supreme sacrifice of life in fighting against the British army, as an important segment of the Azad Hind Fouj of Subhas Chandra Bose for liberation of mother India. The book also throws light on the exemplary contribution made by the civilian Nepalis of Assam towards Mahatma Gandhi’s Swadeshi campaign, Civil Disobedience Movement and the Bharat Chhodo Andolan of India. Referring to their socio-economic life, this book presents before the readers a picturesque landscape of Nepalis’ socio-cultural milieu and at the same time narrates about their economic and political issues and perspectives. About the Book (Volume 3) This Third volume of The Comprehensive History of the Nepalis in North East India, traces the history of Nepalis in its entirety, starting from the earliest migration and settlement in the Northeast, down to the socio-economic and political activities, and their issues and perspectives, chronologically till the year 2020. It deals squarely with the two core aspects of the civil and military life of the Nepalis, living in Northeast, unfolding the spectacular history of valour and sacrifice of the Gorkha soldiers which has no parallel anywhere in the world. The British Commander General, James Willcock who commanded the Indian army during the 1st World War in France, expressed his impression:- “I have now come to the conclusion that the best of my troops in France were the Gorkhas”. This book gives a riveting account of the brave Gorkhas and their supreme sacrifice of life in defending Indian borders along Kashmir, Siachen, Kargil and the MacMahon line above Arunachal Pradesh. The book also throws lights on the glorious role played by the versatile Gorkhas of the Assam Rifles for maintaining internal peace and security of the Northeast. Dealing with the social and cultural life of the Nepalis this book focuses on their close assimilation and integration with the people of North East and tells about their valuable contribution towards the development of economy, culture and literature of the Northeast. About the Author: K.K. Muktan, a retired bureaucrat-turned author, was born at Behali, district Biswanath, Assam in 1931. While still a school student he participated in the Quit India movement of 1942 became a political sufferer. He graduated from St. Anthony’s College, Shillong in 1953 and completed M.A. in Economics from the Allahabad University in 1954. He joined Assam Civil Service (ACS) in 1960. On bifurcation of Meghalaya from Assam, he was absorbed in the Meghalaya Civil Service (MCS) in 1975. During his long service in the state of Assam and Meghalaya he worked as District Sessions Judge, Director and Joint Secretary of Agriculture, Veterinary and Fisheries. On his retirement from service in 1989, he turned back to his old predilection of literary activities. Having been associated with socio-economic developmental works throughout his service life, he is deeply interested in the dynamics of Indian society and has dedicated his retired life in research work on socio-economic life of the Nepalis in the North East until his ripe old age of 90 years. He has to his credit a number of books which include—The Legendary Gorkhas, Planning For Retirement, The Gorkhas in the Freedom Struggle of India, Indo-Nepalese Socio-cultural Dimension, Origin and History of Tamang People and many articles in Newspapers and Magazines.