Marking Unity Day With Ardour

The spirit of unification of Nepal that was divided into dozens of small states evolved when king of tiny Gorkha kingdom Prithvi Narayan Shah raised the flag of unity and brought together all the citizens of Gorkha. He said Nepal is the garden of all ethnic and caste groups. All the people of Gorkha gathered together and promised to fight to unite the country till their last breath. They decided to move towards Nuwakot in the east. Birag Bakheti Magar got the responsibility to conquer Nuwakot. Later on Kalu Pande was assigned this Herculean task and he got victory over Nuwakot. Gradually, Gorkhali army conquered Kathmandu Valley and the territory of Gorkha reached up to Tista River in the east. The Gorkhas under the command of Amar Singh Thapa reached Satluj River west of Kangra.