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Brigadier Sher Jung Thapa () also revered as The Hero of Skardu,() is one of the few recipients of Indian Army's second highest gallantary award the Mahavir Chakra (MVC).〔Pradeep Thapa Magar. 2000. ''Veer haruka pani Veer Mahaveer.''Kathmandu: Jilla Memorial Foundation.p.100.〕 ==Personal life == Sher Jung Thapa was born in Abbottabad, Pakistan on 15 April 1907 and died at Army Hospital, Delhi on 25 February 1999.〔Pradeep Thapa Magar. Ibid. p.102.〕 While his grandfather, Subedar Balkrishna Khundrung Thapa Magar (2/5 GR), had moved to India and settled there, the ancestral home was at Tapke Gaun, Gorkha District, Nepal. Sher Jung's father was Honorary Captain Arjun Thapa (2/5 GR) and was a World War II veteran.〔 Brigadier Sher Jung Thapa graduated from Government Post Graduate College, Dharamshala. Brigadier Sher Jung Thapa was married to Dhan Shobha Thapa. The couple had eight children. While their ancestral house has been in a small village of Dari, Mrs. Thapa bought an English bunglow in Mcleodganj. Brigadier Thapa spent his last years in this bunglow. Brigadier Thapa has been a person of commitments and service. He was one of thr first families in the hilly town of Dharamshala to own a car. His mighty blue Ambassador would always catch attention of the passers-by. His best friend was Mr. Nowrojee, a Parsi man whose family was the first one to settle down in Mcleodganj. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sher Jung Thapa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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