Durga Malla

Dūrgā Malla
Malla on a 2023 stamp of India
Born(1913-07-01)1 July 1913
Died(1944-08-25)25 August 1944 (aged 31)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
NationalityIndian
OccupationIndian Freedom Fighter (Army)
Known forProminent activist in, and martyr for, the Indian independence movement; reorganizing aspects of the Indian National Army
TitleMajor of Azad Hind
Indian National Army
SpouseSharda Devi
MotherParwati Devi

Major Dūrgā Malla (1 July 1913–25 August 1944) was the first Gorkha soldier of the Indian Gorkhas in Indian National Army (INA) to sacrifice his life to the cause of Indian independence. Malla belonged to Thakuri ethnic group (the Thakuri community being one of the valiant communities of Gorkha and Nepali).[1]

Statue of Durga Malla in front of the Darjeeling Municipality
  1. ^ "Parliament honour for Netaji warrior". The Telegraph. 22 November 2002. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2008.