Heroism, power, determination, resourcefulness, courage in battle, generosity and leadership are the natural qualities of work for the kṣatriyas.
Lord Krishna, Bhagavad Gita As It Is 18.43
"It is better to die than be a coward."
- Gurkha motto
On September 2, 2010, the then 35-year-old Bishnu Shrestha after retiring from his Gurkha soldier military service, was on his way to Gorakhpur and was travelling in Maurya Express (Hatia-Gorakhpur), when a band of about 40 robbers, some of whom were travelling as passengers attacked the train in the Jungle and started looting valuables of passengers.
When the bandits reached Shrestha, he was ready to give up his valuables, but then the 18 year old girl sitting next to him was grabbed by the robbers, who wanted to rape her. The girl, who knew Shrestha was a retired soldier, appealed to him for help. So he pulled out the large, curved khukuri knife that all Gurkha soldiers (and many Gurkha civilians) carry, and went after the bandits.
He took one of the robbers under control and then started to attack the others.He killed three of them with his khukuri and injured eight others and rest of them fled.
Later on he received the Sena Medal for bravery and the Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak medal for the brave act
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