From Gorkha to Yokosuka
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Nepal · hills
Gorkha
Our founder was born in Gorkha, the hill district that gave the Gurkhas their name. Gorkha Palace is named after it.
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Nepal · lowlands
Chitwan
The family moved to Bharatpur, in Chitwan, when he was young. His first job was at Temple Tiger, a jungle resort in Chitwan National Park: he started out buying groceries and supplies for the resort, soon became a nature guide, and rose to general manager before leaving for Japan. The family farm, Mayalu Organic, is here.
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Japan · by the sea
Yokosuka
In Japan, the family made its home in Yokosuka. In 2006 it opened Nirvana, the city’s first Indian restaurant; today it runs Nirvana and Gorkha Palace here, and four apartment buildings.