Gorkhaland statehood movement

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The Gorkhaland statehood movement is a long-running political campaign by Nepali-speaking Indian Gorkhas seeking a separate state within India, primarily centered in the Darjeeling hills and adjoining areas.

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Gorkhaland statehood movement canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf separatist movement within India ⓘ
statehood movement ⓘ
aimsAt creation of Gorkhaland state ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Indian Gorkhas ⓘ
associatedWithLanguageCommunity Nepali-speaking population ⓘ
hasHistoricalPhase 1980s agitation ⓘ
2007–2011 agitation ⓘ
2013 agitation ⓘ
2017 agitation ⓘ
hasIssue questions of national vs regional identity ⓘ
hasKeyLeader Anit Thapa ⓘ
Bimal Gurung ⓘ
Binay Tamang ⓘ
Madan Tamang ⓘ
linked to: Bimal Gurung

Subhash Ghisingh ⓘ
hasPrimaryRegion Darjeeling hills ⓘ
hasRegion Dooars region ⓘ
Kalimpong ⓘ
Kurseong ⓘ
Siliguri corridor adjoining areas ⓘ
linked to: Siliguri Corridor

Terai region of West Bengal ⓘ
linked to: Terai
hasSlogan We want Gorkhaland ⓘ
ledByOrganization Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangh (advocacy role) ⓘ
Gorkha Janmukti Morcha ⓘ
Gorkha League (historical role) ⓘ
Gorkha National Liberation Front ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
West Bengal ⓘ
motivatedBy demands for cultural recognition ⓘ
demands for economic development ⓘ
ethnic identity assertion ⓘ
perceived political marginalization ⓘ
opposedBy Government of West Bengal ⓘ
some Bengali political organizations ⓘ
relatedTo Bodoland movement ⓘ
Indian state reorganization debates ⓘ
Telangana statehood movement ⓘ
represents Nepali-speaking Indian Gorkhas ⓘ
resultedIn Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council ⓘ
Gorkhaland Territorial Administration ⓘ
seeksAdministrativeChangeFrom West Bengal ⓘ
seeksStatusWithin Republic of India ⓘ
linked to: India
supportedBy sections of Indian Gorkha diaspora ⓘ
usesMethod bandhs ⓘ
electoral politics ⓘ
mass protests ⓘ
strikes ⓘ

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Darjeeling region of West Bengal, India → politicalMovement → Gorkhaland statehood movement ⓘ