Barak Valley Language Movement

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf protest
gptkbp:commemorates gptkb:Bhasha_Shahid_Divas
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date_of_Silchar_Railway_Station_firing 19 May 1961
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Barak Valley Language Movement
gptkbp:impact protection of linguistic rights of Bengalis in Assam
gptkbp:ledTo Bengali-speaking population of Barak Valley
gptkbp:location gptkb:Barak_Valley
gptkbp:main_demand recognition of Bengali as official language
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Silchar_Railway_Station_firing
gptkbp:number_of_people_killed_in_Silchar_firing 11
gptkbp:opposed_policy imposition of Assamese as sole official language
gptkbp:opposedBy Assamese language policy supporters
gptkbp:region gptkb:Assam
gptkbp:result Bengali recognized as official language in Barak Valley
gptkbp:year 1961
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bengali_Language_Movement_(1961)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6