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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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