Nepali language movement
| Nepali Language Movement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Indian constitution | |||
| Resulted in | Nepali language listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India | ||
| Parties | |||
The Nepali Language Movement (
language with official status in India.[1][2] On 20 August 1992, the Lok Sabha passed a motion to add the Nepali language to the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.[3] According to an estimate in 2017, in India there about 40 million Nepali-language speaking Indians.[4]
Nepali Bhasa Manyata Diwas
Annually,
Sister movements
During the same time, there was
Current movements
There is also an ongoing movement to create a Nepali-speaking Gorkhaland state in India.[11][12]
See also
References
- ^ "Nepali and Darjeeling: The importance of the language in Gorkhaland movement". The Indian Express. 23 April 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Darjeeling, India's Nepali language hub". The Indian Express. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Struggle for Recognition of Nepali Language: A Brief Outline". Sikkim Express. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ Chapagain, Bhim (13 June 2017). "Darjeeling locals on warpath after Bengali is made a compulsory subject". My Republica. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ Dhungel, Pankaj (21 August 2021). "Three decades after recognition, Nepali language struggles for identity". EastMojo. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "Darjeeling celebrates Bhasha Diwas". The Telegraph (India). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ "English Releases". pib.gov.in.
Thereafter three more languages viz, Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were included in 1992.
- ^ "30th Manipuri Language Day observed : 21st aug21 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net.
- ^ "English Releases". pib.gov.in.
Thereafter three more languages viz, Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were included in 1992.
- ^ "30th Manipuri Language Day observed : 21st aug21 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net.
- ^ "India – Gorkhaland". Country Studies. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ^ Daniyal, Shoaib (30 September 2017). "Reviving Gorkhaland: How language identity and ethnic strife is driving violence in Darjeeling". Scroll.in. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
Further reading
- Chhetri, Rasik. "Nepali 'Bhasa Andolan': Re-telling the Story (Nepali Language Movement)". Indian Gorkhas. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- Desk, TheDC News (12 November 2017). "Nepali 'Bhasa Andolan': Re-telling The Story". The Darjeeling Chronicle. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- "SPECIAL ARTICLE: Darjeeling's Nepali Bhasha Andolan, Circa 1960s – Part II". The Darjeeling Chronicle. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- "Nepali becomes one of the official languages of India". Nepali language. Retrieved 19 October 2022.