Mahagujarat movement
1956 political movement demanding the creation of Gujarat state from Bombay state / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mahagujarat movement, (Māha meaning “great” in Hindi) known locally as Mahagujarat Andolan, was a political movement demanding the creation of the state of Gujarat for Gujarati-speaking people from the bilingual Bombay state of India in 1956. It succeeded in the formation of Gujarat on 1 May 1960.[1]
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Date | 8 August 1956 (1956-08-08) - 1 May 1960 (1960-05-01) | ||
Location | Bombay state, India | ||
Goals | The creation of the separate state of Gujarat for Gujarati-speaking people from the bilingual Bombay state | ||
Methods | Protest march, Street protest, riot, hunger strike, strike | ||
Resulted in | formation of Gujarat and Maharashtra states on 1 May 1960 | ||
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