| Mahagujarat movement | |||
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 Rally supporting the Mahagujarat movement | |||
| Date | 8 August 1956 - 1 May 1960 | ||
| 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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Mahagujarat movement, (Gujarati: મહાગુજરાત આંદોલન; Mahagujarat Andolan, Māha meaning “great” in Hindi) 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]
- ^ Desai, Jitendra (4 May 2012). "Revolution in Gujarat's blood". DNA. Retrieved 25 November 2012.