Mahagujarat movement

Mahagujarat movement
Rally supporting the Mahagujarat movement
Date8 August 1956 (1956-08-08) - 1 May 1960 (1960-05-01)
Location
GoalsThe creation of the separate state of Gujarat for Gujarati-speaking people from the bilingual Bombay state
MethodsProtest march, Street protest, riot, hunger strike, strike
Resulted information of Gujarat and Maharashtra states on 1 May 1960
Parties
Mahagujarat Janata Parishad
Lead figures

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]

  1. ^ Desai, Jitendra (4 May 2012). "Revolution in Gujarat's blood". DNA. Retrieved 25 November 2012.