 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2012) |
| Samyukta Maharashtra Movement | |||
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| Part of Chronology of statehood of Maharashtra States Reorganisation Act, 1956 | |||
| Date | 8 August 1956 - 1 May 1960 | ||
| Location | Bombay state, India | ||
| Goals | The creation of the separate state of Maharashtra for Marathi-speaking people from the bilingual Bombay state | ||
| Methods | Protest march, Street protest, riot, hunger strike, strike | ||
| Status | Dormant | ||
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| Death(s) | 106 | ||
| The Movement succeeded in creating a separate Marathi-speaking state of Maharashtra including Mumbai and Nagpur as its capitals. | |||
Samyukta Maharashtra Movement, (transl. United Maharashtra movement) commonly known as the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti, was an organisation in India that advocated for a separate Marathi-speaking state in Western India and Central India from 1956 to 1960.
The Samiti demanded the creation of a new state from Marathi-speaking areas of the State of Bombay, a Marathi state, with the city of Bombay as its capital.[1] The Samiti achieved its goal when the state of Maharashtra was created as a Marathi linguistic state on 1 May 1960. Members continued to advocate for the inclusion of Marathi-speaking areas in northern Karnataka such as Belgaum, Karwar, Dharwad and Bidar into Maharashtra, and the newly annexed state of Goa and Damaon until the 1967 Goa Opinion Poll rejected merger with Maharashtra.
- ^ Dandavate, Madha (19 November 2017). Dialogue with Life. Allied Publishers. ISBN 9788177648560. Retrieved 19 November 2017 – via Google Books.