| Nepali Language Movement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Part ofLanguage conflict in India | |||
 Bhāṣā hāmrō prāṇa hō (भाषा हाम्रो प्राण हो,trans. Language is our life), a slogan used during the movement. | |||
| Location | |||
| Goals | Recognition of Nepali language in theIndian constitution | ||
| Resulted in | Nepali language listed in theEighth Schedule to the Constitution of India | ||
| Parties | |||
TheNepali Language Movement (Nepali:नेपाली भाषा आन्दोलन) was a political movement in theRepublic of India advocating the recognition of theNepali language as alanguage with official status in India.[1][2] On 20 August 1992, theLok Sabha passed a motion to add the Nepali language to theEighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.[3] According to an estimate in 2017, in India there about 40 million Nepali-language speaking Indians.[4]
Annually,Indian Gorkhas celebrate Nepali Language Recognition Day (officiallyNepaliBhasha Manyata Diwas) on 20 August.[5][6] The day is celebrated by organizing parades, literary and cultural programmes throughout India in places with significant Nepali speaking population. The same day is also celebrated as theMeitei Language Day (akaManipuri language day) as both Nepali andMeitei language (officially calledManipuri language) get the "official language" status at the same time.[7][8]
During the same time, there wasMeitei language movement. Both the Nepali and Meitei language movements get their goals on the same day, with the declaration ofNepali language andMeitei language (officially termed as "Manipuri language") as theofficial languages of India.[9][10]
There is also an ongoing movement to create a Nepali-speakingGorkhaland state in India.[11][12]
Thereafter three more languages viz, Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were included in 1992.
Thereafter three more languages viz, Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were included in 1992.
{{cite web}}:|last= has generic name (help)| Varieties |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Language politics | |||||
| Organizations | |||||
| Arts | |||||
| Related topics | |||||
