Samyukta Maharashtra
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Samyukta Maharashtra was a political movement in mid-20th-century India that successfully campaigned for the creation of a separate Marathi-speaking state, leading to the formation of Maharashtra in 1960.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
linguistic reorganization movement
ⓘ
political movement ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Marathi subnationalism
ⓘ
linguistic identity ⓘ |
| capitalDemanded | Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
demand for linguistic states in India
ⓘ
dissatisfaction with multilingual Bombay State ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dateOfStateFormation | 1960-05-01 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1960 ⓘ |
| goal |
creation of a separate Marathi-speaking state
ⓘ
formation of the state of Maharashtra ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
establishment of Bombay as capital of Maharashtra
ⓘ
strengthening of Marathi identity ⓘ |
| influenced |
Marathi regional politics
ⓘ
linguistic reorganization of Indian states ⓘ |
| location |
Bombay State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLanguage | Marathi ⓘ |
| movementType |
mass movement
ⓘ
regionalist movement ⓘ |
| opposed | retention of multilingual Bombay State ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
central government of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
leaders favoring bilingual Bombay State ⓘ |
| participant |
Marathi cultural organizations
ⓘ
Marathi political leaders ⓘ left-wing parties ⓘ regional parties ⓘ trade unions ⓘ |
| partOf | post-independence state reorganization in India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bombay State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Marathi people NERFINISHED ⓘ States Reorganisation Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ linguistic states in India ⓘ |
| result |
creation of Maharashtra state
ⓘ
reorganization of Bombay State ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Samyukta Maharashtra agitation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
police firing on demonstrators ⓘ protests in Bombay ⓘ |
| slogan |
Samyukta Maharashtra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samyukta Maharashtra with Bombay as capital ⓘ |
| startTime | 1950 ⓘ |
| stateCreated | Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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