Regional Movements: Politics of Language, Ethnicity-identity

Accord activities agitation aspirations Assam Assamese become bhadralok Bihar Bodo British Calcutta called caste cent Central changed Committee communal concept concerned Congress considered Constitution continued Council created cultural Darjeeling Delhi demand district domination economic ethnic example exploitation expressed factors feeling forces foreigners formation give given Gorkhaland Gorkhas Government groups held hill Hindu historical identity Independence India indigenous industry interests involved issues Jharkhand killed land language leaders leadership leading linguistic majority Marxist militant Minister minority mobilise movement Muslims nationalist nature Nepal Nepalese never organised origin parties period police political population present President problem Punjab reform regional religion religious remained response rise ruling Santali Schedule script sense sentiments separate Shri Sikh situation social society structure symbols taken tion Treaty tribal Union various village West Bengal whole