Nepali language movement
Movement for recognition of the Nepali language in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nepali Language Movement (Nepali: नेपाली भाषा आन्दोलन) was a political movement in the Republic of India advocating the recognition of the Nepali language as a language with official status in India.[1][2] On 20 August 1992, the Lok Sabha passed a motion to add the Nepali language to the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.[3] According to an estimate in 2017, in India there about 40 million Nepali-language speaking Indians.[4]
Not to be confused with Nepal Bhasa movement.
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Nepali Language Movement | |||
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Part of Language conflict in India | |||
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Goals | Recognition of Nepali language in the Indian constitution | ||
Resulted in | Nepali language listed in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India | ||
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