• UTPAL HALDER

Darjeeling is a district in West Bengal where the Gorkha or Nepali of this district are demanding a separate state for regional interest. An atmosphere of fear is observed in the minds of the Gorkha community in Darjeeling. The 1950 Indo-Nepal treaty of peace and friendship did not make a clear distinction between Indian Nepalese citizens and citizens of the state of Nepal. The Gorkhas were often portrayed as settlers, outsiders, and in true denials. In the 1980s, anti-foreigner movements began in the Northeastern states of India. Gorkhas were expelled from this state. this led to an identity crisis among the Gorkhas. In the 1980s, a violent movement for a separate Gorkhaland state began under the leadership of Subhas Ghising of the Gorkha National Liberation Front. The Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council was then formed, but ultimately it could not play its important role. Then, a violent movement for a separate Gorkhaland state began under the leadership of Bimal Gurung of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha. Finally, the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration was formed.

"ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE GORKHALAND MOVEMENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 4, page no.e196-e206, April-2025, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2504423.pdf

"ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION OF THE GORKHALAND MOVEMENT", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.12, Issue 4, page no. ppe196-e206, April-2025, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2504423.pdf