List of proposed states and territories of India 2015
29 states and 7 union territories of India map
Delhi
The nine districts of Delhi
Delhi /ˈdɛli/, also known as the National Capital Territory
of Delhi, is a metropolitan region that includes the national capital city, New
Delhi, and together with the neighbouring cities of Baghpat, Gurgaon, Sonipat,
Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida forms the National Capital Region,
with a population of about 22 million residents. The political administration
of Delhi more closely resembles that of a state than a union territory, with
its own legislature, high court and an executive council of ministers headed by
a Chief Minister. New Delhi is jointly administered by the Union government and
the local government of Delhi. The previous National Democratic Alliance
government introduced a bill in Parliament in 2003, to grant full statehood to
Delhi, but the legislation was not passed.
West Bengal
Gorkhaland
Map of the proposed state of Gorkhaland
Gorkhaland (Nepali: गोर्खाल्याण्ड)
is a proposed state covering areas inhabited by the ethnic Gorkha (Nepali)
people, namely Darjeeling hills and Dooars in the northern part of West Bengal.The
movement for Gorkhaland has gained momentum in the line of
ethno-linguistic-cultural sentiment of the people who desire to identify
themselves as Gorkha.
The demand for a separate administrative region has existed
since 1907, when the Hillmen's Association of Darjeeling submitted a memorandum
to the Morley-Minto reforms committee.After Indian independence, the Akhil
Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) was the first political party from the region to
demand greater identity for the Gorkha ethnic group and economic freedom for
the community. In 1980, the Pranta Parishad of Darjeeling wrote to the then
Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, with the need to form a state for the
Gorkhas.
The movement for a separate state of Gorkhaland gained
serious momentum during the 1980s, when a violent agitation was carried out by
Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) led by Subhash Ghising. The agitation
ultimately led to the establishment of a semiautonomous body in 1988 called the
Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council (DGHC) to govern certain areas of Darjeeling
district. However, in 2008, a new party called the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM)
raised the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland once again. In 2011, GJM
signed an agreement with the state and central governments for the formation of
Gorkhaland Territorial Administration, a semiautonomous body that replaced the
DGHC in the Darjeeling hills.
Kamtapur
Kamtapur in northern parts of West Bengal. The proposed
state consists of the districts of Koch Behar, Jalpaiguri, and southern plains
of Darjeeling including Siliguri city.
Assam
Karbi Anglong
Karbi Anglong is one of the two hill districts of Assam.
Karbi Anglong was previously known as Mikir Hills. It was part of the Excluded
Areas and Partially Excluded Areas (the present North East India) during
British India. The British India government had never included this area under
their government jurisdiction. Thereby no government development work or
activity were done, nor any tax levied from the hills, including Karbi Anglong
(then Mikir Hills). The first memorandum for a Karbi homeland was presented to
Governor Reid on 28 October 1940 by Semsonsing Ingti and Khorsing Terang at
Mohongdijua, Mikir Hills (now Karbi Anglong). Then the Karbi leaders were part
of the All Party Hill Leaders' Conference (APHLC) formed on 6 July 1960
represented by Raidang Ingti, Basa Ingti Kathar, John Kathar, Davidlong Inghi,
Barelong Terang, Moniram Langneh. Later Harlongbi Ingti Kathar, Pitor Tisso,
Bapuram Singnar, Longsodar Katharson (Ingti Kathar); and then, Gandhiram
Timung, Protap Chandro Tokbi, Song Beh, Nihang Teron, Harikanto Ronghang,
Sonaram Terang, Harsing Taro, Thong Timung, Sara Ingti Kathar, Moniram Rongpi,
Rongpi Lamding, and many more. The movement again gained momentum when the
Karbi Anglong District Council passed a resolution demanding a Separate State
in 1981. Then again from 1986 through the leadership of Autonomous State Demand
Committee (ASDC) demanded Autonomous statehood of Karbi Anglong & Dima
Hasao under Article 244(A). In 2002, the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council again
passed another resolution to press for statehood. Besides there were several
Memoranda submitted at different times by several organizations. The demand for
Separate State of Karbi Anglong took a violent turn on 31 July 2013 where
student demonstrators burst out in anger burning almost every government building.
Following which, the elected political leaders of Karbi Anglong jointly
submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister of India demanding a separate
State. The Prime Minister had given them his assurance to discuss the matter.
Bodoland
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The agitation for the creation of a separate Bodoland state
resulted in an agreement between the Indian Government, the Assam state
government and the Bodo Liberation Tigers Force. Per that agreement of 10
February 2003, the Bodoland Territorial Council, an entity subordinate to the
government of Assam, was created to govern four districts covering 3082
Bodo-majority villages in Assam. Elections to the council were held on 13 May
2003, and Hagrama Mahillary was sworn in as chief of the 46-member council on 4
June 2003.
Gujarat
Kutch or Cutch State, Saurashtra and Bhilistan
Kutch Region or Cutch State and Saurashtra Region are
aspirant states both as separate or combined Saurashtra was formed by union of
different princely states and Kutch was a separate princely state which became
border state after independence of India. Saurashtra and Kutch were Part-B and
Part-C states of India respectively. Both were separate states till 1956 and
later merged with Bombay state following the States Reorganization Act.They
became part of Gujarat state after bifurcation of Bombay state on May 1, 1960
following Mahagujarat Movement. Some people demand return of statehood to
Saurashtra and Kutch citing slow development of the regions.
Apart from these two separate state-hood demands there is as
well a third equally vocal demand for separate Bhilistan state.
Revival movements for formerly separate Sourashtra State and
Kutch State
Sourashtra State and Kutch State separately existed from
1947 to 1956. Gujarat has demands for separate states of Kutch State,
Sourashtra State and Bhilistan from many decades.
Sourashtra State
Movement for separate Saurashtra State was initiated in 1972
by advocate Ratilal Tanna, who was close aide of former Prime Minister Morarji
Desai. As per Saurashtra Sankalan Samiti, more than 300 organisations across
the Saurashtra region support the demand of the separate State. Samiti also
claims that compared to other parts of Gujarat, Saurashtra is underdeveloped.
Big industrial projects are coming near Ahmedabad and Vadodara, while Saurashtra
is being ignored. It is claimed that, People of Saurashtra are facing shortage
of drinking water and even youths are forced to migrate in search of jobs. No
development is made along the coastline and if Saurashtra had its own state
government the region would have done much better. Parag Tejura is current
president of Saurashtra Sankalan Samiti. Sourashtra has separate identity from rest of
Gujarat. Region has its own Sourashtra language dialect. Sourashtra people have
their own diaspora all over world including that in Tamil Nadu for centuries.
Some agitators claim, people from Saurashtra are often taunted with titles such
as “kathiawadi” and “via Viramgam”.
Combined Sourashtra-Kutch State
There is also demand for combined Kutch Sourashtra State or
Sourashtra-Kutch State. Mansukhbhai Joshi, has called a meeting under the
banner ‘Kutch Saurashtra Vikas Sangharsh Samiti’ to find ways to rekindle the
issue. The former minister claims people of Saurashtra do not emotionally associate
themselves with Gujarat. He says leaders from the territory have always faced
hostility in Gandhinagar. Yuva Kranti Sena is another organisation fighting for
separate Saurashtra-Kutch State
Kutch State
While Kutch Rajya Sankalp Samitee (KRSS) is spearheading
demand for separate Kutch State under leadership of Pragmalji III. At the time
of integration of the princely state with India in 1947, the accession was done
on the condition that Kutch would retain the status of a separate state. It
enjoyed this status till 1960, when a separate state of Gujarat was carved out
of Maharashtra and Kutch was merged with it. The main reason behind a separate
state is cultural and geographical distance from Gandhinagar. The latter,
according to KRSS, is also a hindrance to the development of the region. Kutch
is still governed by an administration in Gandhinagar, which sits 400 km away.
In 1960, Kutch was promised an autonomous development board under Article
371(2) of the Constitution, which never came into existence due to lack of
political will. Narmada water does not reach the farms of this region, which is
basically a desert land.
Uttar Pradesh
Experts have advocated for creation of at least four states
out of the largest state of India, Uttar Pradesh.
Regions of Uttar Pradesh; Bundelkhand is in light blue.
Harit Pradesh/Paschimanchal/Braj
Proposed states in Uttar Pradesh
Harit Pradesh (Hindi: हरित
प्रदेश, Urdu: ہرِت پردیش) is a proposed state, which would comprise
22 districts of Western Uttar Pradesh, currently forming six divisions – Agra,
Aligarh, Bareilly, Meerut, Moradabad, and Saharanpur. The most prominent
advocate for the creation of the new state is Ajit Singh, the leader of the
Rashtriya Lok Dal party. Mayawati also supported the formation of Harit Pradesh
in December 2009.
There is another demand within the same region - Braj
Pradesh, consisting of Agra division and Aligarh division from Uttar Pradesh
and districts of Bharatpur and Gwalior from Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The
proposed capital would be in Agra. So far, Braj has remained as a historical
and cultural region, rather than a political entity. Language of Braj is Braj
Bhasha.
Awadh/Central Uttar Pradesh
The population of proposed Awadh state consisting of Awadhi
speaking districts of central Uttar Pradesh would be approximately 50 million
people, with an area of approximately 75,000 km2 and capital at Lucknow.
Purvanchal
Purvanchal (Hindi: पूर्वांचल,
Urdu: پُورواںچل) is a
geographic region of north-central India, which comprises the eastern end of
Uttar Pradesh state. It is bounded by Nepal to the north, Bihar state to the
east, Bagelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh state to the south, the Awadh region
of Uttar Pradesh to the west. Purvanchal comprises three divisions – Awadhi
region in the west, Bhojpuri region in the east and the Baghelkhand region in
the south.
The most commonly spoken language in Purvanchal is Bhojpuri.
Purvanchal area is represented by 23 Members of Parliament
to the lower house of Indian Parliament, and 117 legislators in the 403 member
Uttar Pradesh state assembly or Vidhan Sabha. Districts-Azamgarh, Ballia,
Chandauli, Deoria, Ghazipur, Gorakhpur, Jaunpur, Kushinagar, Maharajganj, Mau,
Mirzapur, Sant Kabir Nagar, Sant Ravidas Nagar, Siddharth Nagar, Varanasi.
As a fallout of Telangana creation movement, Mayawati
proposed 13 Dec 2009 to carve Purvanchal. out of Uttar Pradesh. Current
movement for Purvanchal is spearheaded by politician Amar Singh.
Bundelkhand
Location of Bundelkhand in India
Bundelkhand comprises parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya
Pradesh. While Bahujan Samaj Party government under Mayawati had proposed in
2011 creation of Bundelkhand from seven districts of Uttar Pradesh,
organizations such as Bundelkhand Mukti Morcha (BMM) want it include six
districts from Madhya Pradesh as well.Uma Bharati of Bharatiya Janata Party has
promised separate state of Bundelkhand within three years if her party voted to
power, during campaign for Loksabha Election, 2014 at Jhansi.Similar promise
was made by Congress leader Pradeep Jain Aditya during Loksabha Election, 2014.
Since the early 1960s there has been a movement for
establishing a Bundelkhand state or promoting development of the region.
Bundelkhand is geographically the central part of India covering some part of
Madhya Pradesh and some part of Uttar Pradesh. In spite of being rich in
minerals, the people of Bundelkhand are very poor and the region is
underdeveloped and underrepresented in state and central politics. Agrarian
crisis and farmer's suicides is also cited as reason for separate statehood.
Drought: - since 2007 Bundelkhand region have facing problem
of drought. Normal rainy days in Bundelkhand is 52 days (metrological
department of India) but last six years its restricted 24 days. Timing of
Monsoon usually in this area is second week of June but, Year 2008 this season
saw rains, but in the second week of June alone the region received around 32
percent of its total rainfall. Farmers were not prepared for sowing. Then till
July 2008, most of the Bundelkhand region received around 55 percent of its
total average rainfall. This change caused floods and widespread losses in livestock
and top soil.(http://www.mediaforrights.org/environment/1002-environment). In
Bundelkhand region, average level of rainfall is 800–900 mm. (Ramesh et al.
2002), But last six years Bundelkhand received only 400–450 mm. agriculture
production also decreases in this areas in 2000 this region used to contribute
15 percent of the state’s total food grain production, which has now come down
to seven percent. A once food secure zone has now become a symbol of insecurity
and migration due to climate change. In this area various livelihoods such as
fishing, vegetable production and traditional betel leaf farming are facing one
of the worst crises ever.
Uttar Pradesh
In November 2011 Uttar Pradesh Council of Ministers proposed
to split the state into four parts, with one part being Bundelkhand.
The proposed state includes the following districts:
From Uttar Pradesh (three districts from Jhansi Division and
four districts from Chitrakoot Division)
Jhansi (currently part of Jhansi Division)
Jalaun (currently part of Jhansi Division)
Lalitpur (currently part of Jhansi Division)
Chitrakoot (currently part of Chitrakoot Division)
Banda (currently part of Chitrakoot Division)
Hamirpur (currently part of Chitrakoot Division)
Mahoba (currently part of Chitrakoot Division)
Madhya Pradesh
From Madhya Pradesh (one district from Gwalior Division and
six districts from Sagar Division)
Datia (currently part of Gwalior Division)
Chhatarpur (currently part of Sagar Division)
Damoh (currently part of Sagar Division)
Panna (currently part of Sagar Division)
Sagar (currently part of Sagar Division)
Tikamgarh (currently part of Sagar Division)
Vidisha District (Bhopal division)
In addition to the above districts, sometimes the following
districts of Madhya Pradesh are considered as being part of Bundelkhand:
Madhya Bharat/Gird region
Bhind
Gwalior
Morena
Sheopur
Shivpuri
Bihar
Mithila or Mithilanchal
The Maithili speaking region
Mithila (Devnagri: मिथिला,
mithilā Tirhuta: মিথিলা)
is proposed to cover the Maithili speaking regions of Bihar and Jharkhand with
not yet consensus on the capital(Muzaffarpur/ Barauni/Darbhnaga has been
proposed by different persons and groups. There are 24 Maithili-speaking
districts in Bihar: Araria, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, (Banka),Darbhanga, East
Champaran Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Madhepura, Madhubani,, Muzaffarpur,
Purnea, Saharasa, Samastipur, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Supaul, Vaishali, and West
Champaran,Munger,Jamui There are six Maithili-speaking districts in Jharkhand:
Deoghar, Dumka, godda, Jamtara, Pakaur, and Sahebganj.
Bhojpur
There is consistent demand for Bhojpur state to carve out
from districts mostly from districts of western part of Bihar, districts from
eastern part of Uttar Pradesh and districts of northern part of Chattisgarh and
Jharkhand for people speaking Bhojpuri language.
Karnataka
Hyderabad-Karnataka or Kalyana Karnataka
is a Kannada speaking region of Hyderabad State ruled by the
Nizams of Hyderabad until 1948 and after merging with India union, the region
was the part of Hyderabad State until 1956. The Hyderabad-Karanataka region
comprises Bidar, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal Bellary and Gulbarga is in the present
state of Karnataka, The Hyderabad-Karanataka region is the second largest arid
region in India.
Kalyana Karnataka
Kalyana Karnataka (Kannada: ಕಲ್ಯಾಣ
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ) was the term
coined by noted Kannada activist Dr. Chidananda Murthy. Kalyana Karnataka to
refer to Hyderabad-Karnataka as an administrative block with Gulbarga as the
administrative headquarters. It consists of 6 districts namely Bidar, Gulbarga,
Yadgir, Raichur, Bellary and Koppal. Kalyana Karnataka is also called as
Gulbarga division. The provisions of Article 371(J) of the Constitution, aimed
at bringing about all-round development in six districts of the
Hyderabad-Karnataka region.
As recent as October 2014 there are demands from
organizations fighting for cause of this region such as Karnataka Rajya Raitha
Sangha - KRSS and Hyderabad-Karnataka Abhivradhi Horata Samithi.The Hyderabad-Karnataka
Abhivradhi Horata Samithi was formed to launch an agitation, with former
minister Vaijanath Patil as one of its leaders. Every year, the Samithi
observes Liberation Day to mark their ‘independence from Nizam’ on September 17
and a symbolic bandh on Rajyothsava Day (November 1 - Formation day of
Karnataka State). Although Hyderabad-Karnataka Abhivradhi Horata Samithi is
hoping the special status under article 371(J) as announced by the then UPA
government in 2014 will ease concerns and facilitate in the growth over the
next five years or so from 2014, otherwise Samiti will be said to be forced to
re-launch agitation for the separate statehood again.
Tulu Nadu
Tulu Nadu in relation to Karnataka and Kerala
Main article: Tulu Nadu state movement
Tulu Nadu is a region on the border between the states of
Karnataka and Kerala in southern India. The demand for a separate state is
based on a distinct culture and language (Tulu, which does not have official
status), and neglect of the region by the two state governments. To counter
these demands and accusations, the Karnataka and Kerala state governments have
created the Tulu Sahitya Academy to preserve and promote Tuluva culture. The
proposed state would comprise three existing districts; Dakshina Kannada and
Udupi in Karnataka, and Kasaragod in Kerala. Ninety percent of the region lies
in Western Ghats which is in forest.
Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmir
The proposed Kashmir state comprises the Kashmir valley
region in Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu/ Dogradesh
The Jammu region of the present day Indian state of 'Jammu
and Kashmir' is predominantly inhabited by the Dogras. The demand for the
creation of a separate state of 'Jammu' is almost 60 years old and has its
origin in the 'Praja Parishad' agitation of 1952-53. Historically, the people
of Jammu or the Dogras were never connected with the region of Kashmir given
the geographical proximity of the two regions and were united as a state only
after the sale of the area comprising the regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh
to Raja Gulab Singh Jamwal by the British.
The demand for the creation of a separate 'Jammu' State has
gained ground with the marginalization of the people of the region in Elected
Government and in selection in the state government services. In addition,
there are no cultural or linguistic similarities between the people of the
'Jammu' and the 'Kashmir' region of the state (Barring the people residing in
the Districts of Doda and Poonch in the Jammu region). Also, while the people
of Kashmir are predominantly Muslim, the Jammu region is largely Hindu with the
community comprising almost 70% of the population.
The proposed Dogradesh state comprise the Jammu region in
Jammu & Kashmir
Ladakh
Ladakh, comprising a sizeable chunk of eastern Jammu and
Kashmir, has asked for Union Territory status as part of a desire to protect
its Buddhist culture from the influence of the mainly Muslim Kashmir Valley.
Madhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh, Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand
The former state of Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh (Hindi: विंध्य
प्रदेश) is a former state of
India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles.It was created in 1948, shortly
after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the
eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named for the
Vindhya Range, which runs through the center of the province. The capital of
the state was Rewa. It lay between Uttar Pradesh to the north and Madhya Pradesh
to the south, and the enclave of Datia, which lay a short distance to the west,
was surrounded by the state of Madhya Bharat.
Vindhya Pradesh was merged into Madhya Pradesh in 1956,
following the States Reorganization Act.
Vindhya Pradesh state was formed on 12 March 1948 and the
newly formed state was inaugurated on 4 April 1948. Following its formation 35
princely states were merged to form Vindhya Pradesh state:
Rewa
Panna
Datia
Orchha
Ajaigarh
Baoni
Baraundha
Bijawar
Chhatarpur
Charkhari
Maihar
Nagod
Samthar
Alipura
Banka-Pahari
Beri
Bhaisunda (Chaube Jagir)
Bihat
Bijna
Dhurwai
Garrauli
Gaurihar
Jaso
Jigni
Khaniadhana
Kamta Rajaula (Chaube Jagir)
Kothi
Lugasi
Naigawan Rebai
Pahra (Chaube Jagir)
Paldeo (Chaube Jagir)
Sarila
Sohawal
Taraon (Chaube Jagir)
Tori-Fatehpur (Hasht-Bhaiya Jagir)
On 25 January 1950, 10 erstwhile princely states, namely,
Bihat, Banka Paharee, Baoni, Beri, Bijna, Charkhari, Jigni, Samthar, Sarila and
Tori-Fatehpur were transferred to Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Bharat. Vindhya
Pradesh, together with the states of Madhya Bharat and Bhopal State, was merged
into Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 1956.
After formation, the state was divided into two divisions,
which were further divided into 8 districts.
Bundelkhand Division with its headquarters at Nowgaon
comprised the following 4 districts:
Sagar district
Damoh district
Panna district
Chhatarpur district
Tikamgarh district
Datia district
Baghelkhand Division with its headquarters at Rewa comprised
the following 4 districts:
Rewa district
Satna district
Sidhi district
Singrauli district
In 2000, Sriniwas Tiwari, ex-speaker of the Madhya Pradesh
assembly, called for nine districts to be separated from Madhya Pradesh to
create a new state of Vindhya Pradesh, although this was rejected by the Chief
Minister of Madhya Pradesh.
Separate Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand states instead of
single Vindhya Pradesh is as well advocated to accommodate districts claimed by
Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand from neighboring Uttar Pradesh state.,
Mahakoshal and Gondwana
Mahakoshal is region which lies in the upper or eastern
reaches of the Narmada River valley in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Cities and districts of the region include Jabalpur, Katni, Narsinghpur,
Mandla, Dindori, Satna, Seoni and Chhindwara. Largest city and probable capital
is Jabalpur. Organizations such as Mahakaushal Mukti Morcha, Bharatiya
Janashakti (Prahlad Patel faction) have demand of separate statehood.,
It is alleged that though Mahakoshal region is rich in
minerals, forests, water and land resources, related industries were set up in
nearby states. Also region has distinct cultural identity owing to Jabalpur
city known as the ‘ Sanskardhani’ ( Cultural Capital) of the State and identity
as one of the oldest towns of Central India. Culturally and socially, the
Mahakaushal region differs greatly from the neighbouring Vindhya Pradesh. One
of the key reasons for this is said to be that, large parts of Mahakaushal were
under direct British rule from the nineteenth century onwards, thus turning it
into a relatively progressive, modern and liberal area and infusing democratic
values in its body politic. Casteism and feudalism here are said to be not as
deeply rooted in this region as they are Vindhya Pradesh.
Parallel Demand for state of Gondwana from the same
Mahakoshal region of Madhya Pradesh has arisen owing to the fact that vast
areas of Mahakaushal region were ruled by Gond kings and even today, Mandla,
Chinndwara, Dindori, Seoni and Balaghat have a considerable pre- dominantly
Gond tribal population. Tribals constitute 64 per cent of the total population
of Dindori district. For Mandla, the corresponding figure is 57 per cent. The
Gondwana Gantantra party ( GGP) was established in 1991, with objective to
struggle for the creation of a separate ‘ Gondwana State’ comprising region
that were ruled by Gonds. The Gondwana Gantantra party ( GGP) has since then
got divided into numerous factions such as ‘ Rashtriya Gondwana party’ and ‘
Gondwana Mukti Dal’.
Malwa
There are sporidic demand for separate Malwa state with
probabale capital at Indore. The region includes the Madhya Pradesh districts
of Agar, Dewas, Dhar, Indore, Jhabua, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Rajgarh, Ratlam,
Shajapur, Ujjain, and parts of Guna and Sehore, and the Rajasthan districts of
Jhalawar and parts of Banswara and Pratapgarh.
The main language of Malwa is Malvi, although Hindi is
widely spoken in the cities. This Indo-European language is subclassified as
Indo-Aryan. The language is sometimes referred to as Malavi or Ujjaini. Malvi
is part of the Rajasthani branch of languages; Nimadi is spoken in the Nimar
region of Madhya Pradesh and in Rajasthan. The dialects of Malvi are, in
alphabetical order, Bachadi, Bhoyari, Dholewari, Hoshangabadi, Jamral, Katiyai,
Malvi Proper, Patvi, Rangari, Rangri and Sondwari. A survey in 2001 found only
four dialects: Ujjaini (in the districts of Ujjain, Indore, Dewas and Sehore),
Rajawari (Ratlam, Mandsaur and Neemuch), Umadwari (Rajgarh) and Sondhwari
(Jhalawar, in Rajasthan). About 55% of the population of Malwa can converse in
and about 40% of the population is literate in Hindi, the official language of
the Madhya Pradesh state.
North East
Dimaraji
The Dimasa people of Northeast India have been demanding a
separate state called Dimaraji or "Dimaland" for several decades. It
would comprise the Dimasa inhabited areas of Assam and Nagaland, namely Dima
Hasao district and Cachar district, parts of Nagaon district and Karbi Anglong
district in Assam together with part of Dimapur district in Nagaland.
Dimaraji Map
Kukiland
The Kuki Hills was an independent hill country during the
pre-British colonial period. It was merged by the colonial power into Manipur.
The Kuki people under the leadership of Kuki State Demand Committeedemand
statehood for the Kuki areas in Manipur, i.e. Sadar Hills, Chandel,
Churachandpur districts and some parts of Ukhrul, Tamenglong districts to be
formed as Kukiland.
Orissa
Kosal
Main article: Kosal state movement
The Kosal region is the entire Western Odisha area located
in Odisha state, between 19° 37’- 23° N latitude and 82° 28’- 85° 22’ E
longitudes comprising the districts of Sundargarh, Jharsuguda, Debagarh,
Sambalpur, Bargarh, Sonepur, Boudh, Bolangir, Nuapada, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur,
Aathmallik sub-division of Angul district and Kashipur block of Rayagada
district. It is surrounded by Jharkhand state on the north, on the east by the
dist of Keonjhar, Angul and Kandhamal; on the south by Rayagada, Koraput and on
the west by Chhattisgarh state. This geographical area comes under the Western
Odisha Development Council.
Maharashtra
Vidarbha
Vidarbha (Marathi: विदर्भ)
is a region that comprises the Amravati and Nagpur divisions of eastern
Maharashtra. The State Reorganization Act of 1956 placed Vidarbha in Bombay State.
Shortly after this, the States Reorganisation Commission recommended the
creation of "Vidarbha state" with Nagpur as the capital, but instead
it was included in Maharashtra state, which was formed on 1 May 1960.
Support for a separate state of Vidarbha had been expressed
by Loknayak Bapuji Aney and Brijlal Biyani Vidarbha. The demand for the
creation of a separate state are based on allegations of neglect by the
Maharashtra state government. Jambuwantrao Dhote led a popular struggle for
Vidarbha statehood in the 1970s. Two politicians, N.K.P. Salve and Vasant
Sathe, have led 21st century attempts to bring about a state of Vidarbha.
Tamil Nadu
Kongu Nadu
Kongu Nadu (also called Kongadesam, the ancient Chera
Kingdom) have demanded a separate state based on demography, culture,
linguistics and other factors.There have been numerous claims that Kongu Nadu
region has often been ignored by successive governments in spite of being the
largest contributor to the state's economy. There have been demands for the
creation of separate state of Kongu Nadu, comprising the regions of western
Tamil Nadu, parts of southern Karanataka and northern Kerala with capital at
Coimbatore. A number of political outfits namely, Kongunadu Munnetra Kazhagam,
Kongu Vellala Goundergal Peravai, Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaignar Peravai are active
in the region claiming to fight for the rights of the region
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