Gurkhaland und kein EndeKerstin Aßmann

ASIEN – Nr. 59 (1996) pp. 34–50

The article focuses on one of the many regional movements in India. A Gurkhaland movement with the demand for autonomy started already in the beginning of this century. In the eighties, the Gurkha National Liberation Front began a bloody campaign for more rights of the Nepalese speaking people in the Darjeeling hill area. The Indian government tried to handle the conflict as an „law and order“ problem. A reduction of tension could be reached only after conclusion of the Gurkha Accord. The Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council was a first step on the way for more autonomy. Some groups were not satisfied with the results which could be reached so far. They tried to form a new, that means democratic, movement for Gurkhaland.