GORKHALAND

About:

• Gorkhaland region consists of Nepali-speaking people of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Kurseong and other hilly districts of West Bengal.
  
  
• The crisis in Gorkhaland has been brewing for many decades and the stems from language. The first demand for Gorkhaland was submitted in 1907 to Morley-Minto Reforms panel.
  
  
• Since then from time to time the region has witnessed various violent protests for creation of separate state.
  
  
• Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA): GTA is a semi-autonomous administrative body for the Darjeeling and Kalimpong hills in West Bengal, India. It was created by West Bengal Legislative Assembly by passing a bill in 2011.