Linguistic Reorganization of States Flashcards
(32 cards)
When did the first linguistic movement start in India and what did it intensify into a demand for?
1895, separate provinces of Bihar and Orissa
Which was the first state in India created along linguistic lines, when was it created and due to whose efforts?
Orissa, 1936, Madhusudan Das
When was the Linguistic Provinces Commission appointed and by whom was it headed?
1948, S.K. Dar
When was the JVP committee appointed by the Congress?
December, 1948
What was the justification for JVP’s advice against linguistic states?
National security, unity and economic development were the needs of the hour
Who was the Chief Minister of the Madras Presidency when the demand for a separate Andhra state rose?
Rajagopalachari
What was preventing JVP from conceding the demand for Andhra?
Andhra laid claim to Madras city, even though it linguistically and geographically belonged to Tamil Nadu
When did Potti Sriramulu begin a fast unto the death demanding a separate Andhra state?
19th October, 1952
How many days did Sriramulu fast for?
58
When was the Andhra state created and consisting of how many districts?
October, 1953; 16 Northern Telugu-speaking districts
When was the States Reorganization Commission created?
August 1953
Who were the members of the SRC?
Retired CJI Fazl Ali, K.M Panikkar and Hridaynath Kunzru
When did the SRC submit its report?
October 1955
When was the States Reorganization Act passed by parliament?
November, 1956
How many states and centrally administered territories was India divided into by the SRA?
14 states and 6 centrally administered territories
What areas was Kerala made up of?
Malabar district of Madras Presidency and Travancore-Cochin
What areas were added to the Mysore state by the SRA?
Kannada-speaking areas of Bombay, Madras, Hyderabad and Coorg
What areas were merged with Bombay by the SRA?
Kutch, Saurashtra and the Marathi-speaking areas of Hyderabad
What was the Government’s proposal with respect to Bombay in June 1956?
Division of the Bombay province into Maharashtra, Gujarat and a centrally administered Bombay city
What did Nehru initially propose to appease the hurt Maharashtrians?
A greater, bilingual Bombay
Name the two groups that led movements for the division of Bombay provinces.
Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti and Maha Gujarat Janata Parishad
Which Congressman resigned from his office in protest of the Bombay issue?
Union Finance Minister C. D. Deshmukh
What was the result of the 1957 election in Maharashtra?
Bombay Congress only got a slender majority
Which two leaders reopened the question of Bombay?
Indira Gandhi (congress president) and S. Radhakrishnan
