Uttarakhand movement

The Uttarakhand movement refers to the events of statehood activism within the undivided state of Uttar Pradesh which ultimately resulted in the formation of Uttarakhand, India as a separate state.

The first demand of a separate state, Uttarakhand arose in 1897. The movement gained traction and by 1994, the demand for a separate state eventually took the form of a mass movement that resulted in the formation of India's 27th state on 9 November 2000.

Jeet Bahadur Gurung became the first martyr in Pauri on 8 August 1994.

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