"Kalimpong"

#7014698

30 August 2021

Walls painted with slogans calling for the separate state of Gorkhaland by a Buddhist monastery in Khurseng, West Bengal, India, on May 29, 2010. The Nepali community and political leaders have been pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal). The Indian government has not recognized 'Gorkhaland' though many Nepali residents when asked claim to be living in the Gorkhaland territory.

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#7014708

30 August 2021

Sign welcoming visitors to 'Gorkhaland' in Khurseng, West Bengal, India, on May 29, 2010. The Nepali community and political leaders have been pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal). The Indian government has not recognized 'Gorkhaland' though many Nepali residents when asked claim to be living in the Gorkhaland territory.

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#7014714

30 August 2021

Sign welcoming visitors to 'Gorkhaland' in Khurseng, West Bengal, India, on May 29, 2010. The Nepali community and political leaders have been pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal). The Indian government has not recognized 'Gorkhaland' though many Nepali residents when asked claim to be living in the Gorkhaland territory.

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#7014716

30 August 2021

Sign calling for the separate state of Gorkhaland in Khurseng, West Bengal, India, on May 29, 2010. The Nepali community and political leaders have been pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal). The Indian government has not recognized 'Gorkhaland' though many Nepali residents when asked claim to be living in the Gorkhaland territory.

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#7014702

30 August 2021

Chemist shop with an address showing 'Gorkhaland' in Dareeling, West Bengal, India, on May 29, 2010. The Nepali community and political leaders have been pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal). The Indian government has not recognized 'Gorkhaland' though many Nepali residents when asked claim to be living in the Gorkhaland territory.

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#7014710

30 August 2021

Sign showing the proposed map of the state of Gorkhaland in Khurseng, West Bengal, India, on May 29, 2010. The Nepali community and political leaders have been pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal). The Indian government has not recognized 'Gorkhaland' though many Nepali residents when asked claim to be living in the Gorkhaland territory.

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#7014712

30 August 2021

Gorkhaland mural below a home in Khurseng, West Bengal, India, on May 29, 2010. The Nepali community and political leaders have been pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal). The Indian government has not recognized 'Gorkhaland' though many Nepali residents when asked claim to be living in the Gorkhaland territory.

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#7014718

30 August 2021

Gorkhaland sign on a home in Khurseng, West Bengal, India, on May 29, 2010. The Nepali community and political leaders have been pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal). The Indian government has not recognized 'Gorkhaland' though many Nepali residents when asked claim to be living in the Gorkhaland territory.

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#7014722

30 August 2021

Sign showing the proposed map of the state of Gorkhaland in Khurseng, West Bengal, India, on May 29, 2010. The Nepali community and political leaders have been pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal). The Indian government has not recognized 'Gorkhaland' though many Nepali residents when asked claim to be living in the Gorkhaland territory.

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#6938342

7 August 2021

Thousands of Nepalis filled the streets after a hartal (general strike) was called that shutdown the entire city of Darjeeling as well as the surrounding towns affecting the entire hill-station in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, on May 30, 2010. The hartal was called after Madan Tamang, leader of the moderate group Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) was stabbed to death allegedly by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters on May 21, 2010 in Darjeeling, which lead to a spontaneous shutdown of the three Darjeeling hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong. Madan Tamang was one of the leaders pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal).

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#6938348

7 August 2021

Member of the Gorkhaland Police watches over thousands of Nepali supporters at a rally as politicians speak about the importance of achieving Gorkhaland during a hartal (general strike) was called that shutdown the entire city of Darjeeling as well as the surrounding towns affecting the entire hill-station in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, on May 30, 2010. The hartal was called after Madan Tamang, leader of the moderate group Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) was stabbed to death allegedly by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters on May 21, 2010 in Darjeeling, which lead to a spontaneous shutdown of the three Darjeeling hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong. Madan Tamang was one of the leaders pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal). The Gorkhaland police are volunteers raised by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha party and are not recognized as an official police force by the government.

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#6938350

7 August 2021

Member of the Gorkhaland Police watches over thousands of Nepali supporters at a rally as politicians speak about the importance of achieving Gorkhaland during a hartal (general strike) was called that shutdown the entire city of Darjeeling as well as the surrounding towns affecting the entire hill-station in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, on May 30, 2010. The hartal was called after Madan Tamang, leader of the moderate group Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) was stabbed to death allegedly by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters on May 21, 2010 in Darjeeling, which lead to a spontaneous shutdown of the three Darjeeling hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong. Madan Tamang was one of the leaders pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal). The Gorkhaland police are volunteers raised by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha party and are not recognized as an official police force by the government.

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#6938354

7 August 2021

Large Gorkhaland mural over a taxi stand calling for a separate state as thousands of Nepalis filled the streets after a hartal (general strike) was called that shutdown the entire city of Darjeeling as well as the surrounding towns affecting the entire hill-station in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, on May 30, 2010. The hartal was called after Madan Tamang, leader of the moderate group Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) was stabbed to death allegedly by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters on May 21, 2010 in Darjeeling, which lead to a spontaneous shutdown of the three Darjeeling hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong. Madan Tamang was one of the leaders pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal).

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#6938360

7 August 2021

Thousands of Nepalis listen as politicians speak about the importance of achieving Gorkhaland during a hartal (general strike) was called that shutdown the entire city of Darjeeling as well as the surrounding towns affecting the entire hill-station in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, on May 30, 2010. The hartal was called after Madan Tamang, leader of the moderate group Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) was stabbed to death allegedly by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters on May 21, 2010 in Darjeeling, which lead to a spontaneous shutdown of the three Darjeeling hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong. Madan Tamang was one of the leaders pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal).

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#6938368

7 August 2021

Thousands of Nepalis listen as politicians speak about the importance of achieving Gorkhaland during a hartal (general strike) was called that shutdown the entire city of Darjeeling as well as the surrounding towns affecting the entire hill-station in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, on May 30, 2010. The hartal was called after Madan Tamang, leader of the moderate group Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) was stabbed to death allegedly by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters on May 21, 2010 in Darjeeling, which lead to a spontaneous shutdown of the three Darjeeling hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong. Madan Tamang was one of the leaders pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal).

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#6938380

7 August 2021

Thousands of Nepalis listen as politicians speak about the importance of achieving Gorkhaland during a hartal (general strike) was called that shutdown the entire city of Darjeeling as well as the surrounding towns affecting the entire hill-station in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India, on May 30, 2010. The hartal was called after Madan Tamang, leader of the moderate group Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League (ABGL) was stabbed to death allegedly by Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters on May 21, 2010 in Darjeeling, which lead to a spontaneous shutdown of the three Darjeeling hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Kurseong. Madan Tamang was one of the leaders pushing for Gorkhaland (a separate Nepali state where the Nepali community would remain part of India but break free from Siliguri and West Bengal).

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