- Greater Nepal
Greater Nepal is a concept referring to the state of
Nepal extending beyond present boundaries to include territories ceded to theBritish East India Company under theSugauli Treaty that ended theAnglo-Nepalese War in 1816. [ [http://telegraphnepal.com/news_det.php?news_id=1918 Telegraph Nepal] ] The idea of a modern Nepali state covering the same territories motivates some Nepali nationalist groups. [ [http://telegraphnepal.com/news_det.php?news_id=1918 Telegraph Nepal] ]Historic boundaries
Under the Sugauli treaty, Nepalese kingdom had ceded conquered territories that spanned from the
Tista River in the east, which are constituted in the modernIndia n states of PunjabFact|date=May 2008,Himachal Pradesh Fact|date=May 2008 andUttarakhand and including places such asAlmora ,Pathankot ,Kumaon ,Dehradun ,Garhwal ,Sirmur andShimla andKangra , located to the west of theSutlej River in the modern Indian state ofHimachal Pradesh . Nepal also ceded control over kingdom ofSikkim , whose local ruler, theChogyal had supported the British in the war. The re-acquisition of these territories is a goal held by several Nepali political groups. [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1273683.cms Greater Nepal] ]Nationalist cause
The ideal of "Greater Nepal" motivates some Nepali nationalists, who seek to extend the boundaries of present-day Nepal to include the territories ceded under the Sugauli Treaty. Some Nepali politicians and activists accuse India of usurping Nepali territory and using the present border and territorial situation to dominate Nepal, which in the opinion of Nepali nationalists can be overcome by a "Greater Nepal." [ [http://telegraphnepal.com/news_det.php?news_id=1918 Telegraph Nepal] ] Some claim that the Sugauli Treaty became null and void on
August 15 ,1947 when India obtained its independence from British rule. [ [http://telegraphnepal.com/news_det.php?news_id=1918 Telegraph Nepal] ] Several publications and activities of theCommunist Party of Nepal (Maoist) claim Indian territory includingVaranasi ,Ballia ,Bahraich ,Pilibhit andJaunpur ; however, this has been denied by the Maoist leaderPrachanda who has claimed that the notion is a "media stunt." [ [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1273683.cms Greater Nepal] ]References
ee also
*
History of Nepal
*History of Sikkim
*Politics of Nepal
*British East India Company ,British Raj
*History of India External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/kalapaniborder/nepal.html Kalapani border]
*http://newsblaze.com/story/20060606130709nnnn.nb/topstory.html
* [http://thegreaternepal.co.cc ग्रेटर नेपाल]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
