The Gorkhas, who came from Nepal during British-occupied India in search of their livelihood and settled in and around Darjeeling, initiated the Gorkhaland movement in 1952 at the instigation of the undivided Communist Party of India (CPI) under the leadership of Shrii Ratanlal Brahman, Ganesh Subba, Ananda Pathak and others, with the intention to create a communist base amongst the Gorkhas of Darjeeling.
In 1987 the Gorkhaland movement took a violent turn under the leadership of Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF) leader Shubhas Ghising, who destroyed many lives and several hundred crores of government property in Darjeeling. Since then, "Amra Bangali" has opposed the demand of Gorkhaland because it was a conspiracy to once again divide Bengal.
