[1][2] On 20 August 1992, the Lok Sabha passed a motion to add the Nepali language to the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India.

[3] According to an estimate in 2017, in India there about 40 million Nepali-language speaking Indians.

[4] Annually, Indian Gorkhas celebrate Nepali Language Recognition Day (officially Nepali Bhasha Manyata Diwas) on 20 August.

[5][6] The day is celebrated by organizing parades, literary and cultural programmes throughout India in places with significant Nepali speaking population.

[9][10] There is also an ongoing movement to create a Nepali-speaking Gorkhaland state in India.