Question: Who coined the word "Khalistan" ?
Awnser : Jagjit Singh Chauhan, after meeting Indira khan in Delhi.
Jagjit Chauhan then offered the Indira's idea of Khalistan to Bhindranwala to which his exact response was " We would accept khalistan if given" .
Question: What was the Govt's interest in promoting Khalistan Movement?
Answer: To suppress Anandpur Resolution and its legitimate demands. And Govt was very successful in doing so.
Question: Have Sikhs gained anything out of Khalistan issue?
Answer : Never, infact suffered very heavily. Even today this issue is used to abuse Sikhs and label Sikhs as terrorists.
Question:So whoes movement was it ?
Answer : Indira khan's movement .
Question: Who gained the most out of this Khalistan issue?
Answer: Politically it was boon for Indira and her son Rajiv, specially after Emergency that made her very infamous.
Question: Who demand Khalistan these days the most?
Answer : NRI's mostly.
Since khalistan issue only harms Sikhs I think we should look for other options, like reviving Anandpur Resolution.