Secular Holidays
In addition to the official holidays, many religious, ethnic, and other traditional holidays populate the calendar, as well as observances proclaimed by officials and lighter celebrations. These are rarely observed by Central government and businesses as holidays.
For 2012 dates, please see Public Holidays India 2012
| Date | Holiday | Observed in |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Most of India |
| 23 January | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's Birthday | Orissa, Tripura, West Bengal |
| 19 February | Maharaja Shivaji's Birthday | Maharashtra |
| 15 March | Kanshi Ram's Birthday | Uttar Pradesh |
| 22 March | Bihar Day | Bihar |
| 30 March | Rajasthan Day | Rajasthan |
| 1 April | Utkal Dibasa |
Orissa |
| 14 April | Dr. B. R. Ambedkar's Birthday | Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal |
| 2nd Day of Chaitra, March–April | Cheti Chand |
Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh |
| 1st Day of Chaitra, March–April | Gudhi Padva |
Goa, Maharashtra |
| 1st Day of Chaitra, March–April | Ugadi |
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu |
| 15 April | Bihu |
Assam |
| 15 April | Maha Vishuva Sankranti / Pana Sankranti |
Orissa |
| 14/15 April | Pohela Boishakh |
Tripura, West Bengal |
| 1st Day of Chithirai, March–April | Vishu / Varusha Pirappu or Puthandu |
Kerala, Tamil Nadu |
| 1 May | Labour Day | Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal, Orissa |
| 1 May | Maharashtra Day | Maharashtra |
| 1 May | Gujarat Day | Gujarat |
| 16 May | Annexation Day | Sikkim |
| 15 June | Maharana Pratap Jayanti | Rajasthan |
| Purnima of Ashvin Month | Valmiki Jayanthi | Karnataka |
| 26 October | Accession Day | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 31 October | Sardar Patel Jayanti | Gujarat |
| 1 November | Andhra Pradesh Foundation Day | Andhra Pradesh |
| Karnataka Foundation Day | Karnataka | |
| Kerala Foundation Day | Kerala | |
| Chhattisgarh Foundation Day | Chhattisgarh | |
| 3rd Day Of Kartika (month) Krishna Paksha | Kanaka Jayanti | Karnataka |
| 7 December | Armed Forces Flag Day | Indian military |
Read more about this topic: Festivals In India
Famous quotes containing the word secular:
“As high as mind stands above nature, so high does the state stand above physical life. Man must therefore venerate the state as a secular deity.... The march of God in the world, that is what the State is.”
—Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831)