Public Holidays in India 1937

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1937. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1937 are Republic Day (Tuesday, January 26), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Tuesday, February 23), Muharram (Wednesday, March 24), Good Friday (Friday, March 26), Holi (Saturday, March 27), Ram Navami (Monday, April 19), Mahavir Jayanti (Friday, April 23), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Monday, May 24), Buddha Purnima (Tuesday, May 25), Independence Day (Sunday, August 15), Janmashtami (Sunday, August 29), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Saturday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Thursday, October 14), Diwali (Deepavali) (Tuesday, November 2), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Thursday, November 18), Id-ul-Fitr (Sunday, December 5) and Christmas Day (Saturday, December 25).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1937: Mar 26–Mar 28 (3 days, Good Friday, Holi); Apr 17–Apr 19 (3 days, Ram Navami); Apr 23–Apr 25 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); May 22–May 25 (4 days, Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday), Buddha Purnima).

The weekend in India is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Gazetted holidays for central government offices in Delhi (DoPT). States add their own holidays, and many offices work on Saturdays. Festival dates for years without a DoPT list yet are estimated from the moon.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.