Public Holidays in India 1946

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1946. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1946 are Republic Day (Saturday, January 26), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Saturday, February 16), Holi (Monday, March 18), Ram Navami (Wednesday, April 10), Mahavir Jayanti (Sunday, April 14), Good Friday (Friday, April 19), Buddha Purnima (Wednesday, May 15), Independence Day (Thursday, August 15), Janmashtami (Tuesday, August 20), Id-ul-Fitr (Thursday, August 29), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Wednesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Saturday, October 5), Diwali (Deepavali) (Thursday, October 24), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Tuesday, November 5), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Saturday, November 9), Muharram (Thursday, December 5) and Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25).

There are 2 long weekends of three days or more in 1946: Mar 16–Mar 18 (3 days, Holi); Apr 19–Apr 21 (3 days, Good Friday).

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.