Public Holidays in India 1958

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1958. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1958 are Republic Day (Sunday, January 26), Holi (Thursday, March 6), Ram Navami (Saturday, March 29), Mahavir Jayanti (Wednesday, April 2), Good Friday (Friday, April 4), Id-ul-Fitr (Monday, April 21), Buddha Purnima (Saturday, May 3), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Sunday, June 29), Muharram (Monday, July 28), Independence Day (Friday, August 15), Janmashtami (Saturday, September 6), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Saturday, September 27), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Thursday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Tuesday, October 21), Diwali (Deepavali) (Monday, November 10), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Wednesday, November 26) and Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 1958: Apr 4–Apr 6 (3 days, Good Friday); Apr 19–Apr 21 (3 days, Id-ul-Fitr); Jul 26–Jul 28 (3 days, Muharram); Aug 15–Aug 17 (3 days, Independence Day); Nov 8–Nov 10 (3 days, Diwali (Deepavali)).

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.