Public Holidays in India 1972

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1972. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 246 working days after 106 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1972 are Republic Day (Wednesday, January 26), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Friday, January 28), Muharram (Saturday, February 26), Holi (Tuesday, February 29), Ram Navami (Thursday, March 23), Mahavir Jayanti (Monday, March 27), Good Friday (Friday, March 31), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Thursday, April 27), Buddha Purnima (Sunday, May 28), Independence Day (Tuesday, August 15), Janmashtami (Thursday, August 31), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Monday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Tuesday, October 17), Diwali (Deepavali) (Sunday, November 5), Id-ul-Fitr (Thursday, November 9), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Monday, November 20) and Christmas Day (Monday, December 25).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 1972: Jan 28–Jan 30 (3 days, Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); Mar 25–Mar 27 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); Mar 31–Apr 2 (3 days, Good Friday); Sep 30–Oct 2 (3 days, Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti)); Nov 18–Nov 20 (3 days, Guru Nanak's Birthday); Dec 23–Dec 25 (3 days, Christmas Day).

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.