2014 Public Holidays in India

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">India is known as a country that has witnessed amalgamation of diverse religions and cultures. To maintain communal harmony and offer the citizens an occasional breather from work, the government observes some public holidays. Some of these holidays are religious while others are secular. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span> <span style="color: black;">Three national holidays that are observed all over the country are 2</span><span style="color: black;">^{<span style="font-size: small;">nd</span>}</span><span style="color: black;"> October (Mahatma Gandhi�s Birthday), 26</span><span style="color: black;">^{<span style="font-size: small;">th</span>}</span><span style="color: black;"> January (Republic Day) and 15</span><span style="color: black;">^{<span style="font-size: small;">th</span>}</span><span style="color: black;"> August (Indian Independence Day).</span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On National Holidays all central and state government departments are closed. Banks, post offices and several administrative sections of the government and private entities also remain closed. </span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a name="more"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-91zbrm2S2Dg/UmDyALM5VuI/AAAAAAAAAJI/Zbsopmz9GX4/s1600/bigstock----Calendar-46187992.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="2014 Calendar with Holidays" border="0" height="428" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-91zbrm2S2Dg/UmDyALM5VuI/AAAAAAAAAJI/Zbsopmz9GX4/s640/bigstock----Calendar-46187992.jpg" title="2014 Calendar with Holidays" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2014 Calendar with Holidays</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">However, as far as the religious public holidays are concerned, the same cannot be said. However, Christmas and Good Friday are also observed in nearly the same manner of government holidays in many states of India.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On National Holidays, amount of public transport is diminished including metro, trains and buses. This results in less of traffic jams and environmental pollution on those days. On major public holidays, citizens like to engage in fun and leisurely activities. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span> <span style="color: black;">Depending on time of the year and occasions, some such holidays are also used by people for informal get together. For instance, on Christmas and New Years Eve, both of which are observed in large parts of the nation as off days, a lot of people get involved in picnics. </span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span> <span style="color: black;">Children and teens take part in games and people also pay visit to their near and are ones on these days. </span>However, private organizations and especially IT industry do not shut operations on several public holidays owing to their need to maintain productivity level. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />Of late, the demands to reduce number of holidays in government departments have been placed by a number of public bodies. A lot of holidays in any organization can affect economic growth.</span><br /><br /><h2><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">List of Public Holidays 2014 in India</span></h2><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">13 </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jan 2014 (Monday)  - Id-E-Milad</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">26 </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jan 2014 (Sunday) - Republic Day</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">28 Feb 2014 (Friday)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Maha Shivratri</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17 Mar </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014</span> (<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monday)</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span>- <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Holi</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">18 Apr </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014</span> (<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday) -</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good Friday</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">23 Apr </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span>(<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wednesday)</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span>- <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mahavir Jayanthi</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">01 May </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span>(<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thursday)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- May Day</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">14 May </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span>(<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wednesday) - Buddha Purnima</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">28 Jul </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014 </span>(<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Monday) -<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Id-Ul-Fitr</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10 Aug </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014 (Sun</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">day) - Raksha Bandhan</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15 Aug </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014 (Fri</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">day) - Independence Day</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">17 Aug </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span>(<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sunday) - Krishna Janmastami</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">29 Aug </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014 (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Friday) - Ganesh Chaturthi</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">02 Oct </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span>(<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thursday) - Mahatma Gandhi Jayanthi</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">04 Oct </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span>(<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday) - Vijaya Dashami & </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bakri Id</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">23 Oct </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014 </span>(<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thursday)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Diwali</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">25 Oct </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014</span> (<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday) - Muharram</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">06 Nov </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span>(<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thursday)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> - Guru Nanak Jayanthi</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">25 Dec </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014</span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: pre;"> </span>(<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thurs</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">day)<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Christmas</span></div></div>

2014 Public Holidays in India

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