| Banks Inventory Day - Monday April 2, 2018 Banks only :
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| General strike - Monday April 9, 2018 Secular holiday :
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| General strike - Monday April 9, 2018 Secular holiday :
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| Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar's Birthday - Maha Visuv Sankrati - Sunday April 14, 2019 Secular holiday : This lawyer and politician drafted the constitution of India. Date is confirmed in 2018
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| Parashurama Day - Thursday April 18, 2019 Hinduism : The sixth avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism. Like other avatars of Vishnu, he appears at a time when overwhelming evil prevailed on earth. The warrior class, with weapons and power, had begun to abuse their power, take what belonged to others by force and tyrannize people. Parashurama corrects the cosmic equilibrium by destroying these evil warriors. [Wikipedia]
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| Vesak - Buddha Purnima - Visakha Bucha - Monday April 30, 2018 Buddhism (Theravada) : Only celebrated in Andaman & Nicobar Island, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Mizoram, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh. Date is confirmed in 2018
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| Birthday of Rabindranath Tagore - Wednesday May 9, 2018 Secular holiday : Also written Rabīndranātha Thākura (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [Wikipedia]
Date is confirmed in 2018
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| Summer holiday (beginning) - Saturday May 19, 2018 School holidays :
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| End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) - Friday June 15, 2018 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Summer holiday (end) - Monday July 2, 2018 School holidays :
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| Banks Inventory Day - Tuesday July 2, 2019 Banks only : Annual Closing of the Royal Bank of India (RBI)
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| Independence Day - Wednesday August 15, 2018 Secular holiday : Commemorates the day in 1947 when India achieved freedom from British rule
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) - Wednesday August 22, 2018 Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It cele ates A aham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
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| Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (may be changed to the nearest day) - Wednesday August 22, 2018 Muslim, Sufi :
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| Raksha Bandhan / Nikini Poya (Janai Purnima) - Monday August 27, 2018 Hinduism : The annual festival of Raksha Bandhan, which is meant to commemorate the abiding ties between siblings of opposite sex, usually takes place in late August, and is marked by a very simple ceremony in which a woman ties a rakhi — which may be a colorful thread, a simple bracelet, or a decorative string — around the wrist of her brother(s). The word raksha signifies protection, and bandhan is an association signifying an enduring sort of bond; and so, when a woman ties a rakhi around the waist of her brother, she signifies her loving attachment to him. He, likewise, recognizes the special bonds between them, and by extending his wrist forward, he in fact extends the hand of his protection over her.
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| Sri Krishna Jayanthi (Janmashtami) - Monday September 3, 2018 Hinduism : Hindu celebration of the birthday of Sri Krishna, an incarnation of Lord Krishna. Sweets, fruits and milk products are available in abundance. Sri or Shree: A prefix denoting auspiciousness
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| Awal Muharram (Maal Hijrah) - Friday September 21, 2018 Muslim, Sufi : The first day of the year is observed on the first day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar. The first Islamic year beginning in 610 AD during which the emigration of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina, known as the Hijra [Wikipedia]
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| Banks Inventory Day - Saturday September 29, 2018 Banks only :
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| Mahatma Gandhi Birth Anniversary - Tuesday October 2, 2018 Secular holiday : He is the man who played a significant role in achiveing independence for India from the British Empire with his simplicity and strong will power. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, also known as 'Bapu' or 'Father of the nation', was born on the 2nd of October in 1869, in Porbunder, Gujarat. He studied law in U.K and practiced law in South Africa. But he left his profession and returned to India to join the Indian freedom struggle. Gandhiji was a preacher of truth and 'Ahimsa'(non-violence). He started the 'Satyagraha' movement for the Indian freedom struggle. He believed in living a simple life and in 'Swadeshi'. He proved to the world that freedom can be achieved through the path of non-violence. Gandhiji is a symbol of peace and truth. www.indiaa2z.com
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| Vijaya Dashami (Dasera) - Friday October 19, 2018 Hinduism : The victory of Durga on evil forces, the destruction of Vasanas (subjectivity, selfishness, desires...) and the achievement of the deepest Self.
Dominance of Saraswati (pure science) over Lakshmi (applied science)
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