Public Holidays in India 1928

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1928. 15 of them fall on working days, which leaves 246 working days after 105 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1928 are Republic Day (Thursday, January 26), Holi (Wednesday, March 7), Id-ul-Fitr (Saturday, March 24), Ram Navami (Thursday, March 29), Mahavir Jayanti (Monday, April 2), Good Friday (Friday, April 6), Buddha Purnima (Friday, May 4), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Thursday, May 31), Muharram (Friday, June 29), Independence Day (Wednesday, August 15), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Wednesday, August 29), Janmashtami (Friday, September 7), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Tuesday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Wednesday, October 24), Diwali (Deepavali) (Sunday, November 11), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Tuesday, November 27) and Christmas Day (Tuesday, December 25).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 1928: Mar 31–Apr 2 (3 days, Mahavir Jayanti); Apr 6–Apr 8 (3 days, Good Friday); May 4–May 6 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Jun 29–Jul 1 (3 days, Muharram); Sep 7–Sep 9 (3 days, Janmashtami).

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.