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Public Holidays in India also known as Government Holidays colloquially, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the union or state levels. Being a culturally diverse country, there are many festivals celebrated in various regions across the country.
20 March – First fighting in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 between West Pakistan and India only. 29 May – 1965 Dhanbad coal mine disaster – A mining accident in Dhanbad, India kills 274. July 14 - Sheikh Abdullah kept at custody in Kodaikanal for two years from July 1965 - June 1967. [1] 5 August – War begins between India and Pakistan.
Name of holiday Date of holiday Year of event Independence from Event commemorated and notes Afghanistan: Independence Day: 19 August: 1919 United Kingdom: Anglo-Afghan Treaty of 1919 or Treaty of Rawalpindi, an armistice between the United Kingdom and Afghanistan during the Third Anglo-Afghan War. [1] Liberation Day: 15 February: 1989 Soviet Union
Pages in category "1965 in India" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Many holidays in the Hindu, Buddhist and Jaina traditions are based on the lunar cycles in the lunisolar timekeeping with foundations in the Hindu calendar system. A few holidays, however, are based on the solar cycle, such as the Vaisakhi, Pongal and those associated with Sankranti. [59]
The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, also known as the second India–Pakistan war, was an armed conflict between Pakistan and India that took place from August 1965 to September 1965. The conflict began following Pakistan's unsuccessful Operation Gibraltar , [ 12 ] which was designed to infiltrate forces into Jammu and Kashmir to precipitate an ...
Republic Day is a national holiday in India commemorating the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of India and the country's transition to a republic which came into effect on 26 January 1950.
Tenth day of waxing moon of Ashvin (Hindu calendar) Vijayadashami is the Hindu celebration of good over evil. Govatsa Dwadashi: In a poster condemning the consumption of beef, the sacred cow Kamadhenu is depicted as containing various deities within her body. Twelfth day of the waning moon fortnight (Krishna Paksha) in the month of Kartik ...