November is the eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar and the Julian calendar. And it is one of the four months whose number of days is 30. The month of November has been full of countless events in Indian history. In this month, the birth anniversaries of many great personalities including Rani Lakshmi Bai, Tipu Sultan, Jawaharlal Nehru are celebrated. In the first month, the foundation day of 9 states and three union territories, including the country’s largest state Madhya Pradesh, is celebrated.
Why is November the best month
The month of November is considered very good for traveling because there is not much cold in this month. Also, in the month of November, many types of festivals are also organized at different places in India.
List of Public Holidays in India
There is an extensive list of public and government holidays in India. These holidays include religious festivals as well as foundation days of various states. If someone is planning to go out of town in November. This list is kept below:
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Date
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Day
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Occasion
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Celebrated
in
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1st
November,2024
|
Friday
|
Diwali
|
Across
the India
|
|
1st
November,2024
|
Friday
|
Kut,
Puducherry Liberation Day, Haryana Day, Karnataka Rajyotsava, kerala Piravi
|
Manipur,
Puducherry, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala
|
|
2nd
November,2024
|
Saturday
|
Balipratipada
|
Majority
of the States
|
|
2nd
November,2024
|
Saturday
|
Vikram
Samvat New Year
|
Several
States
|
|
2nd
November,2024
|
Saturday
|
Govardhan
Puja
|
Uttar
Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Delhi
|
|
2nd
November,2024
|
Saturday
|
Ningol
Chakouba
|
Manipur
|
|
3rd
November,2024
|
Sunday
|
Bhai
Duj
|
Across
India
|
|
7th
November,2024
|
Thursday
|
Chhat
Puja
|
Bihar
|
|
8th
November,2024
|
Friday
|
Wangala
Festival
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Meghalaya
|
|
15th
November,2024
|
Friday
|
Guru
Nanak’s Birthday, Kartik Purnima
|
Punjab,
Chandigarh and Many States
|
|
18th
November,2024
|
Monday
|
Kanaka
Dasa Jayanti
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Karnataka
|
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22th
November,2024
|
Friday
|
Lhabab
Deuchen
|
Sikkim
|
|
23rd
November,2024
|
Saturday
|
Seng
Kut Snem
|
Meghalaya
|
|
24th
November,2024
|
Sunday
|
Lachit
Divas
|
Assam |
Bank Holidays in November There is often an announcement of holiday on the second and fourth Saturday every month from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
|
Date
|
Day
|
Occasion
|
Celebrated
in
|
|
1st
November,2024
|
Friday
|
Diwali
|
Across
the India
|
|
1st
November,2024
|
Friday
|
Kut,
Puducherry Liberation Day, Haryana Day, Karnataka Rajyotsava, kerala Piravi
|
Manipur,
Puducherry, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala
|
|
2nd
November,2024
|
Saturday
|
Vikram
Samvat New Year
|
Several
States
|
|
2nd
November,2024
|
Saturday
|
Ningol
Chakouba
|
Manipur
|
|
7th
November,2024
|
Thursday
|
Chhat
Puja
|
Bihar
|
|
9th
November,2024
|
Saturday
|
Second
Saturday
|
Across
the Country
|
|
15th
November,2024
|
Friday
|
Guru
Nanak’s Birthday, Kartik Purnima
|
Punjab,
Chandigarh and Many States
|
|
18th
November,2024
|
Monday
|
Kanaka
Dasa Jayanti
|
Karnataka
|
|
23rd
November,2024
|
Saturday
|
Fourth
Saturday
|
Across
the country |
Important Days in November
Many Days are celebrated in the month of November. Shown below are the ways in which the days are celebrated:
- 01st November - World Vegan Day: The purpose of celebrating World Vegan Day is to encourage people around the world to adopt a vegan lifestyle and live a healthy and long life.
- 02nd November - All Souls’ Day: This day was First celebrated by Saint Odilo of Cluny. It was through him that the memory of the dead was recognized. After this, the practice started being celebrated by the entire Western Church and gradually this practice spread throughout the city.
- 05th November - World Tsunami Awareness Day: This Day is celebrated with the aim that we can prepare for future disasters so that more and more lives can be saved. This day is celebrated to increase awareness about tsunami. On Tsunami Day, everyone is told about the dangers of tsunamis and how to save them.
- 07th November - National Cancer Awareness Day: There is a special reason to celebrate Cancer Awareness Day on 7th November. This day is the birthday of Nobel Prize winning scientist Madame Curie. Madame Curie made an important contribution in fighting cancer. Cancer Awareness Day is celebrated every year on the occasion of Madame Curie’s birthday to remember her contribution.
- 12th November - World Pneumonia Day: Pneumonia is a lung infection that spreads through coughing , sneezing, touching or breathing germ-laden air. This problem is more prevalent in children and early people. Many times, this may result in loss of life. To create awareness about this, Pneumonia Day is celebrated every year on 12 November.
- 12th November - Guru Nanak Dev’s Birthday Anniversary: Nanak Sahib was born 15 April 1469 in Talwandi,Punjab, which is now located in pakistan. This place is also popular by the name of Nankana sahib. The birth anniversary of Guru Nanak dev Ji has special significance in Sikhism.
- 13th November - World Kindness Day: The main objective of celebrating this day is to highlight the good works done by people, so that the positive energy coming from them can come among everyone who can start doing such work. This is the power that binds us all together - This day has been celebrated for 20 Years.
- 14th November - World Diabetes Day: World Diabetes Day is observed every year on 14 November to commemorate the birthday of Sir Frederick Banting, who discovered the hormone insulin with Charles Herbert Best in 1922.
- 14th November - Children’s Day: Seeing Chacha Nehru’s Love for children, it was celebrated 14th November as Children's Day. Pandit Jawhar lal nehru died on 27th May 1964, in the same year it was unanimously announced in the Parliament to celebrate 14 November as children’s day, since then this day is being celebrated.
- 16th November - International Day for Tolerance: Every year, 16 November is celebrated as International Tolerance Day to promote tolerance in the society and spread awareness among the people. The purpose of International Day for Tolerance Day is to promote non-violence by eliminating the spirit of violence and negativity in the world.
- 17th November - National Epilepsy Day: This day was first celebrated by the Epilepsy Foundation of India and was founded by Dr. Nirmal Surya. The aim of the day was to help the needy people who are not able to get treatment for this disease and also to break the myths related to epilepsy, create awareness about the symptoms and management of the disease.
- 19th November - International Men’s Day: Professor Teelak Singh chose 19 November to celebrate Men’s Day because it was his father’s birth anniversary. Since then, it is celebrated every year; Crunnetly, around 80 countries have celebrated this day.
- 19th November - World Toilet Day: The purpose of this day is to raise awareness about people who do not have access to safe and clean toilets today and to initiate action to tackle the global sanitation crisis. The United Nations General Assembly declared World Toilet Day an official United Nation Day in 2013.
- 20th November - Universal Children's Day: On this day, the birth anniversary of the first prime minister of India, Pandit Jawhar Lal Nahru is celebrated. The main objective of celebrating this day as Children's Day is to make people aware about the rights of children.
- 21st November - World Television Day: The United Nation also organized the first World Television Forum. In this forum, media personalities from all over discussed the growing importance of television. Since then, the General Assembly of the United Nations has decided to celebrate 21 November every year as World Television Day.
- 26th November - Constitution Day of India: Constitution Day is celebrated every year on 20 November across the country. On this day in the year 1949, our Constitution was adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly.