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Diwali — October / November
When Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after fourteen years of exile and the defeat of the demon king Ravana, the people of his kingdom lit rows of...
Read MoreBhai Dooj / Bhai Tika — October / November
Two days after Diwali, when the lamps have dimmed, and the sweets are nearly gone, one more celebration quietly takes centre stage. Bhai Dooj,...
Read MoreGuru Nanak Jayanti — November
Born in 1469 in Nankana Sahib in present-day Pakistan, Guru Nanak Dev Ji spent his life questioning the divisions that separated people from each...
Read MoreHornbill Festival — 1–10 December
Named after the hornbill, a bird so revered in Naga culture that its feathers adorn the headdresses of warriors and chiefs, the Hornbill Festival...
Read MoreChristmas — 25th December
Christianity arrived in India long before colonial rule. According to tradition, St. Thomas the Apostle landed on the Malabar Coast in 52 CE,...
Read MoreMaha Shivratri — February / March
Rooted in ancient Hindu mythology, Maha Shivratri, the Great Night of Shiva, falls on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight in the lunar month...
Read MoreRepublic Day
When India gained independence in 1947, it was free but not yet fully sovereign. That changed on 26th January 1950, when the Constitution of India...
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