Seeking 2008 South Indian Holiday Calendar: Can Anyone Share Their Copy?

Dear Friends,

Is anyone having the national and festival holiday calendar for the year 2008? If you have it, please forward the same. Maybe a South Indian calendar.

With regards,
Shankar Karnam

Hi Shankar,
Following are the holidays for 2008
January 1 - New Year Day
January 15 - Pongal/Sankranti
January 26 - Republic Day (1950)
March 4 - Holi
March 27 - Ramnavmi
March 31 - Mahavir Jayanti
April 6 - Good Friday
May 1 - Labour Day
Easter Sunday
July - State Bank Day
August 15 - Independence Day (1947)
September 15 - Ganesh Chaturthi (Festival of Lord Ganesha)
October 2 - Birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
October 21 - Dassera
October 25 - Idu'l Fitr
November 9 - Diwali (Festival of lights)
November 14 - Children's Day
December 21 - Idu'z Zuha - Bakri ID (Feast of the Sacrifice)
December 25 - Christmas
Sapana

Dear Friends,

The National Festival Holiday for every year will be announced by the government in the official gazette notification thirty days before the end of every year, i.e., before 1st December. That is the official declaration of the Holidays.

Regards,
PBS KUMAR

I have enclosed the list of holidays for 2008. This is from the government office, so you can use it for your office.

Hi,

The Government of Kerala has recently released the holiday list for 2008. You can check the list of holidays at the following links:
- http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/...rnmentholidays
- http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/...mentholidays22

Regards,
sk

Hi all.

Please find the list attached, which you can modify according to your holiday committee. This list includes all the Hindu festivals and also the list of holidays.

Hi,

Here is the official holiday list for the state of Tamil Nadu/Chennai: http://www.indianpublicholidays.com/...nmentholidays4.

Regards,
SK

Hi Sankar,

Festival holidays declaration depends on which state you stay in. I think what Ms. Sapana has provided to you is perfect. Only on July 1st - State Bank Day, I can replace it with some local festival that should be listed under the Factories Act of that state. Before you make a list of holidays, you should see how many Hindu, Muslim, and Christian employees work in your organization; according to that, you can select the holidays. You can keep 12 festival holidays with 2 restricted holidays or all 14 festival holidays.

You should inform the factory inspector 45 days before the start of the new year.

Please rectify if any mistakes are found.

Yours sincerely,
Arabindo