1-JANUARY
Important days in January 2023:
1st January Global Family Day
4th January World Braille Day
5th January Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti
6th January World Day of War Orphans
7th January Mahayana New Year
9th January Pravasi Bharatiya Divas or NRI (Non-Resident Indian) Day
10th January World Hindi Day
11th January Death anniversary of Lal Bahadur Shastri
12th January National Youth Day
13th January Lohri
14th January Makar Sankranti
15th January Indian Army Day
15th January World Religion Day
15th 18th January Pongal
17th January National Road Safety Week
23rd January Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti
24th January National Girl Child Day
24th January International Day of Education
25th January National Voters Day
25th January National Tourism Day
26th January Republic Day
26th January International Customs Day
27th January International Holocaust Remembrance Day
28th January Birth Anniversary of Lala Lajpat Rai
28th January Data Privacy Day
29th January World Leprosy Day
30th January Shaheed Diwas.
2-FEBRUARY
Important days in February 2023:
1 February Indian Coast Guard Day
2 February World Wetlands Day
4 February World Cancer Day
5 February to 13 February 2023 Kala Ghoda Festival
6 February International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
6 February to 12 February 2023 International Development Week
8 February Safer Internet Day
10 February National Deworming Day
10 February World Pulses Day
11 February World Day of the Sick
11 February International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12 February Darwin Day
12 February Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
12 February National Productivity Day
13 February World Radio Day
13 February Sarojini Naidu Birth Anniversary
14 February Saint Valentine's Day
18 February to 27 February 2023 Taj Mahotsav
20 February Arunachal Pradesh Foundation Day
20 February World Day of Social Justice
21 February International Mother Language Day
22 February World Thinking Day
24 February Central Excise Day
27 February World NGO Day
28 February National Science Day
28 February Rare Disease Day
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7 February Rose Day.
8 February Propose Day.
9 February Chocolate Day.
10 February Teddy Day.
11 February Promise Day.
12 February Hug Day.
13 February Kiss Day.
14 February Valentine's Day.
3-MARCH
Important days in March 202:
1 March Zero Discrimination Day,World Civil Defence Day,Self-Injury Awareness Day
3 March World Wildlife Day,World Hearing Day
4 March National Safety Day,Employee Appreciation Day
4 March Ramakrishna Jayanti
8 March International Women’s Day
9 March No Smoking Day (Second Wednesday of March)
10 March CISF Raising Day
12 March Mauritius Day
14 March Pi Day
14 March International Day of Action for Rivers
15 March World Consumer Rights Day
16 March National Vaccination Day
18 March Ordnance Factories Day (India)
20 March International Day of Happiness
20 March World Sparrow Day
21 March World Forestry Day
21 March World Down Syndrome Day
21 March World Poetry Day
22 March World Water Day
23 March World Meteorological Day
24 March World Tuberculosis (TB) Day
25 March International Day of the Unborn Child
25 March International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members
26 March Purple Day of Epilepsy
27 March World Theatre Day
4-APRIL
Important days in April 2023:
April 1 : April Fools’ Day
April 1 : Prevention of Blindness week
April 1 : Odisha Foundation Day
April 2 : World Autism Awareness Day
April 3 : Holy Monday
April 4 : International Day of Mine Awareness
April 4 : Mahavir Jayanti
April 5 : National Maritime Day
April 6 : International Day of Sports For Development and Peace
April 6 : Hanuman Jayanti
April 7 : World Health Day
April 7 : Good Friday
April 8 : Holy Saturday
April 9 : Easter Sunday
April 10 : World Homoeopathy Day
April 10 : Siblings Day
April 11 : National Safe Motherhood Day
April 11 : National Pet Day
April 13 : Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
April 14 : B.R. Ambedkar Remembrance Day
April 17 : World Haemophilia Day
April 18 : World Heritage Day
April 19 : World Liver Day
April 21 : National Civil Service Day
April 21 : Eid-ul-Fitr
April 22 : World Earth Day
April 22 : Akshaya Tritiya
April 23 : World Book and Copyright Day
April 23 : English Language Day
April 24 : National Panchayati Raj Day
April 25 : World Malaria Day
April 26 : World Intellectual Property Day
April 28 : World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 29 : International Dance Day
April 29 : Sita Navami
April 30 : World Veterinary Day
April 30 : Ayushman Bharat Diwas
5-MAY
Important Days in May 2023:
1 May International Labour Day
1 May Maharashtra Day
1 May Gujarat Day
1 May World Laughter Day
3 May Press Freedom Day
3 May World Asthma Day
4 May Coal Miners Day
4 May International Firefighter’s Day
6 May International No Diet Day
7 May World Athletics Day
8 May World Red Cross Day
8 May World Thalassaemia Day
9 May Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti
11 May National Technology Day
12 May International Nurses Day
14 May Mother’s Day
15 May International Day of Families
17 May World Telecommunication Day
17 May World Hypertension Day
18 May World AIDS Vaccine Day
18 May International Museum Day
20 May National Endangered Species Day
21 May National Anit-Terrorism Day
22 May International Day for Biological Diversity
31 May Anti-Tobacco Day
6-JUNE
Important Days in June 2023:
1st June World Milk Day, Global Parents Day
2nd June International Sex Workers Day, Telangana Formation Day
3rd June World Bicycle Day
4th June International Day of Innocent, Children Victims of Aggression
5th June World Environment Day
6th June World Pest Day
7th June World Food Safety Day
8th June World ocean day, World Brain Tumor Day
9th June World Accreditation Day
12th June World day against Child Labour (Anti Child Labor Day)
14th June World Blood Donor Day
15th June Global Wind Day
18th June International Picnic Day
19th June National Reading Day
20th June World Refugee day
21st June (3rd Sunday)Father’s Day, World Music Day, International Yoga Day, Hydrographic Day
23rd June United Nation’s public service day
23rd June International Widow’s day
26th June International Day against Drug abuse & Illicit Trafficking
27th June International MSME Day
29th June National Statistics Day
30th June International Asteroid Day International Day of Parliamentarism
7-JULY
Important Days in July 2023:
1 July Doctor's Day (India)
1 July International Joke Day
1 July Canada Day
1 July GST Day
1 July Chartered Accountants Day
2 July World UFO Day
2 July World Sports Journalists Day
3 July International Plastic Bag Free Day
4 July Independence Day (USA)
6 July World Zoonoses day
7 July World Chocolate Day
10 July Nikola Tesla Day
11 July World Population Day
12 July Malala Day
12 July Paper Bag Day
14 July Bastille Day
15 July World Youth Skills Day
15 July Social Media Giving Day
17 July World Day for International Justice
17 July World Emoji Day
18 July Nelson Mandela Day
20 July World Chess Day
20 July International Moon Day
22 July Chandrayaan 2 launch date
23 July National Broadcasting Day
24 July Income Tax Day
26 July Kargil Vijay Diwas
28 July World Hepatitis Day
28 July World Nature Conservation Day
29 July International Tiger Day
30 July International Friendship Day.
8-AUGUST
Important Days in August 2023:
01 Aug Tuesday: Purnima Vrat, Purnima, Shri Satyanarayan Vrat, Sri Satyanarayan Puja
04 Aug Friday: Sankashti Chaturthi
06 Aug Sunday: Friendship Day, Hiroshima Day
08 Aug Tuesday: Kalashtami
10 Aug Thursday: Rohini Vrat
12 Aug Saturday: Parama Ekadashi
13 Aug Sunday: Pradosh Vrat
14 Aug Monday: Masik Shivaratri
15 Aug Tuesday: Independence Day
16 Aug Wednesday: Amavasya
17 Aug Thursday: Muharram Ends, Chandra Darshan, Simha Sankranti
19 Aug Saturday: World Photography Day, Hariyali Teej
20 Aug Sunday: Chaturthi Vrat
21 Aug Monday: Somvar Vrat, Nag Panchami
22 Aug Tuesday: Shasti
23 Aug Wednesday: Tulsidas Jayanti
24 Aug Thursday: Durga Ashtami Vrat
25 Aug Friday: Varalakshmi Vrat
27 Aug Sunday: Sravana Putrada Ekadashi
28 Aug Monday: Som Pradosh Vrat, Pradosh Vrat
29 Aug Tuesday: Onam
30 Aug Wednesday: Shri Satyanarayan Vrat, Sri Satyanarayan Puja, Purnima Vrat, Raksha Bandhan
31 Aug Thursday: Purnima, Narali Purnima
9-SEPTEMBER
Important Days in September 2023:
1st September to 7th September National Nutrition Week
2nd September World Coconut Day
5th September International Day of Charity
5th September Teachers’ Day (India)
7th September National Nutrition Week
8th September International Literacy Day
8th September World Physical Therapy Day
9th September World First Aid Day
10th September World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD)
11th September National Forest Martyrs Day
14th September Hindi Diwas
15th September Engineer’s Day (India)
15th September International Day of Democracy
16th September World Ozone Day
16th September International Red Panda Day
17th September World Patient Safety Day
18th September World Bamboo Day
19th September International Talk Like a Pirate Day
21st September International Day of Peace (UN)
21st September World Alzheimer’s Day
22nd September Day for the Welfare of Cancer Patients
22nd September World Rhino Day
23rd September International Day of Sign Languages
24th September World Day of the Deaf
24th September World Rivers Day
25th September World Pharmacists Day
25th September Antyodaya Diwas
26th September World Contraception Day
26th September World Environmental Health Day
27th September World Tourism Day
28th September World Rabies Day
28th September World Maritime Day
29th September World Heart Day
30th September International Translation Day
10-OCTOBER
Important Days in October 2023:
1 October International Day of the Older Person
1 October International Coffee Day
2 October International Day of Non-violence
2 October Gandhi Jayanti and Lal Bahadur Shastri
3 October World Nature Day
4 October World Habitat Day
4 October World Animal Welfare Day
5 October World Teacher’s day
8 October Air Force Day
9 October World Postal day
10 October National Postal Day
10 October World Mental Health Day
11 October International Girl Child Day
12 October World Arthritis Day
13 October UN International Day for National Disaster Reduction
14 October World Standards Day
15 October World White Cane Day
15 October World Students’ Day
16 October World Food Day
17 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
24 October United Nations Day
30 October World Thrift Day
31 October Rastriya Ekta Diwas or National Unity Day
11-NOVEMBER
Important Days in November 2023:
1st November World Vegan Day,All Saints’ Day , Melbourne Cup Day
5th November World Tsunami Day, Bhupen Hazarika Death Anniversary Indian Cricketer Virat Kohli’s Birthday
6th November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
7th November National Cancer Awareness Day, Infant Protection Day
8th November World Radiography Day, Guru Nanak Dev’s Birth Anniversary
9th November National Legal Services Day
10th November World Public Transport Day
11th November National Education Day
12th November World Pneumonia Day
13th November World Kindness Day
14th November Children’s Day in India World Diabetes Day, Jawahar Lal Nehru’s Birth Anniversary
17th November National Epilepsy Day, International Students’ Day
19th November World Toilet Day, International Men’s Day
20th November Africa Industrialization Day, Universal Children’s Day
21st November World Television Day
25th November International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
26th November Constitution Day or Law Day (India)
29th November International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30th November St. Andrews Day
12-DECEMBER
Important Days in December 2023:
1-December: World Aids Day
2-December: World Computer literacy day, International day of abolition of slavery
3-December: International Day of People with disabilities, World conservation day
4-December: Navy Day
5-December: International volunteer day for economic and social development
7-December: Armed Forces Flag Day, International civil aviation day
9-December: The International day against corruption
10-December: Human Rights Day
11-December: International Mountain day
14-December International Energy day
18-December: International Migrants day
19-December: Goa’s liberation day
20-December: International Human solidarity day
23-December: Kissan Divas (Farmer’s Day)
29-December: International Bio-diversity day.
These important days and celebrations in India in 2023 reflect the country's rich heritage, diverse culture and commitment to various social causes. Each festival has its own significance and provides an occasion for both meditation and celebration By observing and participating in these events, the people of India come together to honor their past, embrace their present and shape their future.
