Q.Read out the list of gazetted holidays in India. Does it uphold the case of Secularism in India? Give your arguments.
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →India's list of gazetted holidays for 2019 spans Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, Jain and Sikh festivals alongside national civic days — this supports the case for Indian secularism not because every religion gets an identical count of holidays, but because no major community's festivals are excluded and the state's calendar does not privilege one religion as official.
The official list of gazetted holidays for 2019 given in this chapter is: Republic Day (January 26), Maha Shivaratri (March 4), Holi (March 21), Mahavir Jayanti (April 17), Good Friday (April 19), Buddha Purnima (May 18), Id-ul-Fitr (June 5), Id-ul-Zuha/Bakrid (August 12), Independence Day (August 15), Janmashtami (August 24), Muharram (September 10), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (October 2), Dussehra (October 8), Diwali/Deepavali (October 27), Milad-un-Nabi/Id-e-Milad (November 10), Guru Nanak's Birthday (November 12), and Christmas Day (December 25).
Looking across this list, Hindu festivals (Maha Shivaratri, Holi, Janmashtami, Dussehra, Diwali) sit alongside Muslim festivals (Id-ul-Fitr, Id-ul-Zuha, Muharram, Milad-un-Nabi), Christian festivals (Good Friday, Christmas), a Buddhist festival (Buddha Purnima), a Jain festival (Mahavir Jayanti), a Sikh festival (Guru Nanak's Birthday), and national civic observances (Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi's birthday) that belong to every citizen regardless of religion. …
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