January, the first month of the Roman Calendar Year, is named after the two-faced Roman god Janus. It has 31 days and marks a new start and symbolises new beginnings. The month brings along with it a new beginning and some joyful festivities. Here’s a list of all important national and international important days in January 2021.
Important days in January 2021
| Dates in January | Occasion |
|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year’s day |
| January 4 | World Brailles Day |
| January 6 | World war orphan day |
| January 9 | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day) |
| January 10 | World Hindi Day, Raising Day of Army Air Defence |
| January 11 | National Road safety week |
| January 12 | National Youth Day |
| January 13 | Lohri |
| January 14 | Armed forces veterans day, Makar Sankranti, Pongal |
| January 15 | Army Day |
| January 18 | National Immunization Day (Polio Day) |
| January 19 | National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Raising Day |
| January 20 | Guru Govind Singh Jayanti |
| January 23 | Subhash Chandra Bose Jayanti |
| January 24 | International Day of Education, National Girl Child Day |
| January 25 | National Voters Day, National Tourism Day |
| January 26 | International Customs Day (ICD), Republic Day |
| January 27 | International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust |
| January 30 | Martyrs’ Day/Shaheed Diwas |
| January 31 | World Leprosy Day |
