Editing Maharashtra Day

{{Short description|Indian holiday}}

|type = State

|caption = [[Jawaharlal Nehru]], [[Yashwantrao Chavan]] and [[Sri Prakasa]] unveiling a map of the new state of Maharashtra at Raj Bhavan, Mumbai, on 1 May 1960

|observedby = [[State of Maharashtra]], [[National Stock Exchange of India]], [[Bombay Stock Exchange]]

|date = 1 May

|duration = 1 day

|frequency = Annual

|celebrations = [[Parade]]s

'''Maharashtra Day''', commonly known as '''Maharashtra Din''' ([[Marathi language|Marathi]]: महाराष्ट्र दिन) is a state holiday<ref name=hol>{{cite news|url=http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/india/maharashtra/2014.php|title=Public Holidays in Maharashtra, India in 2014 – Office Holidays|author=|date=|newspaper=Office Holidays}}</ref> in the [[States of india|Indian state]] of [[Maharashtra]], commemorating the formation of the state of Maharashtra in India<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maharashtratourism.net/festivals/maharashtra-day.html|title=Maharashtra Day – Maharashtra Day Celebration|author=|date=|website=www.maharashtratourism.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Do We Celebrate Maharashtra Day On May 1? Know History And Significance |url=https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/why-do-we-celebrate-maharashtra-day-on-may-1-know-history-and-significance-5557618 |access-date=2024-05-01 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> from the division of the [[Bombay State]] on 1 May 1960.<ref name=hol/> Maharashtra Day is commonly associated with parades and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrating the history and traditions of Maharashtra. It is celebrated to commemorate the creation of a Marathi-speaking state of Maharashtra.

The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 defined boundaries for the states within India on the basis of languages.<ref>{{cite web | title=THE STATES REORGANISATION ACT, 1956|url=http://www.indiankanoon.org/doc/1211891/|publisher=[[Government of India]]|accessdate=6 December 2012}}</ref> The [[Bombay State]] that was formed as a consequence of this act, however, was composed of different areas where different languages were spoken; [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Kutchi language|Kutchi]] and [[Konkani language|Konkani]]. The [[Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti]] was at the forefront of the movement to divide the Bombay State into two states; one composed of areas where people primarily spoke Gujarati and Kutchi and the other where people primarily spoke Marathi and Konkani.<ref>{{cite book | last=Guha |first=Ramachandra |title=India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy | year=2008 | publisher=Harper Perennial | page=320}}</ref><ref name="KaminskyLong2011">{{cite book|last1=Kaminsky|first1=Arnold P.|last2=Long|first2=Roger D.|title=India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wWDnTWrz4O8C&pg=PA440|accessdate=30 April 2012|date=23 September 2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-37462-3|page=440}}</ref>

Every year the [[Government of Maharashtra]] issues a notification declaring 1 May to be a public holiday to be celebrated as Maharashtra Day. This holiday applies to all the schools, offices and companies under the jurisdiction of the State and Central Government celebrate this day by organising various programmes.<ref>{{cite web | title=Public Holiday – 2015 | work=[[Government of Maharashtra]] | url=https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/PDF/HolidayList-2015.pdf | accessdate=11 May 2015}}</ref>

The Indian stock markets remain closed on Maharashtra Day. <ref>{{cite web | title=Holidays for the calendar year | work=[[National Stock Exchange of India|National Stock Exchange]] | url=https://www.nseindia.com/resources/exchange-communication-holidays }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | title=Trading Holidays | work=[[Bombay Stock Exchange]] | url=https://www.bseindia.com/static/markets/marketinfo/listholi.aspx }}</ref>