I & C A Department,Govt. of W.B.

Annual Calendar of State Ceremonies

SL. No.

Date

Time

Occasions

Represented by

1

12-Jan

9.00 a.m.

Birthday of Neli Sengupta

Officer of Hospitality Wing

12-Jan

9.30 a.m.

Death anniversary of Surya Sen

Minister

12-Jan

10.30 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

Minister

2

21-Jan

10.00 a.m.

Death anniversary of Rashbehari Bose

Officer of Hospitality Wing.

3

23-Jan

12.15 p.m.

Birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas

Chandra Bose at Maidan & at Northern Park

Chief Minister

Ministers

4

25-Jan

9.30 a.m.

at Mallick Bazar Burial Ground

Minister

at Maidan

5

26-Jan

9.00 a.m.

Republic Day Parade at Red Road, Calcutta

Governor

Chief Minister

Ministers

6

30-Jan

9.00 a.m.

Death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at

Governor

Barrackpore Gandhi Ghat.

Minister

Chief Secretary

30-Jan

11.15 a.m.

Floral tributes at the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi

Minister

at Writers' Buildings.

30-Jan

11.30 a.m.

Placing of wreath at the statue of Mahatma

Governor

Gandhi at Calcutta Maidan

Minister

Do

2.00 p.m.

Martyr's day at Central Jail and Presidency Jail

Minister

7

03-Feb

4.00 p.m.

Death anniversary of Bhabani Bhattacharya at

Bhabani Bhavan Alipore.

Minister / Officer

8

16-Feb.

9.00 a.m.

Birthday of Dr.Meghnath Saha at Keoratala

Officer

9

20-Feb

9.00 a.m.

Death anniversary of Hemanta Bose near

Minister / Officer

Akashbani Bhavan

10

21-Feb

4.00 p.m.

2nd Uprising Day of Indian Soldiers against British

Minister / Officer

Rule.

11

22-Feb

4.00 p.m.

Birth anniversary of Jatindra Mohan Sengupta at

Minister / Officer

Deshapriya Park.

12

22-Mar

9.30 a.m.

Birthday of Surya Sen.

Minister

13

23-Mar

3.00 p.m.

Death anniversary of Saheed Bhagat Singh at Minto Park.

Minister

14

25-Mar

4.30 p.m.

Death anniversary of Satin Sen at Kakurgachi More.

Minister

15

05-Apr

8.00 a.m.

National Merrytime Day at Princep Ghat

Officer

16

14-Apr

10.00 a.m.

Birthday of Dr. B.R Ambedkar at Maidan

Minister

17

18-Apr

8.00 a.m.

Birthday of Derozio at Entally.

Officer.

18

22-Apr

9.30 a.m.

Birthday anniversary of Lenin at Esplanade

Programme organised by

political parties

Represented by I & C A Deptt.

19

02-May

10.00 a.m.

Death anniversary of Prafulla Chaki at B.B.D.Bag.

Minister

20

05-May

10.00 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Karl Marx at Surendranath

Park (South-West)

Minister.

21

8/9 May

8.00 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.

Officer

22

22-May

8.00 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Raja Rammohan Roy at

Calcutta Maidan.

Officer

23

25-May

8.00 a.m.

Death anniversary of Ashutosh Mukherjee at

Officer

Keoratala.

24

25-May

9.00 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Rashbehari Bose at

Officer

Surendranath Park. (North-West).

25

16-Jun

9.00 a.m.

Death anniversary of C. R. Das.

Officer

26

17-Jun

4.00 p.m.

Death anniversary of Martyrs Anil Kumar Das.

Minister

27

23-Jun

8.00 p.m.

Death anniversary of Dr. Shyamaprosad

Officer

Mukherjee at Keoratala.

28

26-Jun

5.00 p.m.

Birthday of Bankim Ch. Chattopadhyay at Babughat

Officer

29

29-Jun

10.00 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Asutosh Mukherjee in front of Statesman

Officer

29-Jun

8.30 a.m.

at Mallick Bazar

Minister

30

30-Jun

10.00 a.m.

Santhal Uprising Day at Sidhu-Kanhu-Dahar

Minister

(Hul Dibas) at Esplanade East.

31

01-Jul

10.30 a.m.

Birth & Death anniversary of Dr. B. C. Ray at

Chief Minister

B.B.D.Bag & Writers'' Buildings.

Minister

32

02-Jul

4.00 p.m.

Death anniversary of Asit Ranjan Bhattacharya at

Minister

Deshapriya Park.

33

06-Jul

10.00 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Dr. Shyamaprosad

Officer (Prog. Organised

Mukherjee at Maidan (B.N.R. Club Tent).

by I. & C. A. Dept.)

34

13-Jul

10.30 a.m.

Birthday of Nepali Poet Bhanu Bhakt.

Minister/Officer

35

22-Jul

5.00 p.m.

at Deshpriya Park

Minister

36

27-Jul

4.00 p.m.

Death anniversary of Kanailal Bhattacharya at

Minister

Alipore Judges' Court.

37

7/8 -Aug

7.30 a.m.

Death anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore at

Minister

Nimtola Burning Ghat.

38

09-Aug

11.00 a.m.

the statue of Matangini Hazra at Maidan.

Minister

39

11-Aug

10.00 a.m.

Death anniversary of Martyr Khudiram.

Minister

40

15-Aug

8.30 a.m.

Independence Day

Governor

Minister

Chief Secretary

Governor

Chief Minister

41

15-Aug

10.45 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Shri Aurobinda at Calcutta

Minister

Maidan.

42

25-Aug

3.00 p.m.

Commemoration of Anuja Sen & Dinesh

Minister

Mazumder at B.B.D.Bag(South-East)

43

31-Aug

9.00 a.m.

Martyrs' Day at Raja Subodh Mullick Square.

Minister

44

06-Sep

10.00 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Sarat Chandra Bose near

Officer

Assembly House.

45

09-Sep

10.00 a.m.

Baleswar Day at Azad Hind Bag(Hedua Park).

Minister

Minister / Officer

46

09-Sep

10.00 a.m.

Martyr's' Day of Bagha Jatin at Maidan.

47

10-Sep

10.00 a.m.

Baleswar Day at Baleswar.

Officer

48

13-Sep

8.30 a.m.

and at 9 a.m. at Keoratala.

Officer

49

24-Sep

10.00 a.m.

Death anniversary of Pritilata Waddedar at Maidan

Minister

50

27-Sep

9.00 a.m.

Death anniversary of Raja Rammohan Roy

Minister

at Maidan.

51

02-Oct

10.00 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

Governor

Minister

Minister

Governor / Minister

52

05-Oct

9.00 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Hemanta Bose near

Officer

Assembly House.

53

11-Oct

10.00 a.m.

Birthday of Joyprakash Narayan.

Officer

54

21-Oct

9.00 a.m.

I.N.A. Day at Maidan

Officer

55

05-Nov

10.00 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Deshabandhu C.R.Das in

Minister

front of AIR, Calcutta and at Writers' Buildings.

56

07-Nov

9.00 a.m.

Observance of November Revolution at Esplanade.

57

of Nov.)

11.00 a.m.

Remembrance Day at College Square and Maidan

Minister

Connector.

Officer

58

14-Nov

10.00 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru at Maidan.

Officer

58

28-Nov

10.00 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Friedrich Engels at

Minister

Surendranath Park(Karjon Park).

60

03-Dec

10.00 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Khudiram in front of

Minister

Netaji Indoor Stadium.

61

6-Dec.

10.00 a.m.

Death anniversary of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar at Maidan.

Minister

62

07-Dec

Flag Day.

63

08-Dec

11.00 a.m.

Benoy, Badal, Dinesh Day at B.B.D.Bag and

Minister

Writers' Buildings.

64

10-Dec

10.00 a.m.

Birth anniversary of Prafulla Chaki at B.B.D.Bag

Minister

(North East)

65

26-Dec

9.00 a.m.

Death anniversary of Derozio at Park Street Burial Ground.

Minister.