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| Sl.NO | DATE | IMPORTANT DAY | |
| 1 | January 4 | World Braille Day (Birth anniversary of Louis Braille) Purpose: To recognize the efforts of Louis Braille. Louis Braille is credited with inventing the Braille language which helps blind people to read as well as write. | |
| 2 | January 6 | World day of war orphans Purpose: To enable the International Community to recognise the plight of a particularly vulnerable group. | |
| 3 | January 9 | Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (NRI Day) Purpose: To Mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community to the development of India. The day commemorates the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa in Bombay on 9 January 1915. Observed by: Government of India | |
| 4 | January 10 | World Hindi Day Purpose: To mark the first anniversary of World Hindi Conference (WHC) which was held in 1975 in Nagpur and to promote Hindi at the global stage. Observed by: Ministry of External Affairs | |
| 5 | January 11 | Lal Bahadhur Shastri death anniversary | |
| 6 | January 12 | National Youth Day Purpose: To commemorate the birthday of Swami Vivekananda Observed by: India | |
| 7 | January 15 | Indian Army Day Purpose: Recognition of Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa’s taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949. Observed by: India | |
| 8 | January 23 | Birth Anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose / National Day of Patriotism /Desh Prem Divas Observed by: India | |
| 9 | January 24 | National girl child day Purpose: To increase the awareness among people about all the inequalities faced by the girl child in the society Observed by: India | |
| 10 | January 25 | National Voters Day Since 2011 Purpose: To encourage more young voters to take part in the political process Observed by: India National Tourism Day Purpose: To raise awareness of the importance of tourism for the country’s economy. Observed by: India | |
| 11 | January 26 | International Customs Day Purpose: To recognizes the role of custom officials and agencies in maintaining border security. Observed by: World Customs Organization Republic Day, Since 1950 Purpose: To honour the Constitution of India as it came into force on the same day in the year 1960. Observed by: Government of India | |
| 12 | January 27 | International Holocaust Remembrance Day Purpose: To commemorate the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War. Observed by: UNESCO | |
| 13 | January 28 | Data privacy Day Purpose: To raise awareness and promote data protection best practices. Observed by: US, Canada, India, 47 European Countries Lala Lajapat Rai Birth Day | |
| 14 | Jan 30 | Martyrs’ Day Purpose: To honour those who lost their lives defending the sovereignty of the nation and death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Observed by: India | |
| 15 | Jan 31 | Raising Day of National Disaster Response Force Purpose: To recognise the NDRF for its efforts during disaster response. Observed by: Government of India | |
| 16 | January 11th – 17th | Road safety week Purpose: To enlighten people on road safety, driving rules and cautions. Observed by: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways | |
| 17 | Last Sunday of January | World Leprosy Day Purpose: To increase the public awareness of the Leprosy or Hansen’s Disease. Observed by: NGOs | |
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