Maharashtra Day 2026, May 1 -- Maharashtra Day is celebrated each year on May 1 to commemorate the formation of the state of Maharashtra, which dates back to May 1, 1960. It is a public holiday for the states, which also coincides with Labour Day and Buddha Purnima on Friday, making it a perfect time for a long weekend. It is also the birth anniversary of Pandit Raghunath Murmu.

The Bombay Reorganisation Act of 1960 separated the Bombay State into two individual states, which we know today as Gujarat and Maharashtra. The state of Bombay had four major languages -- Marathi, Kutchi, Gujarati, and Konkani. While the Marathi and Konkani-speaking population remained in the state of Maharashtra, the Kutchi and Gujarati-speaking community joine...