Question

Who declared sunday as holiday for the first time in india?

Answer 1

Sunday officially became an off day since 1843 . It took the British government a decade long on making Sunday an official holiday in India as was the case in Britain. The story behind it is - According to Christianity God created the world in 6 days and on the 7th day he took rest i.e. Sunday

Answer 2

Narayan Meghaji Lokhande, declared Sunday as holiday in India.

Narayan Meghaji Lokhande

He was the head of the factory laborers. He introduced a day off from the week in front of the Britishers.

Under British rule, the factory laborers in India needed to work extremely hard for each of the seven days of each and every week.

The British authorities and laborers would go to chapel each Sunday and deal with their requests, while there was no such practice for the Indian plant laborers.

However, the British authorities dismissed his proposition.

Following a 7-year long battle, on the tenth June $1890$, the British Government pronounced Sunday as a vacation.

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