How does India mark Homecoming and Reunion?
Everyday topic
India has no single homecoming peak; the waves are spread across the year by each state's festivals — Diwali, Pongal, Onam, Durga Puja and Chhath each drive one. Rail carries most of it, with long-distance trains booked out a month or two before a festival and special services routinely added. Because the city of work and the home region are often in different states, the journey commonly starts at thirty hours; within one company, different employees' peak return periods can fall in different months.
What is this topic?
Homecoming is not one holiday pattern: Taiwan's main wave is Lunar New Year; Japan has year-end/New Year and Obon; China's roughly forty-day chunyun surrounds Spring Festival; and Thanksgiving drives the largest U.S. wave. India's travel follows state festivals, Indonesia's mudik clusters around Idul Fitri, and Brazil's return trips also follow school and family calendars. This guide compares dates, leave, transport pressure, and ways of reuniting, while leaving room for people who cannot or do not want to travel.
Sources and dates
Dates follow local time zones, calendars, and official notices. Check the source when a date is estimated or locally variable.