A holiday?

It is a sad occurrence that we as a developing nation fail to acknowledge the core values of our people even at the best of our educational institutions. The 24th of August 2008 was nationally declared as a public holiday for “Janmashtami”, a religious event of the Hindu community in our country. But in certain institutions I have noticed that they do not acknowledge this day as a national holiday and therefore remain open for business as usual. Students are expected to attend classes, regardless of their obligations and expectations.
I sincerely hope someone does a proper report on this issue . Students should be taught to respect cultural and religious values and such institutions should uphold the values of the people, irrespective of class and community.