Today (10 August 2012), on the auspicious occasion of <strong>Janmashtami</strong>, our nation celebrates to mark the birth of Lord Sri Krishna. The festival is not only popular in India but also across the world. Janmashtami is popularly known in Mumbai and Pune as Dahi Handi. Devotees of Lord Krishna celebrate this festival with lot of joy and zeal.

The buzzing hot news all across the globe at this point of time is about statesman Pranab Mukherjee taking over as the 13th President of India. Now, being a President is no mean and easy job. One has to live up to the varied expectations of teeming millions. He has to battle issues like inflation, lack of infrastructure, unemployment, economic growth et al. But we are sure that Pranab da will manage to tackle all issues like he has done for all this years. He has been the pillar for Congress.

It is not ironical that at a time when Indian women are breaking through the glass ceiling and finding their place under the sun in all walks of life, yet in this same country a girl does not have the freedom to go to a night club without being molested. Yes, we are talking of the infamous Guwahati incident wherein a young girl was molested outside a night club by a crowd of more than 40 people. The entire nation was put to shame when the footage was aired on a news channel.