Techniche 5th issue (Read-Only) - College of Technology, Pantnagar

Book Review Page 15
our social structure, which forms our counterpart, we
hold same old, confined, dogmatic beliefs, like, ‘girls
don’t drive well’. Why is it that we, being barely out of
our teens, can respond to road reflexes while the lady,
who is almost a decade elder to us, and several times
more mature, finds it hard to cope with the situation.
I do not say that all females are a prey to the dogma of
preferring males over them. But what about those who
are still tied up; and at this point, I would like to appeal to
all girls reading this article. Trust yourselves. Don’t let
these narrow minded males trample over your self confidence.
Shake off the ‘handle with care’ tag, which is juxtaposed
with every female. Make your choices and bear
your own responsibility. Not just for your college or spinster
life, but for your married life too. So that when you
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YOUR
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MIND
Da ze ma ziba watan, da ze ma dade watan…
(This is our beautiful land, This is our beloved land…)
are in your forties, your son might proudly say- "My
mom drives better than my dad”. And your husband
feel safe sitting on the pillion.
Of course, this doesn’t mean shedding all prudence and
making yourself vulnerable. But it’s about telling oneself
that getting stuck in the middle of the road is no big
deal.
And for all male readers .Try, not blowing the horn,
when a lady or an elderly person is stuck up with his
car. And I assure you, the traffic jam would clear out
faster.
Vigya Sharma
II Year, Computer Engineering
Afghanistan- a land, with its golden sands, sun-kissed
poppy fields and scented henna could even surpass the intoxication
of Hafez’s ghazals and Khalil’s poetry. Both of
which when put together, in their mutilated form can shatter even the strangest of hearts. Khaled Hosseini, in his
second fictional work “ A Thousand Splendid Suns”, captures the paradoxical realities of his homeland as captivatingly
as the tear jerking tale of friendship in his bestselling debut ‘The Kite Runner’.
Replete with stifled cries of broken hearts and subdued desires, the book revolves around two women- Mariam and
Laila, who by fate are bound by a bond. Mariam, who is entangled in a happy marriage with a ruthless psycho is
joined by the fifteen year old Laila. Laila, devastated by the war and bloodshed, has her own demons to fight. With
some initial reservations, the relationship between the two segues into a perfect code of mutual trust and understanding.
That love is the most pious of all emotions and prevails upon the gravest of atrocities is beautifully brought out
in the end. Hosseini, gifted as he is, in several instances, emerges as a literary genius. At one of these places he
writes-
“Like an art lover running out of a burning museum, she would grab whatever she could- a look, a whisper, a moan-
to salvage from perishing to preserve. But time is the most unforgiving of fires, and she couldn’t, in the end, save it
all…”
The book reflects the gravitas of deprived lives and wounded soul against a macabre background of roaring Kalashnikovs
and marauding fanatics. Relevant to the events of times- ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ is a must read for all
these who wish to visualize human fortitude at its utmost.
Shikha Semwal
Final Year, Electronics & Communication Engineering