Puzzled Dreams

A Thousand Splendid Suns – Khaled Hosseini This was the second book which I read, written by Khaled Hosseini. The first one being The Kite Runner.  And similar to that, A Thousand Splendid Suns also a ocean of emotions. This time there is an addition, relationships. Relationships as that of a husband, a father, a wife, a mother, a son, a daughter. The story revolves around the lives of two women, beginning from their childhood, and how unknowingly they get intertwined together for life, destined by fate and circumstances. They don’t go together at the start, but at the end they have to. How well and to what extend they do things for each other, is an example of sorts. And at amongst all this time, it also explains the duals that the people of Afghanistan had to suffer during those times. Certain feeling or remorse does come into our hearts, but more than that, there needs to be a lot of appreciation for them too. Because, it is easier said than done. They have to go through a lot of

Stalled proceedings. Protesting MPs. And a not-so-properly functioning national legislature. Yes, these are the very exact things going in the supreme legislative body of our country, the Parliament. Equivalently in the two Houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Whatever happens, the Opposition and the Ruling party, do not seem to go on agreeable terms! Well, giving it a thought, aren't these Members of Parliament been elected by the people to represent their constituency, with the purpose of striking a chord at the Parliament ? And here they are, stalling the various procedures carried at the Houses and the both the Houses adjourning, not even before the mid-day! This is ridiculous! The Parliament should be the platform for political debates, and ensure the proper functioning of various things, through proper intensive debates and so on. A debate is essential to get points of view from all sides. But that's not happening presently. All we see every other day is, the procedures