Srinagar, Jan. 31 -- A small (or sometimes large) patch of land surrounded by four walls cannot truly be called a house unless it is topped by a roof. The roof is as essential to a house as the brain is unnecessary to the average woman (not all, by the way) though the only real difference is that while every house is granted a roof, well. let's just allow you to complete that sentence yourself.Since childhood, our textbooks have told us that a roof protects one from rain, harsh winds, and the blazing sun. But such explanations are mere textbook trivia-dusty pages in dusty minds. We, however, are concerned with the multifaceted utility of the roof. It is nothing less than a multipurpose object in human life. This is its true and noble func...