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The events in the novel Moth smoke, by Mohsin Hamid are based in Lahore, Pakistan. The writer takes us back in time to the Lahore of the Mughal era. He highlights a turbulent period in Mughal history when the ageing Monarch, Shah Jahan was distressed over the question of succession to the throne. A Sufi saint had predicted that his younger son Aurangzeb would become the king. The writer discusses the political tension of the times. The drive for succession involved a series of diplomatic moves and strategies which the four Mughal Princes adopted to survive the political storm that was generated by the conflicts related to the war of succession. The novel focuses on the late 90s in Lahore. Mohsin Hamid draws a parallel between the political disturbance in the 16th century and the Lahore of present times. The Lahore of the late 90s is in the grip of serious political and social crises. The hostility gripping the two countries of the subcontinent, India and Pakistan is portrayed through the nuclear tests conducted first by India and immediately afterwards by Pakistan in 1998. He focuses on the disintegration of the country and highlights the rampant corruption, drugs, and class wars. The intrigues and conspiracies hatched in the court and harems of Emperor Shah Jahan bordered on the lust for power or supremacy. The novel highlights the impulses, dreams and ambitions which motivate the actions of the characters in the two different time zones and how they finally lead to defeat and death.

High-rise buildings are comparatively flexible with a low damping value having greater possibilities of failure and less serviceable. Failure potential can be minimized by counteracting vibrations. Methods are available to reduce the vibration of the tall buildings. One of the methods is control of vibrations using Tuned Mass Damper. The behaviour of tall buildings is analysed by considering specific time history data along with gravity loads. The structural mass required to resist the lateral loads increase exceedingly as the level of the building goes up if the stiffness of the building is not sufficient to resist the lateral forces. The main aim of the structural engineer is to provide a suitable solution for the effects due to gravity and lateral loads, by proper usage of Lateral Load Resisting System, approximate analysis and preliminary design. In the present study, the analysis of a 25 storey structure has been done to obtain an optimum mass ratio by using passive resistance. Then by using the optimum mass ratio obtained from the analysis of 25 storey structure, the analysis of 35 and 45-stories reinforced concrete tall buildings subjected to seismic loads has been done as per the IS codes of practice. Safety of the structure has been checked against allowable limits prescribed for joint displacements, base shear, interstorey drifts by implementing Tuned Mass Dampers (TMD). The behaviour of the building for an optimum mass ratio of Tuned Mass Damper with an increase in the height of building is found out.

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