Hi.. I'm Siddhartha Mitra. I'm an undergraduate student, doing BE in Computer Science & Engineering from Haldia Institute of Technology near Kolkata, West Bengal, India and currently in my sixth semester.
Now, blogging is a topic that has exceedingly interested me ever since I heard and read about Mr. Amitabh Bachchan's blogs. Apart from that, the whole concept of blogging appeared to be quite catchy. Of course , the contribution of celebrities cannot be ignored in this respect. Blogging provides a medium for a common man to express himself on topics plaguing the society. I feel it is a wonderful platform where any citizen of the country can put forth his or her ideas on various issues encapsulating a wide range of topics in different fields such as in technology, economy, politics, etc.
The intention was always there to blog but being a habitual procrastinator that I still am (though I'm trying to improve), the launch was deferred just as most of the government projects get postponed here in India. However finally, I managed to step out of my comfort zone and have started.
Now abut the name of this blog. I have decided to christen it as "Reveille", which is basically a bugle call most often associated with the military; it is chiefly used to wake military personnel at the crack of dawn . The name comes from "réveille" (or "réveil") the French word for "wake up".
Why this tag line? I believe there is a soldier in all of us who happens to be dozing off in quite a few of us and as 'Aamir-DJ-Khan' would say in the film Rang De Basanti: "ज़िन्दगी जीने के दो ही 'तरिक्के' हैं; या तो जो हो रहा है होने दो, कुछ मत करो; या फिर ज़िम्मेदारी उठाओ और बदलो उस चीज़ को...". Are we truly happy and satisfied with our lives and what is going on around us? I don't think that everyone could agree on that to say the least. We all deserve a second chance. So for every disappointing & sinful yesterday, we have today and yes, we also have tomorrow for which have today.
Well, enough of philosophy then. This is my first blog and I sincerely hope that the readers find it interesting and suggestions and constructive criticism would always be welcomed.
Happy Reading!
