Bidyut's Chronicles

Blogging after a long time!! Well, I have now officially Graduated to an ELECTRICAL ENGINEER! (with a B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering). Four years of hard work, fun and experiences has finally reached its crescendo! In the meanwhile, I gained an experience of a new type by doing a part time job as a faculty in a well known training institute, where I taught Data Structures! Now I feel that I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep! Will be back soon.. Stay tuned!

This time, Summer is becoming too hot to handle. In Chennai itself, the mercury is hovering around the 40+ mark and compounded with the high Relative Humidity, it's making lives miserable. My Final Degree Exams are about to conclude, after which I will Officially turn into an Engineer!! Another Chapter of my life is coming to an end... This was a phase filed with excitement, responsibilities and maturity. Hope the next level in life would bring the much needed solace...

I have been to "the heaven on Earth" quite a few times but this time, I had climbed all the way from Tirupati to Tirumala... A total of 3550+ steps. It was a tremendously satisfying experience. I reached Tirupati at around 3am and after obtaining the Free Sudarshan ticket, embarked on the journey to the God's abode- Tirumala. The initial steps were quite difficult to negotiate as the inclination is very high.. It is quite tiresome... Anyways, innumerable shops on the way, serve chilled cool drinks/water and snacks, which make the journey a tad bit simpler. It took us 4.5 hours to reach the summit. En route, I had an exquisite view of Deers in their natural habitat... also spotted a peacock, in his full splendour. The Tirumala hills are full of awe inspiring scenic views, breathtaking landscapes... in short a treat for an avid traveller... and to the devout, the strains of "Suprabhatam" and other mantras in the air does the magic. It seems as though God really do...

I am a Music Lover and a connoisseur of Good Music. I firmly believe in the fact that Music can help our brain to relax and to stimulate thinking. Most of the genres of Music viz., Western Classical, Indian Classical (Carnatic, Hindustani etc.), Jazz and almost anything by AR Rahman can transfix me! It is beyond doubt that the ethereal beauty of a Musical Piece cannot be always scientifically analyzed, neither do Musicians seek any Mathematical relations between them... But I , as an Electrical Engineer can't stop thinking of the fantastic relationship between Musical Notes & Mathematics. Following Facts may be surprising but are nonetheless-- facts! Most of the instruments (especially stringed ones) are made using the Golden Ratio (phi)... The frequency of notes within an octave in Harmoniums or Pianos, form a Geometric Series (the common ratio being the Twelfth Root of 2) For any given octave, the standard musical notes form a commutative group with 12 elements. It is pos...

Congratulations to ISRO , for having successfully launched the Italian "AGILE" satellite. I hope that our government funds this Organization generously for it to enable Fundamental Space Research using X-Ray, Gamma Ray observatories etc. India needs such programmes now. Talking of research, it is very disheartening to see that our country hardly contributes to cutting edge research . Apart from a handful of Institutions such as the IISc , TIFR etc., very few organizations actually carry out serious research. Not even the IIT s contribute to quality research as much they are expected to do so. To add to this, bright minds and talented professionals are siphoned off by the IT companies, which no doubt offer high pay packages but in no way help in Nation-Building, which is of primary importance to India now. Listen to this article

Back to Chennai after a 3 day stay at Home-Sweet-Home (Hyderabad)! Summer has set in Big-Time & the mercury is continuing its skyward journey without any regard to the agony of we ordinary mortals! My project is over finally and it has come out in a great shape... with all its circuitries & subsystems working with clockwork precision. Now there's just one month left for my B.Tech education to conclude. Meanwhile, AR Rahman once again proved that he is a Living Legend & an all-time genius, with the Music release of Sivaji-The Boss. The songs, orchestration, music are simply superb; Continue the great work ARR!

A lovely song... हर घड़ी बदल रही है रुप जिन्दगी छाओं है कभी , कभी है धूप जिन्दगी हर पल यहाँ , जी भर जियो जो है समां, कल हो ना हो चाहे जो तुम्हे पूरे दिल से, मिलता है वो मुश्किल से ऐसा जो कोई कहीँ है , बस वो ही सबसे हसीं है उस हाथ को तुम थाम लो, वो मेहरबान कल हो ना हो पलकों के लेके साए , पास कोई जो आए लाख संभालो पागल दिल को, दिल धद्के ही जाए पर सोच लो इस पल है जो, वो दास्ताँ कल हो ना हों

Had a brief sabbatical... Project is almost complete and my exams are supposed to wrap up by May end, and by July, I'll be formally graduating as an Electrical Engineer!! Tomorrow is our New Year Day (14th April) or "Poila Boishaak", marking the beginning of a New Year (1414 in Bengali Calendar). AR Rahman's " Pray For Me Brother " is a marvelous piece of work and he has once again proved his mettle. By the way, I too have started composing (rather playing tunes) on FL Studio... Nice software. Of course whenever I'm home, I do spend long amounts of time on the Harmonium.

Bidyut Mazumder bidyut123@gmail.com C.G.P.A. : 8.51 /10 (7th Sem G.P.A.: 9.2) Computer Skills: Languages : C, C++, Java (Core) Operating System : Windows 98/ME/XP, Linux Special Packages : MATLAB, Simulink , MATHEMATICA 5.2 Achievements: Qualified in GATE 2007 (Electrical Engineering), Percentile: 85.81 Qualified in the L&T ECC's Build India Scholarship 2007. Secured Highest Mark in Class X Board Examinations in Mathematics ( 100% ) and General Sciences ( 99 %) Won the General Proficiency Award in Class X in my School Placed in top 10% of students appeared for the National Standard Examination in Physics ( Physics Olympiad ) Won second prize in Academics during First year in my university. Won the Intercollegiate Phy...

This year I was at my Home during the new year's.. and it was one of the most amazing days I had in many years... I was lucky this time that my Sem exams had concluded by 29th Dec.. I could reach my Home before 31st Dec! I, for the first time, realized that I could dance to the rhythm of the music... And, the most amazing experience was of being with almost all my Family members... They're simply amazing! I stayed on till Jan 30th! In the meantime, I completed an Industrial Taining, which I was putting off for a long time.. It was a good experience.. Learnt CNC Programming (SIEMENS 802 d)

I am a die hard fan of "The AR Rahman"... The latest film of his- GURU, was again a mark of genius! Although the picturization left much to be desired. Infact, marvels like "Aye Hairathe.." were simply "wasted". Nonetheless, its always a treat to listen to Rahman's music. A strange and unique feature of Rahman's music is that it "grows" on you every time you listen to it... I listen to his Tamil Songs as well (I don't understand most of the lyrics though)... latest hit with me is "Munbe Vaa" and "New York Nagaram" from Sillunu Oru Kaadhal. I just wanna meet AR Rahman once !!