I, Me and Myself

"Once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairy tale." ~ Anonymous

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that’s very true and that’s how I found The Chronicles of R on a certain Christmas day in the year 2007. And since then there was no turning back for me.

I am Rajtilak “Jim” Bhattacharjee, the author of The Chronicles of R. I am a very simple human being to begin with. I am so ordinary that ever you come across me on the street, you would forget me the moment I am out of your sight. Throughout my life I have been a dreamer. I started off my journey with words since the inception of The Chronicles of R, all my previous attempts were complete disasters.

I often ask myself, why The Chronicles of R? It is true that I mostly write for myself, even though off late I have written a few words on the request of my readers, friends and sometimes, complete strangers. Well, The Chronicles of R has been my voice of protest. It is the best I could do, being the unknown citizen that I am. I don’t believe in bandhs or any sort of violence in the name of protests and reforms. Neither do I believe in forwarding chain emails. And although it certainly should have been, considering the part of the country that I hail from, I still remain unmoved by the cholche na, cholbe na culture. I love to believe that we still have an iota of civilization left within us.

Now, I am not a person who is all frowns and no smiles. I have a romantic side of me too, a territory which is mostly undiscovered, unchartered and unclaimed. And it is this part of me which urges me to express myself in a tender, delicate manner. And so I am a poet. Although I practice certain other art forms, yet I feel free, I feel myself within the limitedness of expressions in a poetry.

I am a science graduate from Asutosh College in the class of 2003, which is under the University of Calcutta. I have a work experience in various fields. From being a content writer to B2B sales, from being a Tech Support guy in DELL to online marketing. But since November 2008, I have taken up blogging as my full time carrier. I usually do freelancing as a SEO (did I say that I am available for pole dancing in private parties too). But yes, being the dreamer that I am, I also have a dream of becoming a writer or maybe a columnist some day.

I love The Chronicles of R, and I love and respect my readers. And even though I said that I mostly write for myself, it is your comments, your criticism, your love and encouragement which is what give me the fuel to continue writing even in difficult times. I don’t know where life would lead me, but I would remain the dreamer, the poet and the ordinary human being that I am, and The Chronicles of R, my inspiration.