August 2010 Edition
Editorial
I take pride in celebrating India’s 63rd Independence Day with all my readers.
India is one of the world’s fastest growing economies with a GDP that is projected to multiply five times by 2030. While applauding the leaps that India’s economy has achieved, I have always voiced my concern about the poor quality of our cities and housing. In fact, in Vaastuyogam we have had umpteen articles on this issue.
We are home to a quarter of...
Corporate Logos -...
A Daunting Design Task To Say The Least.
“I shall not now speak of the knowledge of the Hindus… of their subtle discoveries in the science of astronomy – discoveries even more indigenous than those of the Greeks and Babylonians – of their rational system of mathematics, or of their method of calculation which no words can praise strongly enough – I mean the system using nine symbols. If these things were known by the people who think that they alone have mastered the sciences...
Vastu Alerts -...
A Place for Everything and Every Thing in its Place
The Vaastu Alert series is meant for people staying in flats and in multi-storied structures. As a note of caution, please consult a reliable Vaastu Shastri before making any changes to your room and homes.
In this essay, we talk about the appropriate places for keeping various objects in a flat.
Since several occupants of flats are tenants, I want to make one point very clear. Whether one lives in one’s own house or in a rented one, it must be borne in...
Vastu Turnaround -...
Vaastu “Switches On”
Jaipur Industrialist’s Business
Born 1956 in Jaipur, Mr. Ashok Agrawal began with a retail hardware trading business. In 1956, he moved on to the manufacture of electrical panels and later to SMC boxes. The products are incorporated in all the electricity boards in India as well as by turnkey project companies like L&T etc. His son Ankit, who joined him two years ago handles Marketing.
Vaastu Beginnings
I believe in Vaastu and I also know Vaastu. I was living...
Town Planning -...
Town Planning
Ahmedabad City – Part 2
This article is a researched article and borrows heavily from printed and electronic encyclopedias as well as material provided by our panel of research scholars, astrologers, academics and pundits.
This article is in continuation of Ahmedabad City – Part one published last month.
Colonial Influence
In the period just after Independence and there were prior to the phase of economic liberalization Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi, Chennai and Ahmedabad were the five premiere cities of the...
