September 2010 Edition
Editorial
Welcome to the September 2010 issue of Vaastuyogam.
Vaastuyogam aims to bring to its readers the fundamental principles of Vaastu and reveal it , not as fragmentary pieces of knowledge but as a coherent and complete program for architectural design and as a corpus of knowledge that forms a blueprint which has been adapting itself to the regional and social variations it has encountered and which is the very basis of its continuation and contemporary use.
Vaastuyogam has...
Architect’s Voice -...
“The debate about Vaastu is unnecessary as it has now become a customer requirement which architects and builders must respect.”
Hailing from the Eastern part of Ahmedabad city, the Galaxy group has made a religion out of up-scaling the Naroda landscape, bringing to it a range of housing options, from basic low-cost housing to ultra-modern, sprawling townships comprising swank bungalows and posh flats. Along the way, they have added commercial complexes and now a high rise complex in eastern Ahmedabad’s. The Galaxy Group is one of the rare builders...
Vaastu Alerts -...
This essay delves into the placement of doors, windows for flats.
Vaastu is a science of common understanding based on experiment and experience. Both theoretical and practical knowledge are blended together with a strong personal stamp of the consultant.
Rather than resorting to individual and insulated practice, in the Vaastu Alert series I work out the theory behind the practice to support design efficient systems for flats and urban housing. I do this because I see phony scientific rational...
Vastu Turnaround -Mr....
Vaastu works only if you implement it…I speak from experience
This month we speak to the Sunder group a leading industrial house of Hyderabad. The Sunder group has interests in steel, decorative laminates and are venturing into the infrastructure business by coming up with a five star hotel in IT-SEZ.
We met Mr. Madhusudan Sonthalia chairman of the Sunder group and his two sons Mr. Dheeraj Sonthalia and Mr. Parag Sonthalia in their corporate headquarters at Hyderabad.
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Vedic India -...
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.
Lord Ganesh is one of the five prime Hindu deities (Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva and Durga being the other four) whose worship is glorified as the panchayatana puja. The principal scriptures dedicated to Ganesh are the Ganesh Purana, the Mudgala Purana, and the Ganapati Atharvashirsa. The devotees of Ganesh are...
