This month Vaastuyogam meets with Mrs.Smita Bhaiya. Born and brought up in Bhilai, one of the steel cities of India. After her marriage to Rajeev she came to Ahmedabad. Her daughter,Shivani studies in class X of Anand Niketan – one among the best schools in Ahmedabad. Bhilai I did my schooling from Bhilai, my hometown. Those days are like a dream now. We all schoolmates took our studies seriously, just as we did sports and cultural activities as well. For higher studies, I left for Delhi, because it had better options to choose. In those days, staying in hostels in faraway places was...

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This month the Vaastuyogam team met with Mrs. Jyotika Nagri at her office in Ahmedabad. She spoke about how Vaastu has helped her parents in their life and – in the same breath about her own shaky views on Vaastu which she finds amplified in her husband’s world view as well. Excerpts from the interview:- Whatever else Vaastu may have done or not there is no denying that Vaastu did work for my parents. I saw a sea change in my dad over the years – from a stern guy always battling odds he is now totally at ease with the world...

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This month, the Vaastuyogam team met with Mrs. Ruchi Harsh AjitSaria at her office in Ahmedabad. Mrs. AjitSaria was born and brought up in Kolkata where she attended La Martinere School for Girls in Kolkatta, undeniably the top of all leading schools of India. Her family had business interests in cotton spinning and Mrs. AjitSaria was always made aware by her parents of her responsibility of taking over the reigns of the family business. After marrying Harsh AjitSaria of Rameshwar Udyog Pvt. Limited., she...

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Born into a family of affluent industrialists and brought up in an environment surcharged with Indian classical dance and music, Mrs. Amita Dalal is an Arts Graduate from St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad. In addition, though she does not practise the profession, she is a qualified lawyer, completing her L.L.B from Ahmedabad Our Vaastuyogam team met with Mrs. Amita Dalal in her flat housed within the immaculately maintained, elegant residential block in the posh Ahmedabad location of Vastrapur/Bodakdev. Excerpts from the interview...

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Mrs. Preeti Sharma is born and brought up in Ahmedabad. She is married to Vijay Sharma who has trading and manufacturing interests. Her parents Arvind and Chandrakanta hail from Sardarshahr, Rajasthan. Her father’s family has a background in textiles; earlier at the time of her grandfather, they had a composite textile mill, Ahmedabad Laxmi Cotton Mill as well as textile processing units, Sagar Textile Mill and Shree Ganesh Knit India Ltd. Currently her father is distributor of Bombay Dyeing for Gujarat. After completing...

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Mrs Shilpa Jhaveri This is the story of the Jhaveris as told to us by Shilpa Jhaveri and their near disastrous tryst with an anti-Vaastu bungalow. It also speaks of the extraordinary bonding and love the family shares. Last of all, it is an assertion of the power of Vaastu to bring happiness to its followers. We met the Jhaveris at their temporary rented premises. Excerpts from the interview:- After doing his studies in pharmacy, Apurva Jhaveri – my husband – worked with Cadila Laboratories for three years and...

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Both Dr Reema and her husband Dr Manish Raval are eye surgeons. Dr Reema Raval is MS, DNB, Ophthalmology. She works as associate professor at the Nagri Eye Hospital, Ahmedabad. Dr Manish Raval, her husband, has a reputed practice as one of the top eye surgeons of Gujarat. Dr Reema Raval was born in Dehradun. Her father–Vinay Nangia – was with ONGC. Her mother – Madhu – was an Asst. Professor in a Home Science college but left her job willingly...

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Dr Riddhi Shukla is a Consultant Gynaecologist & Obstetrician practicing at her own Arogyam Speciality Hospital, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad. She is also running a high-risk pregnancy unit at Sterling Hospital, Ahmedabad and is a specialist in ensuring delivery in complicated pregnancies like pregnancy with jaundice, kidney disease, AIDS, etc. We met Dr Riddhi Shukla at her Arogyam Speciality Hospital in Ahmedabad. Excerpts from the interview:- Baroda Days My mother wanted me to become a doctor as I was always...

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Mrs. Komal Rao – My Vaastu Journey Born in Bhavnagar, Mrs. Komal Rao pursued a full-fledged course in interior designing from SNDT, Mumbai, after completing schooling from Bhavnagar. She practised interior design successfully for many years but is currently on a break to look after her children. Dr Ravi Rao and Madam Komal were married in 1999. On her career as an interior designer: For me, SNDT was a defining experience full of fun, bonding and learning....

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Born and brought up in Mumbai, Charu Agrawal did her schooling in the prestigious Birla Public School at Walkeshwar and thereafter graduated in Commerce stream from Jai Hind College. She moved to Ahmedabad after she married Suresh Agrawal. We met Mrs.Charu Agrawal at her Cosmos Castle International School in Ahmedabad. Excerpts from the interview:- Cosmos Castle We had Cosmos Castle, a vacant family property opposite Wide-Angle multiplex on S.G.Highway. Just for fun, I started hobby...

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Vaastu & Homes – Mrs. Urvashi Jagadeesan Mrs.Urvashi Jagadeesan was born and brought up in Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) and completed her schooling & college there. She migrated to Ahmedabad, when bloodshed and extremist violence intensified in Kashmir in the year 1989. She worked in government of Gujarat for few years before getting married to Mr.S.Jagadeesan IAS officer of Gujarat cadre. We invited Mrs Urvashi Jagadeesan to our Vaastuyogam office for this interview. Excerpts from the interview:- Mrs.Urvashi Jagadeesan is currently working with Global Telecom Limited...

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