The Vaastuyogam team met with the brothers, Praful and Abhay Shah at their new, superbly laid out modern garmenting unit at the export apparel park in Ahmedabad. On Their Home and Vaastu We met Dr. Rao about nine years ago through a common friend. At that time, Vaastu was not so popular in Ahmedabad; in fact, we had only heard about it a little, nothing more. Meeting Dr. Rao was an eye opener. We understood in one meeting itself the important role land and construction can play in our lives. In fact, both my brotherAbhay and I took a vow never to...

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Bhimavaram Businessman Doubles Turnover Within Six Months of  Vaastu Change Born 1958, in a village near Bhimavaram town in Andhra Pradesh, Mr. Venkateswara Rao Toram was an agriculturist, growing rice on his ancestral lands. Now, however, he has shrunk his paddy sowing and shifted to fish farming. In 1994, he started the business of exporting prawns by initially starting a trading outfit that bought prawns from farmers and sold to exporters. In 1999, he set up Haripriya Marine Export Pvt Ltd, his export...

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“One should go for maximum Vaastu and not just pay lip service to it.” – Mr. Amberish Dalal This month the Vaastuyogam team met Mr Amberish Dalal at his residence in Ahmedabad. Born and brought up in Mumbai, Mr Amberish Dalal completed his schooling from Campion School – one of Mumbai’s prominent schools. He followed this with a two-year course in Graphic Reproduction Technology from the London College of Printing and a further one year study in Germany. Mr Amberish Dalal’s...

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Experiences of Vaastu Power This month Vaastuyogam met with the partners of Om Suntronics at their Vadodara plant. Excerpts from the interview:- In the beginning, we were totally unaware of Vaastu. We came to know about the subject through Kiran Patel who was working with the Jajdamba group at Dholka. It was Mr Kiran who insisted that we should give Vaastu a serious try both in business and at home. He recounted various episodes of Vaastu implementation and the results that he himself had experienced with DrRao.

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“With Dr Rao you can count on Vaastu to work” – Mr Bimal Trivedi Born and brought up in Kolkata. Mr Bimal Trivedi did his schooling at St. Lawrence high School there. After graduating from St Xavier’s college, Kolkata , he began his career with the Poonawalla group in, Maharashtra. Mr Trivedi has had exposure in a wide and deep cross section of business and industry in various companies across India. Mr Trivedi started his management consultancy firm Consulting Catalyst in the year 2004. He...

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“There is no doubt in my mind that following Vaastu principles has been very beneficial to me.” I was born, 1948, in a small village 15 kilometres away from Jamnagar city, Gujarat. After preliminary schooling in my village I went to Jamnagar and Mumbai for further studies. In due course, I heard talk of many friends and others about the opportunities in Kenya. As I wasn’t having any business – or even any capital for that matter, I decided to move there in 1977 to make my...

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Balkrishna Textiles comprises of two units; one at Narol and the other that was acquired in 2006 at Piplaj, near Narol, Ahmedabad.The business is managed by the two brothers Nitin & his younger brother Ketan. The brothers hail from Surat where their father, the late Shri Chandhubhai Thakkar ,had a flourishing retail business in textiles sarees and fabrics in the name and style of Noble Emporium. The family moved to Ahmedabad in 1978 when they joined as...

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Mr Ramakant Agrawal has been born and brought up in Ahmedabad. After completing his studies, he joined the family business of wholesale trade in textiles. In 1987, he started Jagdamba Polymers at Dholka and followed that with Shakti Polyweave in 1991. Mr Ramakant has a son, Hans Kumar who is with him in the business and a daughter who is married and stays in Mumbai. We met Mr Ramakant Agrawal at his Navrangpura residence. Excerpts from the interview: Today,...

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“I see Vaastu as a secular and scientific approach to constructing a house, office, factory or commercial complex” – Mr. Sunil Ranasaria The Ahmedabad-based Ranasaria group is one among the largest manufacturers of PP/HDPE bags in India. Established in 1993, the group initially had its manufacturing facilities at Vatva Industrial Estate but subsequently the facilities were moved to its current location at Kalol-Khatraj road in Gandhinagar district of Gujarat. The products manufactured by the group find a ready market in the fertilizer, cement and sugar industries. In...

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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. Excerpts...

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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...

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Vaastu helps-Mumbai industrialist set shop in Dholka Mr.Firaq Shroff at Deepcare Health Pvt Ltd Born in 1972 and brought up in Mumbai Mr. Firaq Shroff joined his family business Sunways India Pvt Ltd. after completing his B.Sc from Mumbai University. When his father met with a serious accident, Firaq settled in Ahmedabad to handle the factory affairs and gradually understood “how to cope with it all”. Firaq has since returned to Mumbai to be at the head office and also to stay with his extended joint family that...

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For me, Vaastu has become a fountain of positive energy, without which I would feel totally left out. This month we speak to Ahmedabad based industrialist Mr. Saumil Shah. Born 1977 Saumil went to Massachusetts, USA to pursue his MBA after completing his B.Com from India. Post his MBA he worked with ABN Amro bank in Chicago for six years and finally returned to India in 2006 to join his brother in the family business Kaushik Engineering Works . His father is in the business of...

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“Vaastu is a problem solving kit whose solutions are not to be ignored merely because they happen to be ancient” This month Vaastuyogam interviews Mr.Behram Mehta of Aava fame. We met him at his Hansol, bottling plant, in Ahmedabad. Excerpts from the interview:- Introduction I was born July 1960, in a typical Parsi family in Shahpur Bhai Centre, Ahmedabad. It was a riot prone area, but full of cosmopolitan neighborhoods nevertheless, with lots of Hindu, Muslim and Christian families living chock-a-block. I did my schooling in St. Xavier’s Loyola from where I matriculated in 1976;...

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“I am not able to understand the logic of Vaastu, but Vaastu has worked” This month Vaastuyogam speaks to Mr. Ashok Balasubramanian of Morgan Industies. The Morgan Logo Designed by Dr. Rao The Chennai based MORGAN Group started as a Transport, Travel company in the late Eighties.   Subsequently the company branched into the manufacture of Adhesives & Adhesive Tapes. With the passage of time it entered into Plastic films in the early 90’s. Today, the Group activities include Travel, Transport, Adhesives, Adhesive Tapes, Plastic film, Commodity Trading, Iron-ore, Projects,...

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“Routine Vaastu Audit Exercises are important to ensure that one has not strayed from the Vaastu path” Mr.Yogesh Agarwal, of the Jagdamba group Ahmedabad,  was amongst the first of Dr. Ravi Rao’s clients in Gujarat. In this interview that was taken at his home he speaks about how he is now a firm believer of Vaastu. Excerpts from the interview:- Introduction I was born and brought up in Ahmedabad. Ours was a trading background. We were wholesale merchants of mill-made cloth. Though we are basically from Navalgadh,...

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“The only way to dismantle resistance to Vaastu is to try Vaastu. Try it faithfully.” I was lucky that when I was in college, Indian Express was looking for a sports stringer in Vadodara (we called it Baroda then). So I became a journalist even before I graduated. I covered many Ranji Trophy level cricket matches and even reported on many leading cricketers of Mumbai, Baroda & Saurashtra. A little later I moved on to general journalism as sub-editor in Indian Express – Ahmedabad. I worked with Indian Express for about three...

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“Whatever Dr. Rao has vouched for  he has delivered” Born in Rajamundry (Andhra Pradesh) Shiv Kumar had basic education from Vishakapatnam and later on, his engineering from Manipal, Karnataka . He went on to do his masters in computer science in 1993 from the U.S.A. and  returned to Vishakapatnam  in 1994. After a few years in the sea food business , Shiv finally started his software business, Maple Software in 1999. We met Mr Shiv when he  visited our Vaastuyogam office last month. Excerpts from the...

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“Earlier, my life was like an aircraft idling on the runway. But it has taken off now.”  -  Captain Laxman This month we Interview with Captain Laxman. He speaks about how he developed his, now unshakeable faith in Vaastu as well as Dr. Rao. Born on 25th August 1961 in Dehradun, Captain Laxman is a Rajput coming from a military background. Like so many army children he did his schooling in cities spread all over India, finally the family settled in Delhi where he completed his graduation.

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“Vaastu is a science that cannot be treated at par with other sciences.” - Mr. Sandeep Mittal Mr. Sandeep Mittal, of Mohans, was in our Ahmedabad office  for a weekend during this September. He had come to meet Dr. Rao in connection with the finalization of the corporate logo of his group of properties. During his stay he spoke at length with Vaastuyogam. The GT Canal Road is on National Highway No.1 as it snakes its way from Delhi to Jammu and Kashmir through Punjab and...

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“At the end of the day Dr. Rao has delivered my desired results. I’m quite happy.” – Mr. Malav Shah Born and brought up in Ahmedabad, Mr. Malav Shah single handedly manages his premium furnishing and upholstery business. “Neptune House” his flagship store sells furnishing fabrics and accessories is unarguably Gujarat’s largest store of its kind. After meeting Dr. Rao, Malav Shah is a firm Vaastu believer. On his factory I was introduced to Dr. Ravi Rao by Mr. Manoj Somani of Gopala Polyplast about 4 years ago. At that time...

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“We have 110% confidence in Dr. Rao first and 100% confidence in Vaastu second.” – Mr Uttam Agarwal Mr Uttam Agarwal with his uncle Shri Ramakantji Basically the “Jagdamba Group” is into textiles from past fifty years. Earlier they had the dealership of all the seven Lalbhai group mills for the states of West Bengal, Bihar & Assam.  “Ishwardas Jhabarmal” their trading firm sold cloth bales to wholesalers who subsequently resold the fabric to semi–wholesalers etc. In 1991, after the mills started winding up – the “Jagdamba Group” put up...

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Rashtrapati Bhavan Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official residence of the President of India. Until 1950 it was known as “Viceroy’s House” and served as the residence of the Governor-General of India. Lutyens travelled between India and England almost every year for twenty years, to work on the building of the Viceroy’s house in both countries. Lutyens had to reduce the building size from 13 to 8.5 million cubic feet (240,000 m3) because of the budget restrictions of Lord Hardinge. It has 355 decorated rooms and a floor area of 200,000...

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The Sansad Bhavan is the brainchild of Sir Herbert Baker and is much criticized in comparison with Lutyens creations and is often referred to as “Sir Herbert’s unhappiest venture.” The Sansad Bhavan comprises three semicircular chambers for the Legislatures and a Central Library crowned by a 27.4m high dome. It is 173m in diameter and covers 2.02 hectares in area, with colonnaded verandahs enclosing the entire circumference. The three semi-circular areas were designed for the Chamber of Princes, the Council of State and the Legislative Assembly. Today they house...

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In celebration of India’s 62nd year of independence The Vaastu Way series presents an essay on how the British built India’s capital city, New Delhi. Planned by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker both leading 20th century British architects and subsequently contracted to Sir Sobha Singh, New Delhi is known for its wide, tree-lined boulevards and houses numerous national institutions and landmarks. New Delhi is the second-largest city in India and the eighth largest in the world by population. Located on the banks of the River Yamuna, it is the site of...

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Mr. Rajeev Bhaiya Rajeev Bhaiya belongs to  Rajasthan but was brought up and  educated in Ahmedabad. His  “Yogeshwar Polymers” is in the business of manufacturing flexible packaging for use in a wide range of products like tea, wafers, sugar sachets,   etc. Rajeev Bhaiya met Dr. Rao around 1998 and has been a firm Vaastu believer ever since. Excerpts from our meeting with him at his residence “Elegance Apartments” in Ahmedabad On how he met Dr. Rao It all began when my family friend and C.A  Mr. G. C Surana invited...

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This essay is a three part series on the role of Vaastu in town planning both in Ancient India and today. It draws generously from ‘Mayamatam’, Vaastu Shastra’s most venerated treatise, as well as research papers (published and unpublished) on the subject. In the earlier, Vaastu and  Town Planning – Part One (read the June 2009 Issue of Vaastuyogam)  we saw the importance of the Vaastu Purusha Mandala and the various diagrams that are based on it that were the basis of town planning. We had elaborated upon the diagrams quoting from Bruno...

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“In Vaastu,  proper implementation is everything” – Dr Shukla This month we speak to young husband-wife team of doctors who , now are true Vaastu believers. Dr Ketan Shukla Excerpts: Born 1968, Dr. Ketan Shukla did his M.S. (Gen. Surgery) Gujarat University, 1994 and then went on to be the university topper in M.Ch. exams (Mumbai University) 1997. Apart from his professional practice he teaches Urology at Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad. Dr. Riddhi Ketan Shukla M.D Gujarat University, 1996. She is a Consultant Gynecologist and is a Highrisk Pregnancy Specialist. This is a new...

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Dr Rao at International Convention on Vedic Astrology & Allied Sciences The Divyajyothi College of Astrology organized the International Convention on Vedic Astrology & Allied Sciences on 1st, 2nd and 3rd May at Bangalore. Learned astrologers from various corners of the globe participated and there was healthy sharing of knowledge and experience. Dr. Ravi Rao was also an invitee speaker to the event; he spoke on the subject Mundane Astrology – Revival of Astrology’s proud origins. Several dignitaries from all walks of life graced the occasion. The subject of Dr. Rao’s...

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This essay draws generously from ‘Mayamatam’, Vaastu Shastra’s most venerated treatise, as well as research papers (published and unpublished) on the subject. Vaastu is a science of common understanding based on experience and experimentation wherein both the theoretical and the practical aspects of knowledge are embodied together with instinctive problem solving. Unfortunately, the knowledge of Vaastu has generally been a jealously guarded secret with the result that today it is shrouded in a veil of mystery and its understanding is invariably fragmentary with mere emphasis on the spatial orientation and organization of the...

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In 1998, Mr Ghiya began his independent company Ghiya Extrusions Private Limited, in Khatraj, near Ahmedbad. Ghiya Extrusions is considered to be amongst the most trustworthy of cap seal manufacturers in a huge gamut of industries. Within a short span, the company has won the trust of a large segment of aluminum and plastic cap/ closure manufacturers, catering to Pharmaceuticals, Liquor, Cosmetics , Wine and Food sectors in India and beyond. We interviewed Mr. Ghiya when he visited our Vaastuyogam office. Are you a Vaastu believer ? Absolutely; In...

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Chinmay Agarwal When did you begin looking for a Vaastu consultant? Our manufacturing operations were facing some kind of trouble or the other. We tried solving these issues at every level, but somehow solutions were not satisfactory. We realized there must be something more than mere technical mistakes that were holding us back. We enquired amongst friends and well-wishers for some other solution. Our first experience was with an astrologer. On his suggestion, we installed a Hanuman statue and initially we experienced some relief but we were not entirely satisfied. It was...

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“Vaastu is integral to our business strategy “ The story of the Jaipur based Rajasthan Aluminum House is one of determined involvement of Vaastu in all their business enterprises. It is a story of growth based on Vaastu compliance as standard business policy. Vaastuyogam met Rajasthan Aluminum’s owner Prakashji Agarwal, in his Jaipur office. He spoke at length about how he expanded his business from merely a small trading company to a flourishing multi – location manufacturing enterprise. About himself and the company Ours is...

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The Surana’s father Gautambhai, and sons Kaushal and Priyank all work from their spacious office building ‘Surana House’ located in the upmarket Navrangpura area of Ahmadabad. Gautambhai Surana is a practiscing Chartered Accountant for over 30 years and his firm G.C.Surana & Company is counted among the city’s top ones of its kind. Elder son Kaushal an MBA of ICFAI, Hyderabad, runs Vijay Stationeries Pvt. Ltd. since seven years manufacturing notebooks etc. for schools and colleges. His customers are spread far and wide in the states of Maharashtra & Gujarat. Priyank, the younger son, took a bold decision last year...

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In a recent Interview with Vaastuyogam, Mr Rajesh Gunamal, Managing Director of Bora Industries in Tanzania, shared some of his experiences with regard to his business and Vaastu connection. Excerpts: What is your experience of Vaastu and will you suggest the use of this science to other businessmen? Bora Industries Limited of Tanzania manufactures the best quality of beach slippers and we own the African market. Since the first day itself, when I came in contact with Vaastu, it has really transformed me. If you have the positive...

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Mr Shyam Tibrewal is the Chairman and Managing Director of Mayur Wovens Pvt. Ltd. which is in the business of manufacturing plastic woven sacks (PWS). He started his career in the dyes and chemicals industry in the mid-seventies and had the splendid opportunity of interacting with captains of the textile industry — Mr Dhirubhai Ambani, Mr Arvind Lalbhai, Mr Harshvardhan Sodhan and the Birlas. His son Siddharth Tibrewal, who has done his MBA from Australia, is the Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mr. Shyam Tibrewal has been the past president of Plastindia Foundation as well as GSPMA. Vaastuyogam...

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Can you tell us about your Vaastu experience? I have known Dr Ravi Rao for quite some time.  I came to know him through a common friend, Mr Thakkar, in Nairobi. I had heard about Vaastu and the Chinese Feng Sui earlier but it appears to be the same science. After taking his guidance from Dr Rao, there was a turnaround in my life. My life has totally changed. I think many people ignore Vaastu as they connect it with religion, which is wrong. Vaastu is a...

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” I bagged huge business order, thanks to Vaastu “ Tushar Agarwal is the Director of Singhal Industries Private Limited, an ISO certified company in Gandhinagar. The company manufactures plastic woven sack bags, leno mesh bags, wide width tarpaulins, plastic sheets, safety tapes, warning mats, underground cable protection cover, jumbo bags etc. The main overseas markets for the company : North America, South America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, South-East Asia, Africa and the Middle East. During a recent visit to Vaastuyogam office, Mr Agarwal spoke...

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Brothers Mr. Pranav and Mr. Sachin explain why they are comfortable and confident… Mr. Pranav B. Khira and Mr. Sachin B. Khira founded Balas Industries in 1993, The marketing set up is located off Chowpatty Seaface, Mumbai whilst the manufacturing facilities are located at Changodar Industrial Estate, Ahmedabad. The company deals in and manufactures modern, scientifically designed, space saving office furniture systems. It also deals in sophisticated mobile storage solutions in association with Nord Plan – Denmark Both Mr. Pranav and Mr. Sachin spoke at length with Vaastuyogam about their Vaastu experience. Given below are excerpts from the conversation. When did you first...

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Vaastu helped me grow my business in a big way - Mr Hemant Bakshi Interspace Design comprises a team of professional architects and designers who graduated from National Institute of Design & School of Architecture, Ahmedabad, who over the last 28 years has created elegant and beautiful workspaces for people across industries – hotels to hospitals, industrial projects, educational institutes, showrooms and residences. They have a successful track record and proven abilities for creativity and efficiency in quality, cost and time management....

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Mr Shiv Kumar is the CEO of Maple Software Pvt. Ltd., an ISO 9001: 2000 company in Visakapatnam. He visited the Vaastuyogam office on October 9, 2008 (Dussera). The web version of Vaastuyogam was launched on this day. In a candid tête-à-tête, he spoke about his strong faith in Vaastu and how Dr Ravi Rao’s Vaastu guidance helped him in boosting his BPO business. Mr Shiv Kumar is a firm believer of the ancient science of Vaastu having experienced it firsthand. In the last few years he saw his business...

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Mr Behram Mehta is the MD of Sheelpe Enterprises. It was unthinkable that Sheelpe Granite, a stone quarrying company, would lay the groundwork for AAVA, now a leading bottled water brand. Mr Mehta attributes this amazing success to the timely and appropriate guidance by AstroVaastu expert Dr Ravi Rao. He avers, “Dr Ravi Rao insisted that both elements — water and stone — cannot co-exist. As businesses, they seem poles apart”.  Finally, the business baron got the factory erected as per Dr Rao’s guidelines....

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