Town Planning Ahmedabad City – Part 1 From this month we begin a two-part series the city of Ahmedabad. We shall also be including Gandhinagar as part of the study. This article introduces the subject with detailed discussion to be followed next month. Today Ahmedabad is a unique city, even for India, for it blends harmoniously an ancient heritage with a vibrant present. A model city in terms of its ideals and aspirations, what is remarkable about Ahmedabad is its harmony between art and industry, between a reverence to the past and...

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London Bridge – One of the world’s most recognize landmarks This essay is in continuation of the one published on London, under our Town planning series last month. London is, without question, the international finance and business capital of the world, the world’s greatest global financial center and the most culturally diverse city that you can find. As we mentioned last month London has grown to...

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This month onwards the Vaastu way series will examine the history and background of some prominent Indian and international cities. We shall also see how far the town planning of these cities is in consonance or other wise with Vaastu. We begin with London. This essay draws generously from electronic encyclopedias, research papers, (published and unpublished) on the subject. It is also based on findings of our panel of astrologers and other experts on the subject. In the course of the next few issues of Vaastuyogam, The Vaastu Way series will focus on town planning. Vaastu presupposes Vaastu compliant town planning. Sadly...

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Vaastu for Women Can you throw light on Vaastu for women or in other words Vaastu principles applicable in the widely used space — kitchen and Puja rooms? — Priyanka Gupta The tenets of Vaastu are truly secular and without any bias; they pertain to direction-based allocation of zones to the various household functions in a dwelling. Here are some guidelines for women and aimed at creating awareness of Vaastu in the kitchen and Puja (worship) room. The kitchen The kitchen is one of the most important places in...

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The ‘Vaastu Way’ series of articles is an attempt at unfolding the many layers surrounding Vaastu. In the two preceding articles ‘Vaastu and your home’ and ‘Do directions govern the individual?’ we dwelt upon the introductory and underlying issues pertaining to Vaastu. In this article, we outline simple but important Vaastu guidelines for your home. As in our first article, we again warn the reader that Vaastu is a subject far too wide and deep to be mastered merely by reading the available books and articles. The fact must be borne...

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Introduction Do directions govern an individual? Can they torment him or her? The answer is inconsistent simply because no direction truly directs a person. It is the person who brings sorrow by ignoring the principles of Vaastu or gets happiness by following the tenets of this profound science. Every house has the same eight directions but their effects differ s it depends on their use and management. If every direction is perfectly used and maintained according to Vaastu norms, the structure safeguards the occupants like a mother protecting her child. This is the...

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I am beginning this new VaastuGyan series of short articles related to the subject of Vaastu. In this series I will be unfolding the many layers that surround Vaastu. I warn the reader from the onset itself that Vaastu is a subject far too wide and deep to be covered exhaustively in any form or length, leave alone a series of short articles. Nor will it be possible to master Vaastu merely by reading all available books and articles. This fact must be borne in mind. Please be cautioned this series can – at best – be the first step...

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