Janata Dal Party

The Janata Dal was formed on the 11 October 1988 at 1:18′ PM IST at Bangalore, India. the Rasi Chart is placed alongside.

In India, a common saying for this party is – दल बदल बदल के दलदल कर दिया (dala badala badala ke daladala kara diyā) meaning that the leaders of this party have create a dirty swamp by chaning parties all the time. This reference is to its Capricorn Lagna which represents swamps and quick sand which sucks everything and anything down and under.

Bharatiya Janata Party

Article written and published in early 1997

The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) was formed on the 6th of April, 1980, at 11.15’ AM at Delhi (28N39 77E13). The Chart is given below.

Intellectual Gemini is in the ascendant With the Arudha Lagna (AL) in the fifth house in Libra (Business) showing that businessman, industrialists and traders will strongly favor this party. The Janma Rasi is Scorpio and, the leaders of the BJP are advised against forming a Govt. when the Moon is in Scorpio (like the last time).

Iraq: Matibhramana yoga

Article Published in The Jyotish Digest Editorial for Jan-Mar, 2003; written March 2002. That old Iraq of 1932 is now history…
Chart 1 : Iraq Rasi chakra

Historical perspective
Historically, Iraq was a part of the Ottoman Empire before becoming a British protectorate. Then she became a kingdom and finally a totalitarian state. Saddam Hussein became its President in 1979 and ruthlessly maintained power through political purges not even sparing members of his own family.

India

Article published in 1997 in the Times of Astrology. Readers will appreciate the accurate prediction about the BJP coming to power during theNārāyaṇa Daśā daśā of Pisces (1997 – 2002). This is exactly what happened and in the net daśā, the BJP lost power.
India
Indian democracy has been witnessing a turbulent period with hung parliaments and not a single party is able to get absolute majority. Governments have to be made through compromises and understanding with other parties.

Swami Vivekananda’s Passing

A New Finding by Chandrashekhar Chattopadhyay
(Translated from Bengali by Swami Chetanananda)
4th July 1902 was a memorable day. Swami Vivekananda, a great prophet of modern India, passed away at about 9:00 pm while he was in meditation. The flame of his life-lamp, which brightened the spiritual world, suddenly blew out in the deep darkness of night. The next morning this sad news spread throughout Calcutta and all over India. Swamiji’s disciple Kanai Maharaj (Swami Nirbhayananda) came to our house in Ahiritola and gave us the news. I was then busy performing worship in a temple nearby.