“He looked into my eyes, uttered a few words and my heart started singing……”, it was early stages of my career in journalism that I wrote this intro for a satirical piece on a chance encounter with a fake astrologer. The heady dose of communism and socialism, something that I later renounced due to its inherent contradictions and hypocrisy, made me feel very proud of being rationalist. Discarding anything and everything that did not fit into the stated ideology was the in-thing and fashion during those days.
Coming out of the University with hot blood and activist mind, it was always ideology grappling for facts and figure and it never went the other way round. Therefore, astrology, metaphysics or occult science was something that was always a subject to despise. Over a period of time, some interest in psychology, followed by parapsychology and struggle of cruel fate in the fast lane of metro forced me into looking for so many developments which failed to give any rational reasoning. The failure of logic and the so-called worldly wisdom further led me to delve deep into metaphysics and the result: I got introduced to astrology in an attempt to find answer too many of the questions that otherwise would have remained unanswered.
Still, it was more to do with astrology and occult sciences as the subject of academic interest than a guiding force. Some of the wrong predictions amidst many right ones made me believe that astrology is not a prefect science. This was till the time I met Pradip Bhattacharyya, for whom it has been more than science; actually he studied the subject thoroughly to find out more about this to guide and counsel others.
This young Bengali astrologer in Delhi has a family tradition of astrology. But his fascination for the subject is so strong that he has become a perfect blend of astrologer, metaphysician, counselor and motivational speaker. He is all rolled into one, without probably himself realizing his all round area of expertise. A chance encounter through a common friend was filled with skepticism. And I must admit that I was determined to cross check his highs & depths, something that I normally do with astrologers without telling them how much I know about the subject.
It is here that I found Pradip Bhattacharyya to be different from the league. May be he is not professional enough to ask for money that adds to his charisma and persona. Even though some of my queries made him understand that I have some knowledge and command over the subject, the calm and composed astrologer had his business as usual. Of course, he admitted after convincing me and my queries that he had realized the amateur astrologer in me. Most of the practitioners in the trade today don’t have the required knowledge and depth over the subject and easily get agitated if ever get a client who is cross-questioning.
Pradip Bhattacharyya is different and was not agitated over once by the fact that there is somebody who is arguing with him over planetary transits and movements. He is the new breed of astrologers who has turned his childhood hobby into profession, something that he had never planned. But, as they say, stars have their own ways to determine the destiny of one and all. The young astrologer works as a content executive with a telecom company that provides astrology content to mobile companies.
In short, he is the man behind the SMS you receive in the morning predicting your future. And, mind you, writing daily scientific researched predictions in less than 100 words can be quite a challenging task. And convincing me has always been even more difficult, something that Pradip has done quite successfully. I am, no doubt, impressed. The question is whether you too believe in some stars and want to check out what is destined for you tomorrow. If yes, Pradip Bhattacharyya is the right person. Even if you are a so-called rationalist, try him out for once. Most of you won’t get disappointed.
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