Bangalore Venkata Raman (8 August 1912 20 December 1998) was one of the most imp ortant astrologers in modern

India and an author of numerous books and articles. He was instrumental in making Vedic or Hindu astrology known and respected thro ughout India and the world. With the help of his son's Niranjan Babu and Sachida nanda Babu, he also started the Raman & Rajeswari Research Foundation to promote the knowledge of Astrology and Vastu Shastra Raman restarted The Astrological Magazine in 1936, which was earlier run by his grandfather, and remained its editor for over 62 years. After his death, the mag azine was run till December 2007 by his son, Niranjan Babu Bangalore and his dau ghter, Gayatri Devi Vasudev, when it was shut down citing no reasons. It is now relaunched as The Astrological eMagazine by his son Niranjan Babu.[2] He represented India at the Astrological Congress held at Cambridge, England, an d the International Astrology Conference at New York. Travelling around the worl d, he delivered innumerable lectures in Germany, England, France, Italy, Austria , Holland, Canada, Japan, and the United States of America, addressing universit ies, medical associations, and educational and cultural institutions on differen t aspects of astrology, Hindu astronomy, philosophy, and Indian culture. In 1968, the Akhila Bharateeya Samskrita Sammelana awarded him the Doctor of Lit erature degree, and in June 1976 the Kumaon University (U.P.) awarded him the ho norary Doctor of Letters degree.[3] Raman was the first to deliver a lecture, Relevance of Astrology in Modern Times , in 1970 at the United Nations, New York, which evoked much interest in diploma tic circles. He asserted that astrology was a science. Raman founded the Indian Council Of Astrological Sciences in 1984 to regulate th e study and practice of astrology in the country with chapters in Bangalore, Mad ras, Delhi, Kanpur, Trivandrum, Patna, and other cities. In October 1992, Raman, on a visit to the United States of America to deliver th e keynote address at the First International Symposium on Vedic Astrology, held at Dominican College in San Rafael, California,[4] mooted the idea of a national body to organise the study of Indian astrology in the States. The American Coun cil of Vedic Astrology was founded under Raman's guidance by a group of American s to help popularize the study of Indian astrology in USA. David Frawley, the pr esident of the council from 1993-2003, mentions Dr. Raman for his inspiration an d guidance.[5] Dr. Raman was also a patron founder of the British Association of Vedic Astrology in 1998.