Wednesday ,January 19, 2005

Significance of 60

IT WAS 60 years ago that a tsunami struck the Indian subcontinent. The number 60 has got a peculiar significance in the history of mankind, says P.V. Ravindran. Managing Director of Futuretech Private Limited, a company that makes software for astrological purposes.

The planetary position becomes identical every 60 years, according to him.

This is the reason behind the celebrations marking 60th birthday. When a person turns 60, there is a tendency to re- turn to childhood habits, Mr. Ravindran says.

The position of the sun also is a vital component behind the occurrence of natural calamities. The period prior to 'Makara Sankranthi' is characterised by minimum pull from the sun as it is far away from the earth during that period of the year.

Whenever the sun is away from the earth, that area is prone to more disasters, he says. Experts in astrology can accurately forecast the time of eclipses. These timings are the same as those calculated scientifically.

This proves the effect of astrology as a predictive science and hence the effectiveness of astrological software, according to Mr. Ravindran, an alumnus of IIT, Chennai.

By R. Ramabhadran Pillai