Suggestions for inprovement of Nadi centres

January 10, 2009

WingCommander Shashikant Oak, while addressing in theConference made some suggestions to improve the standards of Naadi readingprofession. Aftersome deliberations with some Chief Naadi Astrologers, theyhave agreed to implement most of them as far as possible in near future. Let us hope this conference puts them in right frame of mind for the rest of thesuggestions. {ITIS REQUESTED THAT ANY ONE WISHES TO IMPROVE THESE SUGGESTIONS FURTHER AND / OR TRANSLATE IN TAMIL OR LOCAL LANGUAGE OF HIS/HER AREA, YOU ARE WELCOME. PLEASE PUT UP ON THE WEBGROUP AND HAND OVER TO THE CENTRES FOR IMPLEMENTATION UNDER INTIMATION TO THE UNDERSIGNED} There are many challenges before present Naadi Centres. The younger generation Naadi readers will have to cope up with the requirements of the presentday customers. While respecting the old traditions fully, they will have to give way to present day conditions and new paths will have to be build up for the betterment of the divine profession of the ancient past. Gone are the days when no one was bothered about proper running of anybusiness. Now Consumer Courts, Rationalist pressure groups, Non-believers and Government regulations are out to watch wrong doings at any time and at every place. Satyam Group of IT industry is the latest case.Persons without proper ethics and high morale standards are spoiling the reputation of Great Maharshees and their gigantic work of Naadi Palmleaf Astrology. Children of present Chief Naadi readers are not at all keen to learn the cryptic Tamil language. They see pathetic conditionofthe fellow readers. Disregard to the rituals they are expected toundertakebefore stating the days proceedings of Divine reading. Not sogood activitiesin the non-working hours. Some code of conduct will haveto be observed by all Naadi astrologers. Few suggestions in this direction are listed below for the benefit of all Naadi lovers to observe minutely while they visit the centres of their areas. The purpose here is not to criticise any person or any Naadi centre in particular but to understand the reality of profession and suggest ways for the betterment of it. 1. Regularity of opening of centres: - Open centres by 8:30sharp (depending upon climatic conditionsand transport facility). The centre should remain open to accommodate the last customer. If neededwork in shift basis.2. Cleanliness: -Chief Astrologer's Office, Pujaroom and other business rooms including toilets and kitchens should be cleaned every day. No cobwebs, blackwalls due to Aarti and oil lamps. If required get them white washed every few months.3. Chappals and News Papers Stand:- Provide proper place to keep footwear outside canters. News paper and periodicals be placed in as proper stand. (Naadilover Shri Babuji Bhagwat of Pune had provided free stands to somecentres in Mumbai and Pune)4. Use of TV: - Avoid seeing Tamil programmes, especially when non-Tamil knowing clients are present in the centre.5. Morning prayers and Sadhana: - The chief Naadi astrologers shouldset up an example by getting ready for Morning Prayer by 07:00every day. All other readers shouldperform Japams and Sadhana/Meditation. The clients present should be permitted to participate inthe prayers and Prasad conducted before the day'sproceedings.6. Table attendants:-Should be available at given timings. Avoid taking any thumb print by some other person. Unless the person carrying is blood relation and alive. 7. Visitor's Book: -Visitor's Book should be kept readywith table attendants for the clients to write their experiences of Naadi readings. It will be evidence to see by the others to know what the experiences of others clients were, who have seen Naadi leaves previously. The names and Addresses will help centres to locate persons if required on later date.8. Photographic Albums:-Avoid display of Photo frames of celebrities in open. Please make postcard size Photo album of the visitors. Also add the photos while giving charity to needy and poor from the gifts given to the centres like saris to women, ready made shirts or T shirts and pants; Lungi etc, School stationary or text books to the children. Avoid giving cloth pieces as it will be burden to them to spend money on stitching charges. 9. Centre's Opening Celebrations:-Every year celebrate some function like Pongal, Diwali, or centre's opening day. Invite nearby persons, society residents, celebrities and distribute sweets and flowers so that he friendlyatmosphere is created.10. Legal Advice and Police Protection:-Please arrange for advocate inadvance. He may be from your clients. Meet in charge of area Police Station. Invite him and his staffs to centre so that the police are aware what type of activities are conducted. Especially for Non-Tamil speaking area centres Police protections is a must.11. Facilities to Staff Workers:- Following aspects may be kept inmind . Proper food, stay and transport should be provided where staff workers reside in the centre premises. Medical and emergency help is to be given without fail. Family members are contacted fast. The staff should be encouraged to bring family members to reside with nearby areas. This will avoid frequent visits to home towns and loss of workinghands and days. The staff should be encouraged to celebrate Pongal, Diwali etc locally. So that the centre remains open withoutlong break. Remittance of money to the family members inhome town is to be monitored by the chief Naadi Astrologers regularly. Every staff should be given Name plateto be displayed on chest for easy recognition. Wearing of Name plates should be made compulsory. It is easy to remember names of the reader by clients that way. Staff should not consume hard drinks and create disturbance to co-workers. The Staff should be honest to their spouses.12. Learning of languages:-Spoken English classes may be conducted for the staff, so that translation and searching of leaf becomes easy. The staff working inoutside Tamilnadu in non-Tamil speaking areas should be encourages to learn the local languages.13. Employment Opportunities: - More and more centres are opening in all parts of India.At present many sent out by parents as useless are joining the Naadireading job. It is harming the reputation of Naadi readings. If job guarantee is given, many new faces with talent and intelligence will join the profession.14. Certificate of grading:- Could be given to the young readers. It will help to know the standard of reader. 15. NaadiAstrologers from VaideeshwaranKoil should provide some financial support and by way of regular supply ofNaadi leaves to encourage centres run properly. They should get daily feedback from the centres about number of clients served, and other activities of the day.16. The chief Naadi astrologers should encourage the staff to open new centre.The new centre should not createcompetition in the same locality of bigcities or near by towns. Shashikant {Wing Commander (Retd) Oak}

January 14, 2009

hi

I just came back from india. I went to vaitheeswaran koil to get a reading. I found out that most of the nadi centre are all useless especially the ap babu ap karunakaran at the at no 24, swany sannathi street that on the book nadi prediction by wingcommander shasikant oak . after that I went to to the another nadi astrologer that the address is on the nadi prediction book. IT is vedha bhavan 17a miladi street. The reading cost me rs 3000 for sukshma nadi. The chief nadi reader sada sadasivam has his apprentice to read the leaf for me. After few bundle of the reading he ask the question to find out the date of your birth and your name not search it from the leaf anymore. I know that he is cheating he find out my name father and mother name through ask me and also the date my birth and went out for a while to get pancang for my horoscope. I wanted to complain but I saw the their family are inside the house with a small baby sleeping. so I just paid him.

From: shashikantoakDate: Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:45:15 +0000 Suggestions for inprovement of Nadi centres

WingCommander Shashikant Oak, while addressing in theConference made some suggestions to improve the standards of Naadi readingprofession. Aftersome deliberations with some Chief Naadi Astrologers, theyhave agreed to implement most of them as far as possible in near future. Let us hope this conference puts them in right frame of mind for the rest of thesuggestions. {ITIS REQUESTED THAT ANY ONE WISHES TO IMPROVE THESE SUGGESTIONS FURTHER AND / OR TRANSLATE IN TAMIL OR LOCAL LANGUAGE OF HIS/HER AREA, YOU ARE WELCOME. PLEASE PUT UP ON THE WEBGROUP AND HAND OVER TO THE CENTRES FOR IMPLEMENTATION UNDER INTIMATION TO THE UNDERSIGNED}

There are many challenges before present Naadi Centres. The younger generation Naadi readers will have to cope up with the requirements of the presentday customers. While respecting the old traditions fully, they will have to give way to present day conditions and new paths will have to be build up for the betterment of the divine profession of the ancient past.

Gone are the days when no one was bothered about proper running of anybusiness. Now Consumer Courts, Rationalist pressure groups, Non-believers and Government regulations are out to watch wrong doings at any time and at every place. Satyam Group of IT industry is the latest case.

Persons without proper ethics and high morale standards are spoiling the reputation of Great Maharshees and their gigantic work of Naadi Palmleaf Astrology. Children of present Chief Naadi readers are not at all keen to learn the cryptic Tamil language. They see pathetic conditionofthe fellow readers. Disregard to the rituals they are expected toundertakebefore stating the days proceedings of Divine reading. Not sogood activitiesin the non-working hours. Some code of conduct will haveto be observed by all Naadi astrologers.

Few suggestions in this direction are listed below for the benefit of all Naadi lovers to observe minutely while they visit the centres of their areas. The purpose here is not to criticise any person or any Naadi centre in particular but to understand the reality of profession and suggest ways for the betterment of it.

1. Regularity of opening of centres: - Open centres by 8:30sharp (depending upon climatic conditionsand transport facility). The centre should remain open to accommodate the last customer. If neededwork in shift basis.

2. Cleanliness: -Chief Astrologer's Office, Pujaroom and other business rooms including toilets and kitchens should be cleaned every day. No cobwebs, blackwalls due to Aarti and oil lamps. If required get them white washed every few months.

3. Chappals and News Papers Stand:- Provide proper place to keep footwear outside canters. News paper and periodicals be placed in as proper stand.

(Naadilover Shri Babuji Bhagwat of Pune had provided free stands to somecentres in Mumbai and Pune)

4. Use of TV: - Avoid seeing Tamil programmes, especially when non-Tamil knowing clients are present in the centre.

5. Morning prayers and Sadhana: - The chief Naadi astrologers shouldset up an example by getting ready for Morning Prayer by 07:00every day. All other readers shouldperform Japams and Sadhana/Meditation. The clients present should be permitted to participate inthe prayers and Prasad conducted before the day'sproceedings.

6. Table attendants:-Should be available at given timings. Avoid taking any thumb print by some other person. Unless the person carrying is blood relation and alive.

7. Visitor's Book: -Visitor's Book should be kept readywith table attendants for the clients to write their experiences of Naadi readings. It will be evidence to see by the others to know what the experiences of others clients were, who have seen Naadi leaves previously. The names and Addresses will help centres to locate persons if required on later date.

8. Photographic Albums:-Avoid display of Photo frames of celebrities in open. Please make postcard size Photo album of the visitors. Also add the photos while giving charity to needy and poor from the gifts given to the centres like saris to women, ready made shirts or T shirts and pants; Lungi etc, School stationary or text books to the children. Avoid giving cloth pieces as it will be burden to them to spend money on stitching charges.

9. Centre's Opening Celebrations:-Every year celebrate some function like Pongal, Diwali, or centre's opening day. Invite nearby persons, society residents, celebrities and distribute sweets and flowers so that he friendlyatmosphere is created.

10. Legal Advice and Police Protection:-Please arrange for advocate inadvance. He may be from your clients. Meet in charge of area Police Station. Invite him and his staffs to centre so that the police are aware what type of activities are conducted. Especially for Non-Tamil speaking area centres Police protections is a must.

11. Facilities to Staff Workers:- Following aspects may be kept inmind .

Proper food, stay and transport should be provided where staff workers reside in the centre premises.

Medical and emergency help is to be given without fail. Family members are contacted fast.

The staff should be encouraged to bring family members to reside with nearby areas. This will avoid frequent visits to home towns and loss of workinghands and days.

The staff should be encouraged to celebrate Pongal, Diwali etc locally. So that the centre remains open withoutlong break.

Remittance of money to the family members inhome town is to be monitored by the chief Naadi Astrologers regularly.

Every staff should be given Name plateto be displayed on chest for easy recognition. Wearing of Name plates should be made compulsory. It is easy to remember names of the reader by clients that way.

Staff should not consume hard drinks and create disturbance to co-workers.

The Staff should be honest to their spouses.

12. Learning of languages:-Spoken English classes may be conducted for the staff, so that translation and searching of leaf becomes easy. The staff working inoutside Tamilnadu in non-Tamil speaking areas should be encourages to learn the local languages.

13. Employment Opportunities: - More and more centres are opening in all parts of India.At present many sent out by parents as useless are joining the Naadireading job. It is harming the reputation of Naadi readings. If job guarantee is given, many new faces with talent and intelligence will join the profession.

14. Certificate of grading:- Could be given to the young readers. It will help to know the standard of reader.

15. NaadiAstrologers from VaideeshwaranKoil should provide some financial support and by way of regular supply ofNaadi leaves to encourage centres run properly. They should get daily feedback from the centres about number of clients served, and other activities of the day.

16. The chief Naadi astrologers should encourage the staff to open new centre.The new centre should not createcompetition in the same locality of bigcities or near by towns.

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