India, Feb. 9 -- A professor of Philosophy came the other day looking for what lies in store of his habitually errant daughter's destiny. In his opening statement he said: "My teenaged daughter is erratic, haughty, and impulsive, and could offend anybody with her caustic remarks. She is in the habit of rebuking all socially accepted norms. Her behaviour is causing us worry. Sir, on the advice of a friend who has been following your column for a long time, we are reaching out to you to seek answers to our questions."

"However, before a reading of her horoscope, I request you to please dispel my doubts over the efficacy of astrology. How can planets' gravitation pull, so distant from earth, affect our lives, and that too reflecting varied ...