India, May 20 -- Today, as I remember Satrajit Majumdar, fondly known as Benuda, my mind travels back 28 years, to April 1997, when I first met him at Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi. At the time, he had just registered Cyber Astro Ltd and was visiting BHU in search of a young astrologer to join him in his pioneering journey of delivering astrological services across the globe through the newly founded Cyber Astro.

I recall the moment vividly. I was working in the Panchang Office of the Jyotish Department at BHU as Assistant Panchang Editor when my Head of Department, Prof. R.C. Pandey, called me and introduced me to Benuda, a friend of Prof S K Kak from IIT BHU. After our initial greetings, we delved into a detailed discussion ...