Sashikala Ananth, a renowned architect and expert on Vaastu Shastra, and has been instrumental in bringing the ancient Indian tradition to an entire generation of architects and designers. Following is…
Sashikala Ananth is an architect by qualification and holds a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the Madras School. Sashikala has researched the classical Indian science of Architecture – vAstu, for over twenty years. She was a student of Sri Ganapati Sthapati, a leading authority on the vAstu shAastra. She also studied Yoga at the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram in this period. Having studied the vAstu texts extensively, assimilating traditional wisdom and exploring its field application, she now works on projects incorporating the wisdom of vAstu in creative and harmonious ways with the modern lifestyle. Her work as a behavioral scientist has been largely focused on helping NGO’s and Educational Institutions. Currently the founder of Ritambhara Ashram where she runs her own workshops and teaching programs. She is the author of the popular 'The Penguin Guide to Vaastu'