Our legacy
A new beginning of a continuous journey, carrying the legacy into modern technology.
The founder
P.K. Ayyappa MenonB.Sc. (Engg.), Jothisha Siromani, Retd. Deputy Chief Engineer
An electrical engineer by profession and an astrologer by devotion, Sri Ayyappa Menon brought an engineer’s discipline to Jyothisham.
In 1990 he founded Sakthi Astrology Research Centre, and with it a computer program that let astrologers calculate horoscopes, porutham and muhurtham with traditional Kerala accuracy. For decades, astrologers across Kerala have relied on those calculations.
The journey so far
1990
Sri P.K. Ayyappa Menon founds Sakthi Astrology Research Centre and the Sakthi astrology software.
1996
Benoy N Sreedhar begins looking after and supporting the software.
The decades between
Astrologers across Kerala prepare horoscopes every day with the Sakthi calculations.
2026
Jathaka Vani: the same calculations, now online for anyone, in Malayalam and English.
The people today
Jathaka Vani Astro Solutions LLP
Benoy N Sreedhar
Has looked after the Sakthi software since 1996, and rebuilt it as a secure web application.
Anitha Santhosh
Sri Ayyappa Menon’s daughter, so the knowledge stays with the family that created it.
Our promise
Accuracy
Every report comes from the same calculations, proven over decades. If we get something wrong, we put it right.
Honesty
One price, nothing added. We never use fear to sell pujas or remedies.
Respect for tradition
The Kerala method, the Malayalam language, mural art. Astrology guides; it does not decide.
Privacy
Birth details are used for your report only, and deleted when you ask.