PGA Initial Voting Results April 15, 2002

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Initial Voting Results

SPECIAL SURVEY

Bangkok - April 15, 2002. The "Graha-anukul ratna-visheshajna

parishad", the Planetary Gemologists Association, had completed an

international survey on four of the most important aspects of Vedic

Planetary (Jyotish) Gemology. These are: gem choosing methods, use of

synthetics, use of semi-precious gems, and use of very flawed gems.

Voting is by PGA Patrons & Members from all over the globe, including

very senior and venerable personalities (listed below results)...

 

Here are the initial results:

 

1. Use of synthetics (lab created) gems in Planetary Gemology ? (total

96 voters)

 

10 voted YES or 11% use synthetic stones

86 voted NO or 89% use only natural gems

 

 

2. Use of natural Upa-ratna (secondary) gems in Planetary Gemology ?

(total 96 voters)

 

79 voted YES or 82% use natural semi-precious gems

18 voted NO or 18% use only the 9 primary gems

 

 

3. Use of very flawed gems in Planetary Gemology ? (total 93 voters)

 

16 voted YES or 17% use very flawed stones

77 voted NO or 83% use only fine gems

 

 

4. Gem choosing methods, Anukul-vad or Pratikul-vad ? (total 90

voters)

 

76 voted for Anukul-graha gem choosing or 84%

14 voted for Pratikul-graha gem choosing or only 16%

 

Below is the list of voters.

PGA PATRON & INITIAL MEMBER VOTERS

 

Prof. Dr. Mangal Raj Joshi

Smt. Gayatri Devi Vasudev

Pandit Vidyadhar Sukul Brahman

Prof. Dr. A. K. Bhattacharya

Dr. Satya Vrat Shastri, Padma Shri

Chakrapani Ullal

Prof. Dr. Usha Satyavrat Shastri

 

Aniruddha Dutta

Anjali J.

Arnav Medhi

Ayyam Perumal Kanaka Sabhapathi

Benjawan Arparpardh

Bhaskaranand Lohani

Bill Kent

Chandra Prakash Shrivastava

Darshan Diljit Shah

Dennis Harness

Dr. Amar Aggarwal

Dr. Amar Gautam

Dr. Bobbi Anne White

Dr. Damodar Lalla

Dr. Khilanath Bastakoty

Dr. Kursija S.C.

Dr. Mahha Dah Sheker Raajha

Dr. Neeraj Lalwani

Dr. Nilesh J. Chitalia

Dr. Nimai Banerjee

Dr. Partap Chauhan

Dr. Randy Stein

Dr. Sudhir Shah

Dr. Theja Hettiaratchi

Dr. Vikram Pratapsingh Bedi

Edith Hathaway

G. Kumar

Ganesh Nathan

Gary Gomes

Gregory J. de Montfort

Hewa Kurumburage Jayatissa Dharmadasa

Hiranmoy Bhattacharyya

Howard Beckman

Jack Hauck

Jai Maharaj

Jawahar Mutha

Jay Boyle

Jayant Gopinath Kulkarni

Jennifer Beckman

Joanne Greig

Jose Zaragoza Lopez

K.S.Thampan Kannanchara

Kanitha Brown

Manmohan Tikku

Meena Bhuwania

Nick Hodgson

Mihir Diljit Shah

Mony Singh

Nand Kishore Jhajharia

Nanda A. Arambewela

Nikhil Lalit Parekh

Orawan Arkun

Pandit Parsai

Panditji Prakash Bharadwaj

Pandit Siddhanthi Nandiraju Purnaiah

Pemmaraju V.R. Rayudu

Raaj Shekhar Padmashri

Ramkrishna Dahake

Raj Kapoor

Rajashekar S. Rao

Rajiv Verma

Ramamurthy M. Muniswamappa

Ramiah G. Krishnan

Ravindra K Chunodkar

Ravindrian K.K.

Rekha N. Parekh (Mrs.)

Richard S. Brown

R.L. Gupta

Robert Koch

Rodolfo Ciscato

Roeland de Looff

Roger Perry

S. Subba Rao

Sandeep Arora

S.G.V. Ramanam

Shambhu Lal Daulatani

Sharan Prabhakher

Shikha Jhingran

Shyamasundara Dasa

Sofija Jasna

Sourav Paul

Sri Swami Shyamananda

Stephen Quong

Thiruchelvam S. Nadarajah

Tom Hopke

Umamaheshwar Subba Hegde

Vijay Bharti

Vimal Chopra

Wendy Vasicek

 

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

 

The "Graha-anukul ratna-visheshajna parishad" or Planetary Gemologists

Association (PGA), is a necessary regulatory and research group formed

to help unite all genuine Planetary Gemologists around the world.

 

Purpose of the Planetary Gemologists Association is fourfold:

 

1) To bring order and positive worldwide attention to the ancient

science of Planetary Gemology, one of the 64 Asian arts that

incorporate Vedic (sidereal) astrology, Ayurveda, and elite mineralogy.

 

2) To establish high standards of professionalism and expertise as

requirements for membership, which will serve as a guarantee of

integrity and excellence to the public.

 

3) To maintain a forum for deliberation into the subtle mysteries of

"Planetary Gemology," and to present these findings and conclusions by

publishing an annual Journal named the "Journal of the Planetary

Gemologists Association."

 

4) To serve as a bona fide Institute of Planetary Gemology that

provides "Socially Responsible Information" (SRI) leading to a final

exam for qualification as a PGA (Planetary Gem Advisor). NOTE: A

Planetary Gemologist (PG) is a certified PGA who is also a certified

Gemologist. PG and PGA Diplomas will be awarded to successful

applicants

 

http://p-g-a.org <---Svagatam!!!

 

 

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