Astrolger Bejan Daruwalla bequeaths stellar legacy

Mumbai: Renowned astrologer Bejan Daruwalla annointed India’s largest astrological webportal, GaneshaSpeaks, as the successors to his

astrological legacy. He has been associated with it right from its inception in 2003.

• Passes on his knowledge to 6 proteges
• GaneshaSpeaks eyes a turnover of INR 1000 million by 2013

“With the grace of Ganesha, I have spent most of my life in astrology and I have acquired a lot of experience and knowledge. I wanted to leave this knowledge behind for the betterment of mankind and hence I have taught them everything that I have learnt. They will keep my art and name alive in the times to come” said Bejan Daruwalla.

Bejan Daruwalla is adept in all the various forms of divination like astrology, numerology, tarot, etc. “I have been with them right from their selection and ensured they learnt everything”, he added.

GaneshaSpeaks was launched in 2003 with a vision of providing users 'a fully personalised horoscope reading by Bejan Daruwalla and his team within 72 hours of placing an order on the internet and call center facilities were added to cater to the telephone queries of customers.’

Today it is the top astrology portal of India, vying for the top position globally.

With more than 2 million page views per month and about 30,000 telephonic consultations daily, the company today clocks INR 100 million anually. With its expanding access across telecom networks and associations across the web, GaneshaSpeaks hopes to touch a CAGR of 50 per cent in the coming year.

Speaking at the event Mr Hemang Arun Pandeet, MD & CEO, Ganeshaspeaks said, “With a turnover of 100 million (INR), today GaneshaSpeaks represents 40 per cent of the 65 million web based astro business which has about 4-5 players and approximately 30 per cent of the 75 million telecom based astro business which again has about 4-5 players. This is just a tip of the iceberg as far as the entire astro business is concerned. The total size of the astro market is estimated at 8 billion USD.”

Mr. Pandeet added, “We aim to be the number one astro portal globally in next five years and plans are afoot for a massive ramp-up. We plan to hire 500 more astrologers to staff our existing call centres; and for the new ones we have planned across India. We are exploring the options of tie-ups with the host of leading media entities of the world”.

It seems that this opportune 'announcement of succession' will give the boost to the already ambitious plans of GaneshaSpeaks.

About GaneshaSpeaks:

• GaneshaSpeaks was launched on April 25, 2003 with an idea that the astrology industry can be organised and the potential unlocked.
• Today an INR 100 million company, GaneshaSpeaks claims to handle more than half a million visits on a monthly basis while the call centers combined with the help of 300 astrologers handle more than 30000 telephonic consultations daily.
• With mundane, they also claim to predict cricket, football, tennis, Nifty and Sensex with more than 80 per cent accuracy.
• Hemang Arun Pandeet, a technoentreprenuer with an engineering degree in ‘Electronics and Communications’,and the MD & CEO is the driving force behind GaneshaSpeaks.