Mangal Raj Joshi

Mangal Raj Joshi (1920–2005) was the Royal Astrologer of Nepal, whose family worked for more than 20 generations for the Nepalese kings.

[1][2][3] Joshi failed to predict the Nepalese royal massacre, a point used by some against the effectiveness of astrology.

Besides his role as a scholar of geography and astrology, he had a diploma in Modernization in Education from Houston University, Texas, US.

Since then, Prof. Krishna prasad Adhikari has held the office of President of the Nepal Panchanga Nirnayak Samiti.

His contributions ranged from an Acharya of Astrology to Professor of Geography, Nepali and Nepal Bhasa at the master's level in PMC.