[quote="projenator"]RR,
      Seriously i should take that back, its just out of irritation i said it. It will be being ungrateful to KNR if I say that. My first book and all the initial stuff on astrology I read was by him, so you can say he initiated me into it. I enjoy reading his analysis on his website, the way he backs up his vimshottari dasa findings with chara always and sometimes yogini etc. is something I want to seriously incorporate in my approach. I wish to meet him or talk with him some day but that may not happen realistically. He has secluded himself from the public and his students have taken over. I seriously think, after BVR, we owe it to him for spreading the good word about jyotish including fighting a case single handedly with ailing health conditions in the supreme court. I regularly follow his website and plan to buy more books from his stable just to contribute towards the great work he has done. There's a franchise out of New Jersey selling his books these days. They are pretty reliable although they take their own time (usually at least a month) to deliver your order. I will send you the link to the FINER TECHNIQUES OF ASTROLOGICAL PREDICTION volume 2, which I guess is the one you are looking for. Recently M S Mehta, a retired IFS officer, who is one of his very senior students has come out with ANALYSING HOROSCOPE THROUGH MODERN TECHNIQUES, under his guidance.

hope that helps.[/quote]

Hi Proj,

Finally got through to the sites you shared! I was having difficulty earlier possibly due to heavier weekend traffic! No this is not the book because the volume 1 I referred to had very different articles than shown in the finer techniques vol 1 or 2. So definitely there is no duplication of material but perhaps the vol 2 of the earlier collection was canned or maybe still in the works. Astro-publishing or publishing in general is rife with headaches and becomes a major endeavour so plans do change.

And I agree with your thoughts about KNR. I have read his accounts on Ben's list about the fights and resistance he had to put up single-handedly and despite his advanced age and ill health etc. That is why I used the term 'frustrated' in one of my posts to which one of his students took askance, sadly.