Prasada Rao holds a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Civil Engineering degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is currently Associate Professor and Chair of the Civil and Environmental Engineering at California State University, Fullerton. He has earlier worked for Duke University and The Johns Hopkins University.

He is a second generation Vaastu specialist in his family. Building on his expertise, he has developed a unique Vaastu grading theory by which western houses can be categorized into ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ grades. His focus is in bringing the lower grade houses to higher grades, with out any structural changes. Residing in a house that has an ‘A’ or ‘B’ grade will bring in positive rewards to all the occupants. Unlike horoscope, which acts solely on the individual, the negative affect of a ‘C’ or ‘D’ grade Vaastu home is felt on all the residents.

In 2009, as a recognition of his knowledge, expertise and contribution to Vaastu, he was presented the title of Vaastu Diplomate.

In 2007, the work that he led, relating to the design of Santa Ana River pathway drew special recognition from the California State Senate. This work integrated the modern engineering ideas with the Vaastu principles. His earlier works have been profiled by The Orange County Register, The Chronicle for Higher Education and American Society of Civil Engineers Magazine.

His academic research grants have been funded by US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research and US Department of Interior.

His muhurtham timing calculations are based on Surya Siddhantha theory. He has been trained to calculate the auspicious timing for various functions.

He is also knowledgeable on Vedic horoscope analysis. You can contact him by email at srivaastu@gmail.com.