To understand why the book is top-rated, one must understand the sage. Koka Pandit (also known as Koka or Koka Rishi) was an ancient scholar of erudite wisdom. While Western astrology often looks to the skies for planetary positions, Koka Pandit specialized in Samudrika Shastra —the ancient science of body features and their connection to fate.

Bengali Original Source: Based on the Sanskrit Koka Shastra (itself derived from the Vatsyayana Kama Sutra ) Popular In: West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh