Costume designer
Bhanu Athaiya
Indian costume designer and the country's first Oscar winner, for Gandhi.
Bhanu Athaiya was an Indian costume designer and painter. She was the first Indian to win an Academy Award. Alongside being Bollywood's most iconic costume designer, she had a historically important early career as an artist with contemporaries like M. F. Husain, F. N. Souza and Vasudeo S. Gaitonde. She was the only woman member of the Bombay Progressive Artists' Group. Two of Bhanu Rajopadhye's artworks were included in the 1953 Progressive Artists' Group show in Bombay.
- Born
- 1929-04-28, Kolhapur, IndiaA Sunday
- Died
- 2020-10-15, Mumbai, IndiaA Thursday, aged 91
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- India
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1929-04-28, Kolhapur, India · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Kolkatathe zone used then
Asia/KolkataThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 7°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 25°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Taurus | 19°24′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 25°09′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Cancer | 22°06′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 19°22′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 0°14′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 9°02′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 28°37′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 16°22′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2020-10-15, Mumbai, India · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Kolkatathe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 22°21′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 0°22′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 11°34′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Virgo | 14°37′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aries | 20°40′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 19°02′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 25°33′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Taurus | 9°20′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 18°41′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 22°30′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Bhanu Athaiya was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.