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{{Infobox person
| honorific_prefix   = Pandit
| name               =  Sanjay Rath
| image              =  Sanjay_Rath.jpg
| native_name        = ସଞୟ ରଥ
| native_name_lang   = Oriya
| birth_date         =  1963|08|07
| birth_place        = Sambalpur
| residence          = New Delhi, India
| nationality        = India
| known_for          = Jyotiṣa ([[Vedic Astrology]])
| spouse             = Sarbani Rath
| children           = Aditi Rath, Somanath
| parents            = Umakant Rath, Manjoo Rath
| signature          = RathSign.jpg
| website            =  {{URL|srath.com}}
}}
'''Sanjay Rath''' ({{lang-or|ସଞୟ ରଥ}}; born 7 August 1963 at [[Sambalpur]], [[Odisha]]) is an Indian [[astrologer]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-12-09/hyderabad/27294458_1_vedic-astrology-international-workshop-jyotish|title=Vedic astrology lessons in 'guru-sishya parampara' – Times of India|date=9 December 2002|work=[[Indiatimes]]|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> He comes from a traditional family of astrologers from Bira Balabhadrapur Sasan village in [[Puri]], which trace their [[Lineage (anthropology)|lineage]] back to Shri Achyuta Das ([[Acyutananda]]).<ref> Torch Bearers of Vedic Traditions : Brahmin Sasan Villages in Orissa by Nityananda Patnaik. Vedam Books, New Delhi, Classical, 2002, ix, 227 p. ISBN 81-7054-346-0 </ref> Sanjay Rath studied under his uncle, the late Pandit Kasinath Rath. His grandfather, the late Pandit Jagannath Rath, was the Jyotish Ratna of Odisha and authored many books on [[Jyotisha]].

Sanjay Rath became a graduate of mechanical engineering and joined the Government of India<ref>[http://www.persmin.nic.in/WriteReadData/CS/Gr.I%20SL%20-%201997-2000.htm CSL No.3285]</ref> in July 1991. He was promoted to Under Secretary in the Ministry of Defence in October 1997. Sanjay Rath resigned from government service in September 2000 to focus on [[Jyotisha]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2014}}[[File:sjcerc.jpg|thumb|widthpx]]
To promote the teachings of his [[paramparā]] Sanjay Rath has formed a non-profit organisation called [http://www.srijagannath.org Śrī Jagannāth Center] where his advanced students are helping to spread Jyotiṣa in a way that keeps its spiritual roots. Students learn not only about Jyotiṣa, but also [[mantra shastra|Mantra Śāstra]], [[mudra]], [[prāṇayāma]], [[meditation]], and the [[Sanātanī|Sanātana Dharma]].

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://srath.com Sanjay Rath – Official Site]
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