Ramalingam 'Rama' Chellappa is a distinguished academic at Johns Hopkins University, where he holds the title of Bloomberg Distinguished Professor. He is involved in multiple research centers, including the Center for Language and Speech Processing and the Center for Imaging Science. Chellappa has a notable academic background, having spent 29 years at The University of Maryland and serving in various capacities at the University of Southern California's Signal and Image Processing Institute. His contributions span language, speech, imaging, and data sciences.
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Meaning of the name - Rama
dark, black, beauty, strength, virtue
Read Full Rama Name AnalysisApril 8, 1953 Facts
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Rama Chellappa belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: near Chennai, Southern India
Educated At: Purdue University
Occupation: university teacher | electrical engineer
Employers: Johns Hopkins University
Awards Received: AAAI Fellow | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Astrology Analysis
Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for April 8, 1953
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 8, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for April 8, 2026 |
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| Sun | 18 Aries 33 | 18 Aries 52 | 29 Gemini 2 |
| Moon | 7 Aquarius 59 | 2 Capricorn 17 | 12 Libra 11 |
| Mercury | 22 Pisces 12 | 21 Pisces 38 | 23 Cancer 17 |
| Venus | 25 Aries 58 | 11 Taurus 7 | 13 Taurus 22 |
| Mars | 14 Taurus 3 | 29 Pisces 8 | 4 Cancer 22 |
| Jupiter | 22 Taurus 51 | 16 Cancer 23 | 9 Gemini 38 |
| Saturn | 24 Libra 58 | 6 Aries 24 | 21 Libra 6 |
| Uranus | 14 Cancer 35 | 29 Taurus 7 | 17 Cancer 34 |
| Neptune | 22 Libra 37 | 2 Aries 29 | 21 Libra 8 |
| Pluto | 20 Leo 55 | 5 Aquarius 19 | 21 Leo 20 |
| Rahu | 8 Aquarius 54 | 6 Pisces 59 | 5 Aquarius 2 |
| Ketu | 8 Leo 54 | 6 Virgo 59 | 5 Leo 2 |
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Rama Chellappa's 2026 Transits to Natal Planets
- Mars square Mars
Exact: 10 February, 2026 - Mars square Jupiter
Exact: 20 February, 2026 - Mars opposition Saturn
Exact: 11 May, 2026 - Jupiter trine Mercury
Exact: 21 May, 2026 - Mars square Ketu
Exact: 31 May, 2026 - Jupiter conjunction Ketu
Exact: 09 August, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Moon
Exact: 09 August, 2026 - Jupiter opposition Rahu
Exact: 09 August, 2026 - Mars square Saturn
Exact: 18 September, 2026 - Jupiter trine Sun
Exact: 28 September, 2026 - Mars aspects Mercury
Exact: 07 November, 2026
