Vikram Joshi was an accomplished Indian quizzer and quizmaster, notable for winning the World Quizzing Championship in 2014, becoming the first champion not based in England. He had a strong academic background, studying Instrumentation Engineering and later earning a master’s in Computer Science Engineering. Joshi participated in various quizzes across prestigious institutions, was featured in the television show Kaun Banega Crorepati, and hosted the first National Elections Quiz in India. Sadly, he passed away due to lymphatic cancer in April 2018.
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Meaning of the name - Vikram
brave, victorious
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Vikram Joshi belongs to the Generation X group.
Place of Birth: Mumbai
Cause of Death: lymphatic cancer
Educated At: University of Virginia
Occupation: quizzer
Employers: Sun Microsystems
Awards Received: World Quizzing Championship 2014
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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 February 2, 1977
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 2, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for February 2, 2026 |
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| Sun | 13 Aquarius 45 | 13 Aquarius 51 | 2 Aries 57 |
| Moon | 26 Cancer 5 | 24 Leo 1 | 16 Taurus 45 |
| Mercury | 19 Capricorn 15 | 22 Aquarius 30 | 10 Aries 28 |
| Venus | 0 Aries 26 | 20 Aquarius 19 | 23 Aries 23 |
| Mars | 24 Capricorn 46 | 8 Aquarius 4 | 2 Pisces 49 |
| Jupiter | 21 Taurus 38 | 17 Cancer 11 | 27 Taurus 51 |
| Saturn | 13 Leo 50 | 28 Pisces 43 | 10 Leo 40 |
| Uranus | 11 Scorpio 46 | 27 Taurus 28 | 11 Scorpio 15 |
| Neptune | 15 Sagittarius 37 | 0 Aries 11 | 16 Sagittarius 8 |
| Pluto | 14 Libra 6 | 3 Aquarius 45 | 13 Libra 6 |
| Rahu | 28 Libra 8 | 10 Pisces 26 | 25 Libra 33 |
| Ketu | 28 Aries 8 | 10 Virgo 26 | 25 Aries 33 |
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