Ma Prem Usha

Ma Prem Usha was a graduate of Isabella Thoburn College in Lucknow, India.[2] It was during the 1970s that Usha was initiated into the order of Zen mystic, Osho, an Indian guru.[1] She remained a follower and devotee of the teachings of Osho for over 30 years until her death in 2008.[1]

Usha and a daughter often travelled together for tarot readings throughout the world.[2][3]

Usha and her granddaughter, Amira Sultan Kapoor, who is a sculptor and painter, created a new deck of tarot cards called the Saakshi Tarot Deck which is based on symbology, Indian mythology and the five elements of nature (wood, fire, earth, metal and water).[1]

Ma Prem Usha died on July 17, 2008, in New Delhi, India at the age of 70.[1] She was survived by her husband, Lt. Col Raj Kumar Kapoor, a son, Milin Kapoor, and three daughters, Ma Prem Ritambhara (Ritambhara Dewan), Sonia Pillai, and Anjali Kapoor Ben-Sarfaradz. Cremated on the day of her death, her ashes were taken to Haridwar, by her husband and a daughter, and placed into the Ganges river.[1]

Consulted and interviewed extensively by Indian and international publications on her predictions, Usha contributed weekly astrological writings and predictions to several major Indian newspapers, periodicals and websites.[1] Her writings often touched on a wide variety of subjects including health, food, politics, fashion and people.[1] She also authored 12 books on the twelve signs of the zodiac.[1]