C.S. Rao is an astrologer and teacher based in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. He holds an M.A. in Astrology from P.S. Telugu University and works primarily through Vedic astrology and the K.P. system, while also drawing on Ashtakavarga and selected Western methods. His counseling work focuses on practical predictive guidance in areas such as health, career development, business prospects, investments, marriage, childbirth, property matters, and other pressing life questions. His approach emphasizes guidance, remedial direction, and the constructive use of free will rather than fatalism. Teaching work has included beginner and advanced astrology lessons by email and coaching for university-level astrology studies.