lal kitab literally means the a red book and is said to be a set of five books on hindu astrology and palmistry written in the urdu language in the 19th century lal kitab astrology is based on the samudrika shastrathe lal kitab contains poetic verses on philosophy nuances etc form the upayas or farmanns ie recommended remedies it is also believed to have origins in persian literature and astrology in fact through its origins it has led to the creation of a new field of lal kitab remedies these remedies are simple in nature and very beneficial for planetary afflictions in ones natal chart or horoscope over the years lal kitab astrology has become a part of the folklore of the regions of northern indian and pakistanlal kitab is considered unique to vedic astrology as it is a branch which explains how certain planetary positions in ones horoscope reflects in the lines of their palm therefore it is also known as astropalmistry check all lal kitab astrology servicesaccording to various thinkers ravana is said to be the actual or original author of lal kitab branch of astrology the king of lanka lost his powers in arrogance and in this war he lost his lal kitab as well however this book later resurfaced in a placed call aaad in arabia here it was translated into persian and then urdubecause of its origins in the persian language to modern man it is often considered a part of islam and the arab culture it may have been called the red book of persia however hindu scholars beg to differ as this branch of astrology is very close to vedic jyotish ie it follows the planetary positions and the names of the nine planets or navgrahas are the same used by vedic astrologersthe name of the five books in the lal kitab astrology set written by pandit roop chand joshi isa lal kitab ke farman the edicts of lal kitab published in 1939b lal kitab ke arman ilm samudrk kee lal kitab ke armaan or the aspirations of lal kitab published in 1940c gutka ilm samudrik kee lal kitab published in 1941d lal kitab ke farmann lal kitab tarmeen shuda published in 1942ilme samudrik ki buniyad par ki lal kitab lal kitab published in 1952 read here about lal kitab astrology articles