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Graphology is not about telling the future but analysing the present, says graphologist Rajendra Bhide ONE look at the way you slash your t's or dot your i's, and 37-year-old Rajendra Bhide can read your innermost thoughts. Having practised the art of graphology for over 10 years, Bhide has systematically traced the effect of culture on language and thus, learned to analyse handwriting in several languages. Moreover, as Bhide puts it, "Graphology has more to do with understanding psychology than handwriting."

Keeping in mind the wide applications of graphology-from assessing personality and knowing career choices to detecting financial crimes and predicting marriage prospects-Bhide will soon be starting a handwriting analysis bureau in the city. Here, prospective brides and grooms can gauge each other's compatibility through graphology. "I can verify whether two individuals have similar expectations and personalities, which can go a long way in finding that perfect match," smiles Bhide. And how correct will the analysis be? "Pretty accurate if past results are anything to go by," he says.

Bhide's fascination with the written word began when he chanced upon a relative's suicide note. "Then in 1996, I participated in a personality development course where I learnt that handwriting can reveal an individual's state of mind. By that time, I had also become acquainted with other sciences like palmistry and numerology. But while graphology is an impersonal science, palmistry demands physical presence of the individual."

Graphology gives an insight into one's identity, physical health, aptitude and IQ, as well as attitude and personality," he says. Delving into the nuances of this science, Bhide elaborates, "This is done by dividing the alphabet into three zones-the upper, middle and lower zone-depending upon its formation. While the upper zone is the super ego, representing fantasy, imagination and ideas, the middle zone represents one's daily life and the lower zone reveals one's instinct, urges and material cravings."

So while an ant-like scrawl reveals attention to detail, a larger alphabet usually depicts a more simplistic attitude. Even the slant of your writing says a lot about your energy levels and your ability to make friends. But don't expect too much as graphology cannot forecast the future elaborately.