THE YEAR AHEAD

MADAN GUPTA SPATU

If your birthday is on January 14

The Sun will enter the zodiac of Capricorn today, which is called Makar Sankranti. Mercury will ensure that you visit new places this year. If you have been looking forward to going for a foreign trip, chances are bright now. The future is something that worries you a lot, so it’s essential that you rely on the support of the ones you love to bring some stability into your life. You will find happiness in social matters. Overall your income and gains will be high, but expenses and overheads will also be on the higher side. It's a period where you have to be cautious about tax problems and other financial hassles.

Positive colours: Green & turquoise

Select days: Wednesday & Friday

Favourable numbers: 5 & 6

Gems recommended: Emerald & Ruby

Charity on birthday: Donate rice

You share your birthday with Seema Biswas (January 14, 1965), who is a film and theatre actress from Assam. She shot into prominence with the role of Phoolan Devi in Shekhar Kapur's film Bandit Queen (1994), for which she won the National Film Award for Best Actress. She also won the 2000 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.