Mr. Basantji has been awarded as "Vaastu Shiromani ", by Dandiswami Sachhidanand Tirthji Maharaj, from Vishwa Vedic Jyotish Adyathma Vidyapeeth, at Akhil Bharatiya Jyotish Mahasammelan organised by Vinayak Astro Centre, Mumbai, at Firojpur, Punjab on 4th May 2008.