Complex sentence: In 1991, under the auspices of the Hindu teacher Avadhuta Shastri, he was named Vamadeva Shastri, and he was the first American to receive the title of "Jyotish Kovid" from the Indian Council of Astrological Sciences (ICAS) in 1993.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1991, under the auspices of the Hindu teacher Avadhuta Shastri, he was named Vamadeva Shastri. He was the first American to receive the title of "Jyotish Kovid" from the Indian Council of Astrological Sciences (ICAS) in 1993.