Letter written on 14 Jan 1969

Letter to a School Principal in Akola MH

This letter is not known to have been previously published. It has been offered by Osho's brother Shailendra, who has kindly transcribed and translated it, text below. Akola is a small town in Northeastern Maharashtra. Click on the image to enlarge. Note the letterhead, with the Jivan Jagruti Kendra logo, and the superimposed envelope, complete with cancelled postage stamps and another JJK logo. Non-standard orthography (capitalization, spelling and spacing) of parts of the translation reflects usage in the letter.

आचार्य रजनीश कमला नेहरू नगर, जबलपुर (म.प्र.) फोन : 2957 प्रा. किशोर मोरे। श्री शिवाजी विद्यालय। अकोला अ को ला (म हा रा ष् ट्र) मेरे प्रिय। प्रेम। आपका पत्र पाकर अति आनंदित हूं। आपके प्रश्नों के लिए यदि मेरा साहित्य देख जावें तो अच्छा है। वैसे मैं 18-19-20 जनवरी अमरावती बोल रहा हूं। संभव हो तो वहां आ जावें। शेष मिलने पर। वहां सबको मेरे प्रणाम कहें। रजनीश के प्रणाम। 14/1/1968 acharya rajneesh kamala nehru nagar : jabalapur (m.p.). phone : 2957 Principal Kishor More Shree Shivaji Vidyalaya Akola a ko la ( ma ha ra sh tra) My Beloved, Love. I am very glad to receive your letter. For your questions, it will be better to go through my literature. Anyway, I am coming to speak at Amravati on 18-19-20th January. If it is possible, then come there. Rest of the things on meeting. Convey my regards to everyone there. Rajneesh Ke Pranaam 14/1/1968