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;His grandparents were  
;His grandparents were  
:* his mother's mother : "Nani" Rani Ma (Shreemati Genda Bai Jain) (1896 - 1971)
: his mother's mother : "Nani" Rani Ma (Shreemati Genda Bai Jain) (1896 - 1971)
:* his mother's father : "Nana" Raja Saheb (Shree Panna Lal Jain) (1892 - 1938)
: his mother's father : "Nana" Raja Saheb (Shree Panna Lal Jain) (1892 - 1938)
:* his father's mother : "Dadi" Shreemati Saraswati Bai Jain (1893 - 1930)
: his father's mother : "Dadi" Shreemati Saraswati Bai Jain (1893 - 1930)
:* his father's father : "Dada" or "Baba" Shree Hazari Lal Jain (1888 - 1958)
: his father's father : "Dada" or "Baba" Shree Hazari Lal Jain (1888 - 1958)


;His parents were
;His parents were
:* mother : [[Ma Amrit Saraswati | "Bhabhi" Shreemati Saraswati Bai Jain]] (* Osho's mother and her mother-in-law have the same name.)
: mother : [[Ma Amrit Saraswati | "Bhabhi" Shreemati Saraswati Bai Jain]]  
:* father : [[Sw Devateerth Bharti | "Dadda" Shree Babu Lal Jain]]
::(Incidentally, Osho's mother and her mother-in-law have the same name. When his brother Sheilendra took Sannyas, Osho named him Saraswati as well.)
: father : [[Sw Devateerth Bharti | "Dadda" Shree Babu Lal Jain]]


;His aunts were  
;His aunts were  
:"Bhua": his father's sisters :
:his father's sisters :
::Shreemati Ratni Bai Jain (1914 - 1942)
:: Shreemati Ratni Bai Jain (1914 - 1942)
::Shreemati Makhamal Bai Samaiya (1924 - 1956)
:: Shreemati Makhamal Bai Samaiya (1924 - 1956)
:"Chachi" : the wifes of his father's brothers
:the wifes of his father's brothers
::Shreemati Leelavati Jain (Jun 24, 1921 - Sep 8, 1999)
:: Shreemati Leelavati Jain (Jun 24, 1921 - Sep 8, 1999)
::[[Ma Amrit Bhagwati|Shreemati Indu Prabha Jain]] (Jul 3, 1929 - Oct 23, 1999)
:: [[Ma Amrit Bhagwati|Shreemati Indu Prabha Jain]] (Jul 3, 1929 - Oct 23, 1999)


;His uncles were  
;His uncles were  
:"Fufa" : the husbands of his father's sisters
:the husbands of his father's sisters
::Shree Panna Lal Jain (1910 - 1969)
:: Shree Panna Lal Jain (1910 - 1969)
::Shree Kundan Lal Samaiya (1920 - 1978)
:: Shree Kundan Lal Samaiya (1920 - 1978)
:"Chacha" : his father's brothers
:his father's brothers
::Shree Amrit Lal "Chanchal" (Nov 9, 1913 - Nov 12, 1987)
:: "Chanchal" Shree Amrit Lal (Nov 9, 1913 - Nov 12, 1987)
::[[Sw Anand Siddhartha|Shree Shikhar Chand Jain]] (Nov 22, 1921 - Nov 1, 2005)
:: [[Sw Anand Siddhartha|Shree Shikhar Chand Jain]] (Nov 22, 1921 - Nov 1, 2005)


;His sisters were  
;His sisters were  
:Rasa Kumari
: Rasa Kumari
:Snehlata
: Snehlata
:Neeru
: Neeru
:[[Ma Nisha Bharti | Nisha Khate]]  
: [[Ma Nisha Bharti | Nisha Khate]]  
:Kusum (who died from smallpox, 1939-1942).
: Kusum (who died from smallpox, 1939-1942).


;His brothers were  
;His brothers were  
:[[Sw Vijay Bharti|Vijay Kumar Khate]] (Sep 18, 1937 - Aug 9, 1995)
: [[Sw Vijay Bharti|Vijay Kumar Khate]] (Sep 18, 1937 - Aug 9, 1995)
:[[Sw Shailendra Saraswati | Shailendra Shekhar]]
: [[Sw Shailendra Saraswati | Shailendra Shekhar]]
:[[Sw Aklank Bharti|Aklank Kumar Khate]] (Jul 25, 1941 - Feb 8, 2015)
: [[Sw Aklank Bharti|Aklank Kumar Khate]] (Jul 25, 1941 - Feb 8, 2015)
:[[Sw Niklank Bharti | Niklank Kumar Jain]]
: [[Sw Niklank Bharti | Niklank Kumar Jain]]
:[[Sw Yoga Amit|Amit Mohan Khate]]
: [[Sw Yoga Amit|Amit Mohan Khate]]


;His cousins were
;His cousins were
:the daughters of uncle Amrit Lal "Chanchal" & aunt Shreemati Leelavati Jain
:the daughters of uncle Shree Amrit Lal & aunt Shreemati Leelavati Jain
::Shushama
:: Shushama
::Preeti
:: Preeti
::Kumkum
:: Kumkum
::Sefali
:: Sefali
:the sons of uncle Amrit Lal "Chanchal" & aunt Shreemati Leelavati Jain
:the sons of uncle Shree Amrit Lal & aunt Shreemati Leelavati Jain
::Paresh
:: Paresh
::Niseeth Mohan
:: Niseeth Mohan
 
:the daughters of uncle Shikhar Chand Jain & aunt Shreemati Indu Prabha Jain
:the daughters of uncle Shikhar Chand Jain & aunt Shreemati Indu Prabha Jain
::Anurag Mayi
:: Anurag Mayi
::Alankar Mani
:: Alankar Mani
:the sons of uncle Shikhar Chand Jain & aunt Shreemati Indu Prabha Jain
:the sons of uncle Shikhar Chand Jain & aunt Shreemati Indu Prabha Jain
::Prafulla Mohan
:: Prafulla Mohan
::Pramod Mohan (May 12, 1953 - Nov 28, 2015)
:: Pramod Mohan (May 12, 1953 - Nov 28, 2015)
 
:the daughter of Shreemati Ratni BaI Jain and Shree Panna Lal Jain
:the daughter of Shreemati Ratni BaI Jain and Shree Panna Lal Jain
::[[Ma Yoga Kranti  | Kranti Chirantan Brahmachari]] (Jul 5, 1933 - Apr 23, 2006)
:: [[Ma Yoga Kranti  | Kranti Chirantan Brahmachari]] (Jul 5, 1933 - Apr 23, 2006)
:the son of Shreemati Ratni BaI Jain and Shree Panna Lal Jain
:the son of Shreemati Ratni BaI Jain and Shree Panna Lal Jain
::Arvind Kumar Jain
:: Arvind Kumar Jain
:the daughter of  ????
 
::Shashi (she died of typhoid 1949)





Revision as of 13:12, 30 November 2016

"In my childhood...there were many children in my family. I had ten brothers and sisters myself,

then there were one uncle's children, and another uncle's children." (Osho)


Osho with some relatives in Jabalpur, 1951. L-to-R :
Kundan Lal Samaiya (Kranti's uncle), Kranti Samaiya, Sheela Makhamal Bai Samaiya, Kundan Lal's nephew, (an unknown female neighbour), Arvind Kumar Jain, Osho


Osho with his family at Gadarwara, 1970. L-to-R :
back row standing : Shakuntala Jain (Niklank's wife), Niklank Jain, Shahsi Kala Khate (Aklank's wife), Aklank Jain (with his son Aneesh), Vijay Kumar Khate (with his son Ashutosh), Shashi Bala Khate (Vijay's wife)
2nd row  : Saraswati, Osho, Devateerth
3rd row : Shailendra, Nisha, Mohan Khate
front row : Poorva Khate, Maitreya Khate, Prateeksha Khate, Pragya Khate


(Please note that the names in quotation marks are the nicknames Osho used to call them by. Most are common in Hindi, but some are not. See references below.)

His grandparents were
his mother's mother : "Nani" Rani Ma (Shreemati Genda Bai Jain) (1896 - 1971)
his mother's father : "Nana" Raja Saheb (Shree Panna Lal Jain) (1892 - 1938)
his father's mother : "Dadi" Shreemati Saraswati Bai Jain (1893 - 1930)
his father's father : "Dada" or "Baba" Shree Hazari Lal Jain (1888 - 1958)
His parents were
mother : "Bhabhi" Shreemati Saraswati Bai Jain
(Incidentally, Osho's mother and her mother-in-law have the same name. When his brother Sheilendra took Sannyas, Osho named him Saraswati as well.)
father : "Dadda" Shree Babu Lal Jain
His aunts were
his father's sisters :
Shreemati Ratni Bai Jain (1914 - 1942)
Shreemati Makhamal Bai Samaiya (1924 - 1956)
the wifes of his father's brothers
Shreemati Leelavati Jain (Jun 24, 1921 - Sep 8, 1999)
Shreemati Indu Prabha Jain (Jul 3, 1929 - Oct 23, 1999)
His uncles were
the husbands of his father's sisters
Shree Panna Lal Jain (1910 - 1969)
Shree Kundan Lal Samaiya (1920 - 1978)
his father's brothers
"Chanchal" Shree Amrit Lal (Nov 9, 1913 - Nov 12, 1987)
Shree Shikhar Chand Jain (Nov 22, 1921 - Nov 1, 2005)
His sisters were
Rasa Kumari
Snehlata
Neeru
Nisha Khate
Kusum (who died from smallpox, 1939-1942).
His brothers were
Vijay Kumar Khate (Sep 18, 1937 - Aug 9, 1995)
Shailendra Shekhar
Aklank Kumar Khate (Jul 25, 1941 - Feb 8, 2015)
Niklank Kumar Jain
Amit Mohan Khate
His cousins were
the daughters of uncle Shree Amrit Lal & aunt Shreemati Leelavati Jain
Shushama
Preeti
Kumkum
Sefali
the sons of uncle Shree Amrit Lal & aunt Shreemati Leelavati Jain
Paresh
Niseeth Mohan
the daughters of uncle Shikhar Chand Jain & aunt Shreemati Indu Prabha Jain
Anurag Mayi
Alankar Mani
the sons of uncle Shikhar Chand Jain & aunt Shreemati Indu Prabha Jain
Prafulla Mohan
Pramod Mohan (May 12, 1953 - Nov 28, 2015)
the daughter of Shreemati Ratni BaI Jain and Shree Panna Lal Jain
Kranti Chirantan Brahmachari (Jul 5, 1933 - Apr 23, 2006)
the son of Shreemati Ratni BaI Jain and Shree Panna Lal Jain
Arvind Kumar Jain



gallery

  • Saraswati

    Saraswati

  • Devateerth

    Devateerth

  • Nisha 1981

    Nisha 1981

  • Shailendra 2014

    Shailendra 2014

  • "Nani" Rani Ma

    "Nani" Rani Ma


  • sources
    The information on this page is largely based on Sw Anand Neeten's Osho Source Book
    and correspondence with Osho's brothers Niklank and Shailendra and Osho's niece Pratiksha who provided us with first hand details about their family.
    references
    Hindi: Family relations