Osho's family

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"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



His grandparents were
his mother's mother : "Nani" Rani Ma Saheb (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" Pujya Maa Saraswati Devi (Shreemati Saraswati Bai Jain)
father : "Dadda" Shree Babu Lal Jain
His aunts were
"Bhua": his father's sisters :
Shreemati Ratni Bai Jain (1914 - 1942)
Shreemati Makhamal Bai Samaiya (1924 - 1956)
"Chachi" : 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
"Fufa" : the husbands of his father's sisters
Shree Panna Lal Jain (1910 - 1969)
Shree Kundan Lal Samaiya (1920 - 1978)
"Chacha" : his father's brothers
Shree Amrit Lal "Chanchal" (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 Amrit Lal "Chanchal" & aunt Shreemati Leelavati Jain
Shushama
Preeti
Kumkum
Sefali
the sons of uncle Amrit Lal "Chanchal" & 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
the daughter of  ????
Shashi (she died of typhoid 1949)


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.