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: 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
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::(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.)
::(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]]
: father : [[Sw Devateerth Bharti | "Dadda" Shree Babu Lal Jain]]


;His aunts were  
;His aunts were  
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:: "Chanchal" Shree Amrit Lal (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 cousins were
;His cousins were
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: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


;His sisters, their husbands and children were  
;His sisters, their husbands and children were  
: Rasa Kumari
: Rasa Kumari
:: married Shree Jinwar Das Fouzdar (Sep 14, 1928 - Feb 8, 1977)
:: married Shree Jinwar Das Fouzdar (Sep 14, 1928 - Feb 8, 1977)
:: their daughters : Rakanishi, Alka, Jyoti
:: their sons : Rohit, Kapil
: Snehlata
: Snehlata
:: married Shree Rajendra Kumar Jain (Jul 31, 1939 - Jul 22, 2013)
:: married Shree Rajendra Kumar Jain (Jul 31, 1939 - Jul 22, 2013)
:: their sons : Sanjay, Sandeep, Sudeep, Somesh
: Neeru
: Neeru
:: married Shree Kailash Singhai
:: married Shree Kailash Singhai
:: their daughter : Ritu
:: their sons : Rishi, Rahul
: [[Ma Nisha Bharti | Nisha Khate]]  
: [[Ma Nisha Bharti | Nisha Khate]]  
:: married Shree Harak Chand Jain
:: married Shree Harak Chand Jain
:: their sons : Yogesh, Somesh
: Kusum (died from smallpox, 1939 - 1942)
: Kusum (died from smallpox, 1939 - 1942)


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: [[Sw Vijay Bharti|Vijay Kumar Khate]] (Sep 18, 1937 - Aug 9, 1995)
: [[Sw Vijay Bharti|Vijay Kumar Khate]] (Sep 18, 1937 - Aug 9, 1995)
:: married Shashi Kala
:: married Shashi Kala
:: their daughters : Poorva , Pratiksha, Pragya
:: their sons : Maitreya (Nov 17, 1959 - Mar 8, 2006), Ashutosh
: [[Sw Shailendra Saraswati | Shailendra Shekhar]]
: [[Sw Shailendra Saraswati | Shailendra Shekhar]]
:: married [[Ma Amrit Priya]]
:: married [[Ma Amrit Priya]]
: [[Sw Aklank Bharti|Aklank Kumar Khate]] (Jul 25, 1941 - Feb 8, 2015)
: [[Sw Aklank Bharti|Aklank Kumar Khate]] (Jul 25, 1941 - Feb 8, 2015)
:: married Shashi Bala
:: married Shashi Bala
:: their son : Aneesh
: [[Sw Niklank Bharti | Niklank Kumar Jain]]
: [[Sw Niklank Bharti | Niklank Kumar Jain]]
:: married Shakuntala
:: married Shakuntala
:: their daughter : Leena
:: their sons : Paritosh, Siddhartha
: [[Sw Yoga Amit|Amit Mohan Khate]]
: [[Sw Yoga Amit|Amit Mohan Khate]]
:: married [[Ma Anand Divya]]
:: married [[Ma Anand Divya]]

Revision as of 14:46, 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 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


His sisters, their husbands and children were
Rasa Kumari
married Shree Jinwar Das Fouzdar (Sep 14, 1928 - Feb 8, 1977)
their daughters : Rakanishi, Alka, Jyoti
their sons : Rohit, Kapil
Snehlata
married Shree Rajendra Kumar Jain (Jul 31, 1939 - Jul 22, 2013)
their sons : Sanjay, Sandeep, Sudeep, Somesh
Neeru
married Shree Kailash Singhai
their daughter : Ritu
their sons : Rishi, Rahul
Nisha Khate
married Shree Harak Chand Jain
their sons : Yogesh, Somesh
Kusum (died from smallpox, 1939 - 1942)
His brothers, their wives and children were
Vijay Kumar Khate (Sep 18, 1937 - Aug 9, 1995)
married Shashi Kala
their daughters : Poorva , Pratiksha, Pragya
their sons : Maitreya (Nov 17, 1959 - Mar 8, 2006), Ashutosh
Shailendra Shekhar
married Ma Amrit Priya
Aklank Kumar Khate (Jul 25, 1941 - Feb 8, 2015)
married Shashi Bala
their son : Aneesh
Niklank Kumar Jain
married Shakuntala
their daughter : Leena
their sons : Paritosh, Siddhartha
Amit Mohan Khate
married Ma Anand Divya



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