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OIF Zurich currently has 5 active committee members:  
OIF Zurich currently has 5 active committee members:  
:* Michael O'Byrne ([[Sw Jayesh]]) - president
:* Michael O'Byrne ([[Sw Anand Jayesh]]) - president
:* John Andrews ([[Sw Prem Amrito]]) - vicepresident
:* John Andrews ([[Sw Prem Amrito]]) - vicepresident
:* Rudolf Kocher   
:* Rudolf Kocher   

Revision as of 06:09, 11 August 2016

Rajneesh Foundation Europe

Neo-Sannyas International Foundation


Osho International Foundation was registered in Zurich, Switzerland on Nov 4, 1984 under the name of Rajneesh Foundation Europe (RF Europe).

RFI was set up as a non-profit corporation by Rajneesh Foundation International (RFI, USA), the foundation that owned the Rajneeshpuram property.


It was renamed to Neo-Sannyas International Foundation (NSIF, Europe).

A short lived name that was used from 1988 to 1990.
After the closure of Rajneeshpuram, Osho transferred the publishing licence back to the Rajneesh Foundation (RF India). He refused to transfer the licence to Rajneesh Foundation Europe. In turn, people in charge gave BOTH foundations the same name for the first time, naming both of them Neo-Sannyas International Foundation and finally Osho International Foundation. This allowed OIF later on to claim that Osho transfered his copyright to OIF, Switzerland, dispite Osho's intentions to keep the publishing licence in India.
NSIF should not be confused with Neo-Sannyas International that was set up as a worldwide movement by Osho in the early seventies. Osho appoints presidents, vice presidents and secretaries for continents, countries, and for provinces in India.


On Apr 25, 1990 NSIF changed its name to Osho International Foundation.

At the same time, a new trust under the same name, Osho International Foundation, was incorporated in India.


OIF Zurich Corporate Identification Number (CIN) is CHE-103.798.234.

OIF Zurich currently has 5 active committee members:

address
Bahnhofstrasse 52
CH 8001 Zürich
Switzerland
ISBN numbers
ISBN10 Prefix:
see also
List of published books and magazines
Commercial Register of Canton Zurich
Osho International Foundation, India
Rajneesh Foundation (RF India)