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A rich source of mostly true info on who ran the city is the page at oregonlive.com on the incorporation of Rajneeshpuram. A few facts from a fact box:  
A rich source of mostly true info on who ran the city is the page at oregonlive dot com on the incorporation of Rajneeshpuram. Members of the City Council were sworn in August 11, 1982. The city's officers wore a number of different hats. A few facts about them are presented from a fact box on that page (ages are at a particular point in time):  


Rajneeshpuram city officials
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:Rajneeshpuram swore in its first mayor and council members on August 11, 1982. While serving in their city posts, sannyasin politicians have remained active in other Rajneeshee enterprises. The roster of incumbent city officials includes:
! width=160 | Name(s)
:Mayor: Krishna Deva, 36, also known as David Berry Knapp, a Chicago native and former California real estate broker. Deva was sworn in as mayor August 11, 1982. He is a Rajneeshpuram Peace Force reservist and a trustee of the Rajneesh Financial Services Trust. He dropped out of the Rajneesh Neo-Sannyas International Commune December 28, 1983.
! Roles
:City Council:
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:Anand Durga, 38, a native of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, also known as Ineke Lya Groenteman. A former social worker, she is coordinator of the commune’s private security force and last year was a founding director of Rajneesh Licensing International B.V.i.o. in the Netherlands.
| [[Sw Krishna Deva]]<br> (David Berry Knapp) || <u>Mayor</u>, 36, from Chicago, real estate broker in CA, trustee of the Rajneesh Financial Services Trust, left ranch December 28, 1983
:Prem Patipada, 38, a native of Mineola, New York, also known as Mary Ann Young. She is a trustee of the Rajneesh Trust, a director of Rajneesh Medical Corp., the Air Rajneesh operations director and a Rajneeshpuram Peace Force reservist. She is an arihanta, one kind of minister in the Rajneeshee church.
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:Deva Rikta, 37, a native of Dallas, Texas, also known as Phyllis Aylward Caldwell. A former teacher in Texas, Rikta is now a Rajneeshpuram Peace Force reservist, manager of Zorba the Buddha Restaurant in Rajneeshpuram and administrator of the Rajneesh Jewelry and Fine Arts Trust. She also is an arihanta in the Rajneeshee church.
| [[Ma Anand Durga]]<br> (Ineke Lya Groenteman) || <u>City Councilor</u> 38, from Amsterdam, social worker, coordinator of the ranch's private security force, founded Rajneesh Licensing International B.V.i.o. in the Netherlands
:Deva Jayamala, 54, a native of Seattle, also known as Gloria Sargent. She is a member of the commune and a reservist in the Rajneeshpuram Peace Force. Jayamala also is the clerk for the Rajneeshpuram Municipal Court.
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:Municipal Judge: Prem Homa, 31, a native of Camden, New Jersey, also known as Michele Therese Mannel. She is a director of Rajneesh Medical Corp., a Class A member of Rajneesh Foundation International and office manager of Rajneesh Legal Services Corp. She was commune president from January 1, 1982, until May 22, 1983. Homa also is an arihanta in the Rajneeshee church.
| [[Ma Prem Patipada]]<br> (Mary Ann Young) || <u>City Councilor</u> 38, from Mineola, New York, trustee of the Rajneesh Trust, director of Rajneesh Medical Corp, Air Rajneesh operations director
:City Attorney: Prem Sangeet, 33, a native of Roseburg, also known as Therese Marie Wandling. She started practicing law in California in 1976 and joined the Oregon State Bar in 1982. She was a founding director of Alchemy Stone Inc., a Rajneeshee company in Berkeley, California. She is an acharya, another kind of minister in the Rajneeshee church.
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:City Recorder: Sat Prabodhi, 34, a native of Port Chester, New York, also known as Joan Hilary Stanton. She once taught in a Bellevue, Washington, high school. Prabodhi is commune treasurer, a trustee of the Rajneesh Jewelry and Fine Arts Trust and a trustee of the Rajneesh Modern Car Collection Trust.
| [[Ma Deva Rikta]]<br> (Phyllis Aylward Caldwell) || <u>City Councilor</u> 37, from Dallas, teacher in Texas, manages Zorba the Buddha Restaurant, administrator of Rajneesh Jewelry and Fine Arts Trust
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| [[Ma Deva Jayamala]]<br> (Gloria Sargent) || <u>City Councilor</u> 54, from Seattle, clerk for the Rajneeshpuram Municipal Court.
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| [[Ma Prem Homa]]<br> (Michele Therese Mannel) || <u>Municipal Judge</u> 31, from Camden NJ, director of Rajneesh Medical Corp, "Class A member" of Rajneesh Foundation International, office manager of Rajneesh Legal Services Corp, "commune president" from Jan 1 1982 to May 22 1983
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| [[Ma Prem Sangeet]]<br> (Therese Marie Wandling) || <u>City Attorney</u> 33, from Roseburg OR, started practicing law in California in 1976, joined Oregon State Bar in 1982, founded Alchemy Stone Inc, in Berkeley
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| [[Ma Sat Prabodhi]]<br> (Joan Hilary Stanton) || <u>City Recorder</u> 34, from Port Chester NY, high school teacher in WA, commune treasurer, trustee of Rajneesh Jewelry and Fine Arts Trust, trustee of Rajneesh Modern Car Collection Trust
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Page has lots more info and stories on all these folks and the incorporation history and a few more stories relating to other people in the ranch organization and how it worked. Included are Mary Catherine, Prem Isabel, Sheela and Yoga Vidya.
Page has lots more info and stories on all these folks and the incorporation history and a few more stories relating to other people in the ranch organization and how it worked. Also mentioned are [[Ma Mary Catherine]], [[Ma Prem Isabel]], [[Ma Anand Sheela|Sheela]] and [[Ma Yoga Vidya]].

Revision as of 18:24, 20 April 2018

A rich source of mostly true info on who ran the city is the page at oregonlive dot com on the incorporation of Rajneeshpuram. Members of the City Council were sworn in August 11, 1982. The city's officers wore a number of different hats. A few facts about them are presented from a fact box on that page (ages are at a particular point in time):

Name(s) Roles
Sw Krishna Deva
(David Berry Knapp)
Mayor, 36, from Chicago, real estate broker in CA, trustee of the Rajneesh Financial Services Trust, left ranch December 28, 1983
Ma Anand Durga
(Ineke Lya Groenteman)
City Councilor 38, from Amsterdam, social worker, coordinator of the ranch's private security force, founded Rajneesh Licensing International B.V.i.o. in the Netherlands
Ma Prem Patipada
(Mary Ann Young)
City Councilor 38, from Mineola, New York, trustee of the Rajneesh Trust, director of Rajneesh Medical Corp, Air Rajneesh operations director
Ma Deva Rikta
(Phyllis Aylward Caldwell)
City Councilor 37, from Dallas, teacher in Texas, manages Zorba the Buddha Restaurant, administrator of Rajneesh Jewelry and Fine Arts Trust
Ma Deva Jayamala
(Gloria Sargent)
City Councilor 54, from Seattle, clerk for the Rajneeshpuram Municipal Court.
Ma Prem Homa
(Michele Therese Mannel)
Municipal Judge 31, from Camden NJ, director of Rajneesh Medical Corp, "Class A member" of Rajneesh Foundation International, office manager of Rajneesh Legal Services Corp, "commune president" from Jan 1 1982 to May 22 1983
Ma Prem Sangeet
(Therese Marie Wandling)
City Attorney 33, from Roseburg OR, started practicing law in California in 1976, joined Oregon State Bar in 1982, founded Alchemy Stone Inc, in Berkeley
Ma Sat Prabodhi
(Joan Hilary Stanton)
City Recorder 34, from Port Chester NY, high school teacher in WA, commune treasurer, trustee of Rajneesh Jewelry and Fine Arts Trust, trustee of Rajneesh Modern Car Collection Trust

Page has lots more info and stories on all these folks and the incorporation history and a few more stories relating to other people in the ranch organization and how it worked. Also mentioned are Ma Mary Catherine, Ma Prem Isabel, Sheela and Ma Yoga Vidya.