Osho's Itinerary
Under Construction Under Construction
Introduction
Jyoti Shikha and Yukrand were two magazines published by Osho's people in the late 60s and early 70s to help Osho's work. Mainly they published his words but part of their brief was informing their readers about his upcoming visits to wherever around India, mainly in the north and middle, but occasionally as far south as Madras. Sw Satya Anuragi has sent images of relevant pages with info on lots of previously unknown dates to fill in some of the gaps in the Timeline.
Note that occasionally dates may be slightly out of line with previously known events, for example, the camp at Matheran in Mar 1969 is missing the opening night. Most such cases will be deemed as errors, subsequent changes or missing info, but some may lead to corrections.
Some of the places that Osho visited in those days will be unfamiliar to most Western readers. Some were so small that the phone numbers given for contact people had only two digits. (Jabalpur in those days had four-digit phone numbers by way of comparison, Pune five and Mumbai and Delhi six.)
Images for now are not sourced, since the dates are clear enough without that. Chronological order shall prevail. As some events appear in more than one notice, sometimes with different info, each source image will be noted for each event. "JJK" = Jeevan Jagriti Kendra, Osho's earliest org, with active members in many cities around India. Thumbnails of the source images appear in the gallery at page bottom.
Most of the info gathered here has come from pages dedicated to these "upcoming programs". Some "notices" of particular upcoming events were also published and will be incorporated below as well, their evolving format being somewhat different.
After mid-1971 or so, itineraries become sparser, with less going on and events spaced further apart. It is actually surprising that they do not become so earlier than that, given the abrupt shift in Osho's touring that happened after the Hindu chauvinist disturbance in Ludhiana in Aug 1970 (see Naye Samaj Ki Khoj ~ 10 for an account of that). In any case, Itineraries found in magazines after mid-1971 do not contain any new info, and so they have not been used, except for one presented in a "news" format. They also (for some reason, which may be speculated upon) omit any local (Bombay) events, aside from this one "news" roundup.
1968
Dates | Place | Event Type | Organiser / Contact | Source Image(s) |
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20-23 Jul | Indore | Satsang | Rajamalji Jain, Indore | Jul 20 - Nov 30 |
12-15 Aug | Varanasi | Satsang | Vimala-Nandan Prasad, Varanasi | |
25-27 Aug | Ahmedabad | Discourses | Dheerajlal Shah, Ahmedabad | |
28 Aug | Bombay | Discourse | Parmanandbhai Kapadiya, Bombay | |
17-19 Sep | Baroda | Satsang | Bachubhai Sutariya, Baroda | |
28 Sep - 2 Oct | Bombay | Gyansatra | JJK Bombay | |
5 Oct | Jabalpur | Discourse | Bheekamchand, JJK Jabalpur | Oct 5 - Dec 27 |
13-15 Oct | Poona | |||
13-15 Oct | Navsari (GJ) | Satsang | Jayantilal Baadsha, Navsari | Jul 20 - Nov 30 |
16-19 Oct | Amritsar | Oct 5 - Dec 27 | ||
20-22 Oct | Gadarwara | Discourse | Nemichand Jain, JJK Gadarwara | |
30-31 Oct | Nargol | Workers' meeting | ||
1-3 Nov | Nargol | Camp | JJK Bombay | both above |
9 Nov | Jabalpur | Discourse | Oct 5 - Dec 27 | |
14-17 Nov | Delhi | Gyan Satra | ||
28-30 Nov | Surendranagar | Satsang | Narottamadas Shah, Surendranagar | Jul 20 - Nov 30 |
28-30 Nov | Surendranagar | Gyan Satra | Oct 5 - Dec 27 | |
30 Nov | Amreli (GJ) | |||
1-2 Dec | Rajkot | Gyan Satra | ||
3 Dec | Bombay | Discourse | JJK Bombay | |
7 Dec | Jabalpur | Discourse | JJK Jabalpur | |
13-15 Dec | Jalandhar | Satsang | JJK Jalandhar | |
25-27 Dec | Nagpur | Satsang | Baba Uttaravarji + Laxmi Narayanji Malani, JJK Nagpur ** |
above + Dec 25 1968 - Jan 22 1969 |
29 Dec | Shaheed Smarak Bhavan, Jabalpur | Discourse | Ajeetkumar, JJK Jabalpur | Dec 25 1968 - Jan 22 1969 |
1969
Dates | Place | Event Type | Organiser / Contact | Source Image(s) |
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6-7 Jan | Bombay | Discourse | Premchand Maheshvari, JJK Bombay | Dec 25 1968 - Jan 22 1969 ("CANCELLED") ** |
7-10 Jan | Bangalore | Satsang | CJ Toliya**, JJK Bangalore | above ("CANCELLED") + Jan 7 - Apr 15 |
11 Jan | Bombay | Discourse | Premchand Maheshvari, JJK Bombay | Dec 25 1968 - Jan 22 1969 ("CANCELLED") ** |
16-21 Jan | Amravati (MH) | Satsang | Arvind Rhavalle, JJK Amravati | above + Jan 7 - Apr 15 |
22 Jan | Seoni (MP) | Discourse | Principal: Polytechnic College, Seoni MP** | Dec 25 1968 - Jan 22 1969 |
30 Jan - 3 Feb | Bombay | Discourses | JJK Bombay | Jan 7 - Apr 15 |
13-15 Feb | Bhavnagar | Discourses | JJK Bombay | " |
25-27 Feb | Junagarh (GJ) | Satsang | Maganlal Tanna, JJK Junagarh | " |
8-10 Mar | Porbandar (GJ) | Satsang | Dheerubhai Nanji Kalidas, Porbandar | " |
15 Mar | Jabalpur, Shaheed Smarak Bhavan | Discourse | Mar 15 - Apr 14 | |
20-22 Mar | Poona | Satsang | Maniklal Bafna, JJK Poona | Jan 7 - Apr 15 |
21-23 Mar | Matheran | Camp | Maniklal Bafna | Mar 15 - Apr 14 |
29 Mar - 1 Apr | Patna, World Hindu Religion Conference | Discourse | " | |
At the conference in Patna, Osho debates with the Shankaracharya of Puri and creates an uproar. Lots of stories about this event at Neeten's Osho Source Book, Jabalpur section. | ||||
6 Apr | Jabalpur, Shaheed Smarak Bhavan | Discourse | Mar 15 - Apr 14 | |
10-12 Apr | Burhanpur (MP) | Satsang | " | |
12-15 Apr | Indore | Satsang | LS Acharya, JJK Indore | Jan 7 - Apr 15 |
13-14 Apr | Khandwa (MP) | Discourse | Mar 15 - Apr 14 | |
23-25 Apr | Amritsar | Satsang | Chamanlalji Agrawal, Amritsar | Apr 23 - Jun 6 |
5-7 May | Kolhapur | Satsang | Harishchandra Mehta, Kolhapur | " |
8-9 May | Poona | Discourses | Maniklal Bafna, JJK Poona | " |
17-20 May | Indore | Satsang | LS Acharya, sec'y, JJK Indore | " |
20-21 May | Bhopal | Discourses | Nirmalji Bhandari, dir Jain Cultural Inst, Bhopal | " |
30 May - 2 Jun | Cross Maidan, Bombay | Discourses | sec'y, JJK Bombay | " |
3-6 Jun | Udaipur | Camp | Harilalji Kothari, JJK Udaipur | " |
19 Jul | Bombay | Discourse | Jul 19 - Sep 1 | |
20-22 Jul | Madras | Satsang | Nanalal Bhatt, JJK Madras | " |
27 Jul | Shaheed Smarak Bhavan, Jabalpur | Discourse | Bheekamchand, JJK Jabalpur | " |
3-5 Aug | Ludhiana | Satsang | GBS Gill, JJK, Senior Sup't of Police, Ludhiana | Aug 3 - Oct 3 / Jul 19 - Sep 1 |
14-17 Aug / 14-18 Aug |
Baroda | Satsang | Bachchubhai Sutariya, JJK Baroda / Bachchu Bhai Sutariya, JJK Baroda |
Aug 3 - Oct 3 / Jul 19 - Sep 1 |
18-20 Aug | Ahmedabad | Satsang | JM Thakar, JJK Ahmedabad | Aug 3 - Oct 3 |
24 Aug | Shaheed Smarak Bhavan, Jabalpur | Discourse | Bheekamchand, JJK Jabalpur | " |
30 Aug - 1 Sep | Kanpur | Satsang | Rajendra Shukla, Nagpur | both above |
10-13 Sep | Poona | Satsang | Manik Bafna, JJK Poona | Aug 3 - Oct 3 |
18 Sep - 3 Oct | Kashmir pravas | ** | Lala Sundarlal | " |
No "event type" is given. "Pravas" just means "travel", so possibly no particular program had been decided yet. "In the event", it became a camp with talks on Mahaveer. | ||||
9-12 Dec 1969 | Junagarh (GJ) | Camp | DHP Shukla, JJK Junagarh | Dec 9 1969 - Jan 15 1970 |
13 Dec | Bombay | |||
22 Dec | Bombay | |||
23-26 Dec | Ahmedabad | Satsang | JM Thakar, JJK Ahmedabad | |
27 Dec | Bombay |
1970
Dates | Place | Event Type | Organiser / Contact | Source Image(s) |
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4-6 Jan | Akola (MH) | Satsang | Omkarprasad Mishra, Akola | Dec 9 1969 - Jan 15 1970 |
15 Jan | Bombay | |||
16-19 Jan | Bhavnagar | Satsang | Veerbhadra Sinha, Bhavnagar | Jan 16 - Mar 9 |
20 Jan | Bombay | Ishwar Babu, JJK Bombay | " | |
28 Jan | Delhi | Lala Sundarlalji, JJK Delhi | " | |
29-31 Jan | Amritsar | Satsang | Chamanlal Agrawal, JJK Amritsar | " |
1 Feb | Delhi | Lala Sundarlalji, JJK Delhi | " | |
9-12 Feb | Kathmandu | Satsang (potential) | Arun Kumar, Kathmandu | " |
21-24 Feb | Mahableshwar | Camp (potential) | Manik Babu Bafna, JJK Poona | " |
5 Mar | Bombay | Ishwar Babu, JJK Bombay | " | |
6-9 Mar | Rajkot | Satsang | R Ambani S Kan, JJK Rajkot | " |
10 Mar | Bombay | Ishwar Babu, JJK Bombay | " | |
15-16 Mar | Jabalpur, Shaheed Smarak Bhavan | Discourses | Bheekam Chand, JJK Jabalpur | Mar 15 - Apr 5 |
20 Mar | Delhi | Lala Sundarlal Ji, JJK Delhi | " | |
20-23 Mar | Ludhiana | Satsang | Kapil Mohan, JJK Ludhiana | Mar 20 - Jun 6 |
21-24 Mar | Ludhiana | Satsang | Kapil Mohan, JJK Ludhiana | Mar 15 - Apr 5 |
24 Mar | Delhi | Lala Sundarlal Ji, JJK Delhi | Mar 20 - Jun 6 | |
25 Mar | Delhi | Lala Sundarlal Ji, JJK Delhi | Mar 15 - Apr 5 | |
2-5 Apr | Amravati (MH) | Satsang | SL Srivastava, JJK Amravati | both above + Apr 2-26 |
13-18 Apr | Bombay, Cross Maidan | Satsang | Ishwar Babu, JJK Bombay | Apr 2-26 + Mar 20 - Jun 6 |
19 Apr | Kolkata | Mahaveer Jayanti Celeb / Discourse |
Jug Bhandar Das Jain, Kolkata / Jain Sabha, Kolkata |
Apr 2-26 / Mar 20 - Jun 6 |
25-26 Apr | Jabalpur, Shaheed Smarak Bhavan | Discourses | Apr 2-26 | |
7 May | Bombay | Ishwar Babu, Bombay | Mar 20 - Jun 6 | |
18-22 May | Surat | Satsang | Chandrakant Patel, Baroda | " |
17 May | Bombay | Ishwar Babu, Bombay | " | |
19-20 May | Navsari (Surat) | Satsang | Kantilal Patel, Navsari | May 19 - Jun 5 |
21-23 May | Surat | Discourses | Nanu Bhai Mayak, Surat | " |
23 May | Bombay | Ishwar Babu, Bombay | Mar 20 - Jun 6 | |
above event not found in May 19 - Jul 5 itinerary, but 24 May is, suggesting adjusted timing to accommodate to new event in Surat on 21-23 May | ||||
1 Jun | Delhi | Lala Sundarlal, Delhi | Mar 20 - Jun 6 | |
2-5 Jun | Amritsar | Satsang | Chamanlal Agrawal, JJK Amritsar | above + May 19 - Jun 5 |
6 Jun | Delhi | Lala Sundarlal, Delhi | Mar 20 - Jun 6 | |
15 Jun | Bombay | Ishwar Babu, JJK Bombay | Jun 15 - Jul 5 | |
16-19 Jun | Porbandar (GJ) | Discourses | Cheenubhai Devani, Porbandar | " |
20 Jun | Bombay | Ishwar Babu, JJK Bombay | " | |
27-28 Jun | Jabalpur, Shaheed Smarak | Discourses | Bheekamchand, JJK Jabalpur | " |
1 Jul | Bombay, CCI Chambers | Happy News! | Jul 1 only | |
translation: "At the request of his devotees and lovers, Acharyashree Rajneesh is moving to Bombay. He will move into his new residence on July 1, 1970 in Bombay. The address is: 27, CCI Chambers, 4 Mala, Dinshaw Vacha Road, Bombay-20". In the event, Osho also gives a talk in the evening on that date, resuming his series Jin Khoja Tin Paiyan (जिन खोजा तिन पाइयां). | ||||
1-5 Jul | Bombay | Camp | Ishwar Babu, JJK Bombay | Jun 15 - Jul 5 |
28-31 Jul | Baroda | Discourses | Chandrakant Patel, Baroda | Jul 28 - Aug 18 |
8-11 Aug | Ahmedabad | Discourses | Jayanti Bhai, JJK Ahmedabad | above + Aug 8-24 |
10 Aug pm | All-India Radio | Discourse | Aug 10 radio notice | |
12 Aug | Bombay | Satsang | Ishwar Bhai, JJK Bombay | Jul 28 - Aug 18 + Aug 8-24 |
17-18 Aug | Bombay | Satsang | Ishwar Bhai, JJK Bombay | |
19 Aug | Delhi | ---- | Lala Sundarlal, Delhi | Aug 8-24 |
20-23 Aug | Ludhiana | Discourses | Kapil Mohan, Ludhiana | " |
24 Aug | Delhi | ---- | Lala Sundarlal, Delhi | " |
28-31 Aug | Sanskar Teerth, Aajol (GJ) | Camp | JJK Bombay | Aug 28-31 Aajol notice |
1-5 Sep | Bombay, Shanmukhanand Hall | Panch Mahavrat discourses | JJK Bombay | Sep 1 - Oct 21 |
1-7 Sep | Bombay | Paryushan discourses | Ishwar Shah, JJK Bombay | Sep 1-20 |
The two discourse series above are of course one, lining up with a series already in the 1970 Timeline. Panch Mahavrat was the theme of the series, while Paryushan is an annual Jain religious observance at this time of year. | ||||
10-13 Sep | Baroda | Satsang / Discourses | Chandrakant Patel, Baroda | Sep 1-20 / Sep 1 - Oct 21 |
20 Sep | Indore | Discourse | Rajamal Jain, Indore | both above |
25 Sep - 5 Oct | Kullu-Manali | Discourses | JJK Bombay | Sep 1 - Oct 21 + Sep 25 - Oct 5 |
10-13 Oct | Poona | ---- | Manik Bafna, JJK Poona | Sep 1-20 + Sep 1 - Oct 21 |
17 Oct | Delhi | ---- | Lala Sundarlal, Delhi | |
18-21 Oct | Jalandhar | Discourses | Omprakash Agrawal, Jalandhar | |
22 Oct | Delhi | Lala Sundarlal, Delhi | Oct 22 - Dec 22 | |
28-31 Oct | Gadarwara | Satsang | JJK Gadarwara | " |
3-8 Nov | Amritsar | Satsang | Chamanlal, JJK Amritsar | " |
9-14 Nov | Bombay, Cross Maidan | Discourses | JJK Bombay | " |
15-21 Nov | Kolkata & Jamshedpur | Harilal Mehta, Kolkata | " | |
1-2 Dec | Anand (Vallabh Vidhalaya) (GJ) | Jayantibhai, JJK Ahmedabad | " | |
17-22 Dec | Gondal & Junagarh (GJ) | Jayanti Bahan Shukla, JJK Junagarh | " | |
See discussion for an exploration of the accuracy of the above and below itinerary schedules. | ||||
21-25 Dec | Bombay | Meditation | JJK Bombay | Dec 21 1970 - Mar 15 1971 |
1971 onward
Dates | Place | Event Type | Organiser / Contact | Source Image(s) |
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31 Dec 1970 - 3 Jan 1971 | Jalandhar | Discourses | Omprakash Agrawal, Jalandhar | Dec 21 1970 - Mar 15 1971 |
21-24 Jan | Porbandar | Discourses | Dheerendra Bhai Mehta, Porbandar | |
4-7 Feb | Indore | Discourses | Rajamal Jain, Indore | |
18-21 Feb | Amravati | Discourses | SL Srivastava, JJK Amravati | |
3-12 Mar | Ahmedabad | Geeta Discourses | Jayanti Bhai (not named but business address and phone given), JJK Ahmedabad |
Mar 3-31 1971 |
12-15 Mar | Ludhiana | Discourses | Kapil Mohan, Ludhiana | Dec 21 1970 - Mar 15 1971 |
20-31 Mar | Bombay (Cross Maidan) | Geeta Discourses | JJK Bombay | Mar 3-31 1971 |
18-24 Jun | Bombay | "Study circle" | JJK Bombay | Jun 18 - Sep 4 1971 |
18 Aug - Sep 4 | Bombay | "Mahaveer-Vani" | JJK Bombay | |
Gone is the touring schedule. Meditation Camps and a rare Geeta Darshan series in Poona still appear in "itineraries" but otherwise, Osho is in Bombay. Above two events were also exploring a new format of participation, prepaid "Membership" enabling entry to talks only for members. See discussion for more details. |
Gallery
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Jul 20 - Nov 30 1968
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Oct 5 - Dec 27 1968
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Dec 25 1968 - Jan 22 1969
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Jan 7 - Apr 15 1969
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Mar 15 - Apr 14 1969
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Apr 23 - Jun 6 1969
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Jul 19 - Sep 1 1969
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Aug 3 - Oct 3 1969
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Dec 9 1969 - Jan 15 1970
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Jan 16 - Mar 9 1970
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Mar 15 - Apr 5 1970
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Apr 2-26 1970
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Mar 20 - Jun 6 1970
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May 19 - Jun 5 1970
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Jun 15 - Jul 5 1970
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Jul 28 - Aug 18 1970
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Jul 1 1970
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Aug 8-24 1970
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Aug 10 1970
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Aug 28-31 1970
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Sep 1-20 1970
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Sep 1 - Oct 21 1970
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Sep 25 - Oct 5 1970
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Oct 22 - Dec 22 1970
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Dec 21 1970 - Mar 15 1971
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Mar 3-31 1971
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Jun 18 - Sep 4 1971