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This is one of hundreds of letters Osho wrote to [[Ma Anandmayee]], then known as Madan Kunwar | This is one of hundreds of letters Osho wrote to [[Ma Anandmayee]], then known as Madan Kunwar Parakh. It was written on 4th November 1962 in the evening. The letterhead has a simple "रजनीश" (Rajneesh) in the top left area, in a heavy but florid font, and "115, Napier Town, Jabalpur (M.P.)" in the top right, in a lighter but still somewhat florid font. | ||
Osho's salutation in this letter is a fairly typical "प्रिय मां", Priya Maan, Dear Mom. There are a couple of the hand-written marks that have been observed in other letters: a black tick mark in the upper right corner and a mirror-image number in the bottom right corner. And actually, there are three numbers there, one crossed out (142) and replaced by another number which is itself crossed out and finally replaced by a pink number, 146. In yet another variation on the numbers theme, we have the last number not two higher than the first, but four. | Osho's salutation in this letter is a fairly typical "प्रिय मां", Priya Maan, Dear Mom. There are a couple of the hand-written marks that have been observed in other letters: a black tick mark in the upper right corner and a mirror-image number in the bottom right corner. And actually, there are three numbers there, one crossed out (142) and replaced by another number which is itself crossed out and finally replaced by a pink number, 146. In yet another variation on the numbers theme, we have the last number not two higher than the first, but four. | ||
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This is one of hundreds of letters Osho wrote to Ma Anandmayee, then known as Madan Kunwar Parakh. It was written on 4th November 1962 in the evening. The letterhead has a simple "रजनीश" (Rajneesh) in the top left area, in a heavy but florid font, and "115, Napier Town, Jabalpur (M.P.)" in the top right, in a lighter but still somewhat florid font.
Osho's salutation in this letter is a fairly typical "प्रिय मां", Priya Maan, Dear Mom. There are a couple of the hand-written marks that have been observed in other letters: a black tick mark in the upper right corner and a mirror-image number in the bottom right corner. And actually, there are three numbers there, one crossed out (142) and replaced by another number which is itself crossed out and finally replaced by a pink number, 146. In yet another variation on the numbers theme, we have the last number not two higher than the first, but four.
The letter has been published, in Bhavna Ke Bhojpatron Par Osho (भावना के भोजपत्रों पर ओशो) (2002 Diamond edition, p 171). We are awaiting a transcription and translation.
- See also
- (?) - The event of this letter.
- Letters to Anandmayee - Overview page of these letters.
