Letter written on 10 Sep 1965 (Deriya)

From 1957 to 1963, Osho wrote many letters to Babulal Ji Deriya, of Babai (MP), India. The wiki has images of quite a few of them. Most have been written on postcards. This one, the only one outside of that earlier span, was written on one of Osho's earliest letterheads, from his days in Napier Town in Jabalpur. See the Letters section of Osho's manuscripts for links to all the letters we have images of.

For this letter, no envelope or address is available. Moreover, he has not addressed Deriya Ji by name as he has in most of his other letters. For example, he would write "Poojya Deriya Ji" or "Shraddheya Deriya Ji" (venerable, honoured), later using the more familiar "Priya Deriya Ji" (dear, beloved), but here he has begun his letter only with "Chidatman", a "generic" greeting he has used in a number of his letters. Thus, we cannot be entirely sure it IS sent to Deriya Ji, and are awaiting confirmation.

This fairly short letter is dated 10th September 1965. It is not known to have been previously published but appears to be in line to be published eventually in a larger edition of Prem Ke Swar (प्रेम के स्वर) (as letter #67). In it, Osho mentions receiving a book by an author named Kanji.

A transcription and translation may become available.