Letter written on 29 Jan 1960

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From 1957 to 1968, Osho wrote many letters to Babulal Ji Deriya, of Babai (MP), India. The wiki has images of thirteen, believed for now to be all of them. Most are written on postcards. See Deriya Ji's page or Osho's manuscript letters for links to all these letters.

For the Post Office, Osho used his full name as above. In addressing him personally, he wrote "Poojya Deriya Ji" or "Shraddheya Deriya Ji" (venerable, honoured), only later using the more familiar "Priya Deriya Ji" (dear, beloved), but all following his sometime custom of addressing male friends by their last names. See also Lashkariji, Punglia Ji, etc.

This postcard is dated 29th January 1960 and sent from Jabalpur. An English translation was published in Sw Ageh Bharti's book Beloved Osho, and likely the Hindi original version was published previously in one of Ageh's Hindi books. It is said also to be in line to be published eventually in a larger edition of Prem Ke Swar (प्रेम के स्वर) (as letter #58), though this development appears not to be fast-tracked. In the letter, Osho is making arrangements with Deriya Ji about an upcoming event but no specific details are mentioned, being implicit from previous correspondence.

श्रद्धेय डेरिया जी,
आपका कृपा पत्र। मैं एक दिन को आ रहा हूँ जिस दिन भी आप चाहें -- पहले दिन या दूसरे दिन। एक दिन में ही आप एक गोष्ठी और एक भाषण की व्यवस्था करलें। उतना ही ठीक व्यवस्था से हो तो काफी होगा। शेष शुभ। जिस दिन आप ठीक समझे मुझे लिख दें -- मैं उस दिन उपस्थित होजाऊँगा। सबको प्रणाम।

रजनीश के प्रणाम

२९ जन.'६०


To --
श्री बाबुलाल जी डेरिया,
बाबई (म.प्र.)
जिलाः होशंगाबाद (म.प्र.)

Translation
"Revered Deriya Ji,
"Your kind letter – I would come for one day whichever you wish – first day or the second day. You arrange for one debate and one lecture only in one day – if that’s arranged properly it would be sufficient. Rest OK. The day which you feel OK; write to me – I will remain present on that day. Pranam to all.
"Rajneesh Ke Pranam
"29 Jan. 60"


See also
Letters to Deriya Ji ~ 06 - The event of this letter.