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The variety of places where Osho has spoken in India is simply incredible. This is a survey of all those places, including as well the few (five, underlined) that were outside India. There were some places among them where he was scheduled to speak but perhaps didn't. The places we know of as sure get a tick mark ([[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]]), while questionable places get a question mark ([[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]]), signifying rumoured, scheduled, maybe or likely, but not (yet) verified. | The variety of places where Osho has spoken in India is simply incredible. This is a survey of all those places, including as well the few (five, underlined) that were outside India. There were some places among them where he was scheduled to speak but perhaps didn't. The places we know of as sure get a tick mark ([[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]]), while questionable places get a question mark ([[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]]), signifying rumoured, scheduled, maybe or likely, but not (yet) verified. | ||
Note that a few cities (italicized) have changed their names since colonial times. See [[#Footnotes|Footnote 1]] for more on this. | Note that a few cities (italicized) have changed their names since colonial times. See [[#Footnotes|Footnote 1]] for more on this. | ||
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Ahmednagar MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Ahmednagar MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Ajol GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Ajol GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Akola MH [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Akola MH [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Amalner MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Amalner MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Amravati MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Amravati MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Amreli GJ [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Amreli GJ [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Amritsar PB [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Amritsar PB [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Anand GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Anand GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Anandshila MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Anandshila MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Aurangabad MH [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Aurangabad MH [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Balasinor GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Balasinor GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Baramati MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Baramati MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
''Bengaluru'' KA [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ''Bengaluru'' KA [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Bhavnagar GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Bhavnagar GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Buldana MH [[image: | Bhilai CG [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|**]] [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Burhanpur MP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Bhopal MP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Bodh Gaya BR [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | |||
Buldana MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | |||
Burhanpur MP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | |||
''Chandrapur'' MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ''Chandrapur'' MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
| style="vertical-align:top;" | | | style="vertical-align:top;" | | ||
<u>Charlotte</u> NC [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | <u>Charlotte</u> NC [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
''Chennai'' [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ''Chennai'' [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Chhindwara MP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Chhatarpur MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Chhindwara MP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | |||
Chikhaldara MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Chikhaldara MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Chikhli MH [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Chikhli MH [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Damoh MP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Damoh MP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Delhi [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Delhi [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Digras MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | |||
Dharangaon MH [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | |||
Dhule MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Dhule MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Dwarka GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Dwarka GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Firozabad UP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | |||
Gadarwara MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Gadarwara MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Gondal GJ [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Ganj Basoda MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Gondia | Gondal GJ [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Gondia MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | |||
Gwalior MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Gwalior MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Hoshangabad MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Hoshangabad MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Hyderabad [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Hyderabad [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Indore MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Indore MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Itarsi MP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Itarsi MP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
| style="vertical-align:top;" | | |||
''Jabalpur'' [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ''Jabalpur'' [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Jaipur | Jaipur MH [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|**]] [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Jaipur RJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | |||
Jalandhar PB [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Jalandhar PB [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Jalgaon MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Jalgaon MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Jamnagar GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Jamnagar GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Jamshedpur JH [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Jamshedpur JH [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Junagadh GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Junagadh GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
''Kanpur'' UP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ''Kanpur'' UP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Kapadvanj GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Kapadvanj GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Kareli MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Kareli MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
<u>Kathmandu</u> NP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | <u>Kathmandu</u> NP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Katni MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Katni MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Khandwa MP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Khandwa MP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Kheragarh UP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Kheragarh UP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
''Kolkata'' [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ''Kolkata'' [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Lakhnadon MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | |||
Lonavala MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Lonavala MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Ludhiana PB [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Ludhiana PB [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Mahableshwar MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Mahableshwar MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Manali HP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Manali HP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
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Mandla MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Mandla MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Mangrol GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Mangrol GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Matheran MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Matheran MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Mithapur GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Mithapur GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
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''Mumbai'' [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ''Mumbai'' [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Nadiad GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Nadiad GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Nagpur MH [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Nagpur MH [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Nandurbar MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Nandurbar MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Nargol GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Nargol GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Narsinghpur MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | |||
Nashik MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Nashik MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Navsari GJ [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Navsari GJ [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Nepanagar MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Nepanagar MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Pahalgam JK [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Pahalgam JK [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Paratwada MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Paratwada MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Patan GJ [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Patan GJ [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Patna BR [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Patna BR [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Pipariya MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Pipariya MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Porbandar GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Porbandar GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
| style="vertical-align:top;" | | |||
''Pune'' [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ''Pune'' [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Rajkot GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Rajkot GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Raipur CG [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Raipur CG [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
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<u>Rajneeeshpuram</u> OR [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | <u>Rajneeeshpuram</u> OR [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Ranakpur RJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Ranakpur RJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Satna MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | |||
Secunderabad TG [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Secunderabad TG [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Seoni MP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Seoni MP [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Shrirampur MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Shrirampur MH [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Somnath GJ [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Somnath GJ [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
Srinagar JK [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Srinagar JK [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Surat GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Surat GJ [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
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''Varanasi'' UP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ''Varanasi'' UP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Vidisha MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Vidisha MP [[image:Tick-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | ||
Wardha MH [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px]] <br> | Wardha MH [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|**]] [[image:Q-Mark.jpg|18px|link=]] <br> | ||
|} | |} | ||
One can see relatively quickly that the vast majority of these places are in only three states, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, with 29, 25, and 24 places respectively. All the other Indian states combined come to only 24, with the rest of the world 5. | |||
Most of these places were visited only in the 1960s. This was the first phase of gathering his people, and it took a while. After 1970 his travels to other places dropped considerably, and more and more consisted of "retreat"-like situations in [[Meditation Camps|meditation camps]] rather than crowds in cities. In the early 70s, he still did crowds when it suited his purposes, but they did not involve travel. It was all in Mumbai except for camps and a rare "''[[Geeta-Darshan (गीता-दर्शन) (series)|Geeta Gyan Yagya]]''" tour. His people had gathered, or were gathering, without need of further "outreach" in the form of travel. | |||
Most of these places were | |||
===Footnotes=== | ===Footnotes=== |
Latest revision as of 00:41, 9 June 2020
The variety of places where Osho has spoken in India is simply incredible. This is a survey of all those places, including as well the few (five, underlined) that were outside India. There were some places among them where he was scheduled to speak but perhaps didn't. The places we know of as sure get a tick mark (), while questionable places get a question mark (), signifying rumoured, scheduled, maybe or likely, but not (yet) verified.
Note that a few cities (italicized) have changed their names since colonial times. See Footnote 1 for more on this.
Agios Nikolaos GR |
Charlotte NC |
Jabalpur |
Mandla MP |
Pune |
One can see relatively quickly that the vast majority of these places are in only three states, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, with 29, 25, and 24 places respectively. All the other Indian states combined come to only 24, with the rest of the world 5.
Most of these places were visited only in the 1960s. This was the first phase of gathering his people, and it took a while. After 1970 his travels to other places dropped considerably, and more and more consisted of "retreat"-like situations in meditation camps rather than crowds in cities. In the early 70s, he still did crowds when it suited his purposes, but they did not involve travel. It was all in Mumbai except for camps and a rare "Geeta Gyan Yagya" tour. His people had gathered, or were gathering, without need of further "outreach" in the form of travel.
Footnotes
1. During colonial times, the British occupiers were somewhat arbitrary in rendering the names of some Indian cities. It is said that they couldn't pronounce Indian names properly because of their stiff upper lip. At any rate, after India's independence in 1947, some cities began to change them "back", to represent their names as consistently as possible in this new alphabet, according to current transliteration customs, which are also evolving but that's another story.
Jabalpur was one of the first to do so, from Jubbulpore, so there has been no modern-era confusion about it. Bombay (Mumbai) and Poona (Pune) came rather later to the game, only in the mid-1990s, so many historical references to these towns are struggling with the change, as are more than a few old sannyasins.
In the table above, all changed names have been rendered according to newer versions except Delhi, which has not actually yet changed but is currently in a campaign to do so, to Dilli, a "proper" transliteration of दिल्ली, with "Dehli" another contender. Stay tuned. Other upgrades above include:
- Vadodara (Baroda)
- Bengaluru (Bangalore)
- Kolkata (Calcutta)
- Chennai (Madras)
- Varanasi (Benares, changed long enough ago to not be a disturbance)
- Chandrapur (Chanda, more of a name change than a restoration)
- Kanpur (Cawnpore, not likely to induce any puzzlement)