Manuscripts ~ Reports Timeline Extraction

A correspondent has shared his research into Osho's Manuscripts. Some of Osho's early writings have turned out to be fact-based accounts of his travels, speeches, and the events of the time. The research is organized into four batches, corresponding to the particular groups of manuscripts where info was found. All info presented is annotated, ie which sheet of the manuscripts it derives from is clearly indicated, so one can also study them for oneself. In some cases, Osho's notes contain the full text of early unpublished discourses, though not in this batch, which has some text but nothing like complete.

Other batches in this series are:

(1) Manuscripts ~ Messages Timeline Extraction

(2) Manuscripts ~ Notebooks Timeline Extraction

(3) Manuscripts ~ Programmes Timeline Extraction

This batch, the fourth in the series, derives from a data-rich group of pages at Manuscripts ~ Reports, "Reports of Nation-Wide Programmes of Acharya Shri". One wondering that has been growing regarding these data-source manuscripts in general and which comes to a head with this batch in particular, is, "Is Osho really the author of these Reports, Programmes, etc?" Surely he would not refer to himself in the third person? Etc.

In fact, the first four lines of the first sheet in the batch declare, translated roughly:

News Department

Activation of the Wheel of Dharma

Countrywide Program of Acharyashri

Compilation: Natubhai Mehta

But does it matter for our purposes here? Perhaps this Natubhai-ji did gather the information and Osho copied it here. Perhaps Natubhai gathered it and wrote it. Or perhaps Osho did it all in Natubhai's name, which may itself be made up. Osho is said to have attributed his writings to others many times, and in fact continued that "tradition" in his discourses by making up questions, attributing them to his sannyasins and then "answering" them. In the end, the information in the manuscripts is as reliable as anything else we're going to get about that era that hasn't otherwise been authenticated. And like other sources, it is fallible.

These manuscripts do not include the year, so we will need to compare with existing Timelines to see how they fit. Our correspondent has done some of this himself too. And we note that a rough time frame has already been created at the top of Manuscripts ~ Reports, bracketing each subgroup of sheets (there are five, from A to E), thusly:

A: 7 - 22 Apr 1968

B: 5 May - 29 Jul 1968

C: 2 Aug - 20 Sep 1968

D: 11 Nov 1968 - 18 Jan 1969

E: 4 Feb - 2 Apr 1969

See the Analysis below each section for details.

A Sheets (A-2 to A-4)

Dates	Event Description and Notes	Wiki Notes, Comments
7-10 Apr	Sheet A-2 -- evenings, Bombay, Lectures at Cross Maidan. Message: Love life and live it to its totality or total depths because in temple called life, God resides.
	and mornings, C J Hall - Q & A Message: Religion is only one and it is your real nature but we have caught hold of the finger pointing to the moon instead of looking at the Moon.
11 Apr am	Poona, Hindvijay Theatre Lecture on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti
11 Apr pm	Sheet A-3 -- Poona, Addressed large public meeting. Message: Ask seed of drop of water about secret of religion.
14 Apr pm	Jabalpur Lecture at meeting of Sindhi Society
17 Apr pm	Sheet A-4 -- Jabalpur Lecture at Opening ceremony of Art exhibition. Message: One has to search, live and know religion and not try to search for it in religious literature.
22 Apr	Delhi, addressed the Servants of the People Society in Lala Lajpat Rai Bhavan.

Analysis - A Sheets

(to come)

B Sheets (B-1 to B-?)

The B group of sheets, next, also begins with four lines characterizing the collection. They are almost the same as those introducing the A sheets ...

News Department

Activation of the Wheel of Dharma

Countrywide Program of Acharyashri

Compilation: Jatu Bhai Mehta

... but no cigar. We note the proximity on the keyboard of "J" and "N".

Dates	Event Description and Notes	Wiki Notes, Comments
	B Sheets (B1 - ?) --
5 - 8 May	Sheet B-1 -- Indore, daily addressed a large public gathering in the courtyard of Rajwada	See below re "Rajwada".
7 May	Evening, Addressed members of Lions Clubs Indore. (In timeline this date conflicts Birla Krida Kendra Bombay). Message: Faith has killed religion
8 May am	Sheet B-2R -- Indore, addressed a huge public gathering at Geetagyan Mandir (Ek naya dwar)
13-15 May	Satsang in Damoh, ~60km NE of Jabalpur	May be some uncertainty deriving from "Jatu Bhai" re precise dates
14 May pm	Sheet B-3R -- Damoh Rotary Club, theme: Who am I?
15 May am	a Jain temple in Damoh
20-23 May	Bombay, large satsangs held in Cross Maidan
30 May	Sheet B-4R -- Jabalpur, seminar organized by Jeevan Jagriti Kendra
2-3 Jun	Matunga, Bombay, a large satsang
5-7 Jun	Sheet B-5R -- Udaipur, Meditation camp ( Apane Mahi tatol – discourse as per timeline)
	(10th to 13th June 1967 Chandrapur- Prabhu Madir ke dwar on Timeline seems to be correct but on Doc_X_(source_document) it is Oct 30 to Nov 3, 68)
13-14 Jun	(Chandrapur/Chanda) marriage of Daughter of Rekhchand ji Parakh and Sau Madan Kunwar Parakh – Susheela’s Marriage. Year is 1967 as far as my research is pointing to	See below re "Parakh"

Analysis - B Sheets

Re "Rajwada": sheet B1 has it as राजबाडे, which transliterates to Rajbade, with "Rajwada" the rendering of our correspondent. This rendering is likely correct, as Rajwada is an iconic palace in Indore.