Sw Swarajyanand Samarth
(Babulal Ji Deriya, aka Deriya Ji)
Swarajyanand was better known by his birth name, especially his last name. In his younger days, he was a prominent "freedom fighter", campaigning hard for India's independence from the British colonists of the time, working alongside Gandhi and Nehru. During this time he became acquainted with Osho's father, a fellow though less important freedom fighter and also both were Taran Panth Jains. In the time Osho knew him, he lived in Babai, MP, about 100 km from Gadarwara.
Osho wrote him many letters, of which the wiki has images, links below. These are some of Osho's earliest known letters. Deriya Ji helped him in many ways and became an early sannyasin. He left his body Nov 2 1972, about a year after he took sannyas. Below is the obit from Yukrand:
| स्वामी स्वराज्यानंद जी समर्थ (श्री बाबूलाल जी डेरिया, ग्राम : बाबई, जिला : होशंगाबाद, मध्यप्रदेश ) ने अभी २ नवंबर, ७२ को पार्थिव शरीर का त्याग किया। जीवन के घने संघर्षों में आपने शांतिपूर्ण क्रांति का आवाहन किया और अभी १ वर्ष पूर्व भगवान श्री द्वारा प्रणीत नव-संन्यास में क्रांतिकारी कदम रखा, और जो निखार और प्रोज व्यक्तित्व में परमात्मा की अनुकंपा से आई : उस अलौकिक छवि के साथ परमात्म-सत्ता में आप विलीन हुए। हमारे शत्-शत् वंदन । |
- see also
- Letter written on ?? Jul 1957
- Letter written on 5 Jul 1957
- Letter written on 15 Aug 1957
- Letter written on 23 Sep 1957
- Letter written on 19 Jan 1960
- Letter written on 29 Jan 1960
- Letter written on 3 Mar 1960
- Letter written on 31 Aug 1960
- Letter written on 6 Sep 1960
- Letter written on 25 Sep 1962
- Letter written on 25 Feb 1963
- Letter written on 10 Aug 1963 am
- Letter written on 10 Sep 1965 (2)
