1932-1939, KUCHWADA:

Following the death of his paternal grandmother, Osho is sent to live with his maternal grandparents. They provide him with an extraordinary atmosphere of love, freedom, and respect. This by his own accounts, is a major influence in his development and his nature to boldly question and challenge everything for the sake of truth

1938-1951 Gadarwada

Osho and his grandmother both move to Gadarwada, the town where his parents live. There he is enrolled in school for the first time. Osho is both highly-rebellious and extraordinarily-gifted as a student. He also continues his often solitary approach to life that characterizes his early years.

Enlightenment

21 March 1953: At the age of twenty-one, Osho attains Enlightenment. "For many lives I had been working on myself, struggling, doing whatsoever can be done - and nothing was happening. The very effort was a barrier... Not that one can reach without seeking. Seeking is needed, but then comes a point when seeking has to be dropped... And that day the search stopped... it started happening."

Controversial Professor

Osho is appointed Professor of Philosophy at the University of Jabalpur, where he teaches until 1966, using often controversial methods that also make him highly popular. A powerful and passionate debater, He also travels frequently and widely across India, speaking to large audiences as Acharya Rajneesh, and challenging orthodox religious leaders in public debates.

Raising Human Consciousness

After nine years of teaching, He quits the university to devote Himself entirely to the raising of human consciousness. Osho begins to regularly address massive gatherings of 20,000 to 50,000 people, in the open-air grounds of India’s major cities. Four times a year He conducts intense ten-day meditation camps.

First Talk in English to Westerners

September 1969: At Pahalgam in Kashmir, followers of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi invite Osho to talk to them. This is his first occasion to speak publicly in English to a western audience. "When I started using English, for two or three months I was thinking in Hindi and speaking in English. It was a double trouble."

Osho Moves to Bombay

On 27 June 1970, a send-off celebration is held for Osho in Jabalpur. On 1 July, Osho moves to Bombay, shifting soon to Woodland Apartments. Osho gives regular evening discourses to about 50 people, including his first set of western seekers. Evening talks often conclude with meditations, or kirtan, or shaktipat. Osho stays in Bombay till 1974.

Poona Ashram 1

21 March 1974: Osho celebrates his Enlightenment Day with friends in Mumbai in the morning, and then that afternoon in Poona, where his secretary, Ma Yog Laxmi buys for him #33 Koregaon Park. Soon a bustling Ashram that attracts people from all over the world grows around him, with over 100,000 people crossing its gate each year.

The Master At Work

1974-1981: In the evenings, Osho answers individual questions on personal matters such as love, jealousy, meditation. These ‘darshans’ are compiled in 64 darshan diaries. Osho also gives Sannyas at these meetings, and also holds 'Energy Darshan' sessions (energy transmission to the disciples).

Moving to America

In March 1981, after giving daily discourses for nearly 15 years, Osho begins a three-year period of self-imposed public silence. In view of the possible need for emergency surgery for a degenerative back condition, and on the recommendation of His personal doctors, He travels to the U.S. This same year, His American disciples purchase a 64,000-acre ranch in Oregon and invite Him to visit. He eventually agrees to stay in the U.S. and allows an application for permanent residence to be filed on His behalf.

Guru of the Rich

Osho gains further notoriety in the world with his growing collection of 93 Rolls Royce cars: The largest owner of these in the world at that time. These cars are gifts to him by his disciples who eventually want him to have 365, one for every day of the year. Until November 1984 he does not speak publicly, only driving by slowly in his Rolls Royce as disciples stand by on the road. Osho on why Rolls Royce cars.

The Collapse of Rajneeshpuram

September 14: Osho’s personal secretary Ma Anand Sheela and several members of the commune’s management suddenly leave, and a whole pattern of illegal acts they have committed - including poisoning, arson, wiretapping, and attempted murder - are exposed. Osho invites law enforcement officials to investigate Sheela’s crimes. The authorities, however, see the investigation as a golden opportunity to destroy the commune entirely.

Osho is Held Incommunicado Under a Pseudonym

November: A five-hour return plane trip to Oregon takes four days. En route, Osho is held incommunicado and forced to register under the pseudonym, David Washington, in the Oklahoma County jail.

Osho is Deported From USA

November: Emotions and publicity swell around Osho’s immigration case. Fearing for His life and the well-being of sannyasins in volatile Oregon, attorneys agree to an Alford Plea on two out of 35 of the original charges against Him. According to the rules of the plea, the defendant maintains innocence while saying that the prosecution could have convicted him. Osho and His attorneys maintain His innocence in the court. He is fined $400,000 and is deported from America.

World Tour: Osho in Kathmandu, Nepal

January-February: He travels to Kathmandu, Nepal and speaks twice daily for the next two months. In February, the Nepalese government refuses visas for His international disciples and closest attendants. He leaves Nepal and embarks further on His world tour.

World Tour: 17 Countries Refuse Entry to Osho

February-March: After being deported from Greece, Osho visits or asks permission to visit 17 countries in Europe and the Americas. All of these countries either refuse to grant Him a visitor’s visa or revoke His visa upon His arrival, and force Him to leave. Some refuse even landing permission for His plane.

World Tour: 21 Countries Reject Entry to Osho

June-July: After being forced to leave Uruguay, Osho is deported from Jamaica and compelled to leave Portugal. In all, 21 countries deny Him entry or else deport Him after arrival. On 29 July 1986, Osho returns to Mumbai, India.

Poona 2: Rajneeshdham

January 1987: Osho returns to the ashram in Pune, India, which is initially renamed Rajneeshdham. He starts delivering discourses twice a day. Thousands of seekers from around the world come together again to be in the presence of Osho, and a new commune grows around him.

From Bhagwan to Osho Rajneesh

January 1989: He stops using the name "Bhagwan". Later His disciples ask to call Him ‘Osho’ and He accepts to be addressed as Osho Rajneesh. Osho explains that His name is derived from William James’ word ‘oceanic’ which means dissolving into the ocean. "Oceanic describes the experience," He says, "but what about the experiencer? For that we use the word ‘Osho.’" He also discovers that historically in the Far East, ‘Osho’ means "The Blessed One, on Whom the Sky Showers Flowers." Also see 'The Joke is Over' as well as 'What Is An "Osho"'.

Osho White Robe Brotherhood Meetings

July 1989: Osho begins to make daily appearances in Gautama the Buddha Auditorium for evening darshan. He inaugurates a special group of white-robed sannyasins called the "Osho White Robe Brotherhood." All sannyasins and non-sannyasins attending the evening darshans are asked to wear white robes.

The Last Namaste

January 1990: During the second week in January, Osho’s body becomes noticeably weaker.  On January 17 he arrives at Gautam the Buddha Auditorium, folds his hands in his last Namaste, and leaves. On January 18, He is physically too weak to come to the auditorium.

Never Born, Never Died.

Osho's ashes are brought to Osho Commune International two days later and placed in His samadhi in Chuang Tzu Auditorium with the inscription:

OSHO
Never Born
Never Died
Only Visited This Planet Earth Between
11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990