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Rajneesh (11 December 1931 – 19 January 1990) was an Indian mystic, guru, and spiritual teacher. Among many gurus who brought forms of yoga to the West, he is one of the most notable.

He freely invented yogic and tantric practices, characteristics of Neo-Hinduism that began to emerge in the 1870s.^[1] His international following has continued after his death.

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Rajneesh was born Chandra Mohan Jain; he was known as the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh during the 1970s and 1980s, and finally as Osho in the last year of his life.

Early life

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He was born in a small village in the Gadarwara town of Narsinghpur District of Madhya Pradesh state in north India.

He spent most of his childhood with his maternal grandparents, which he later mentioned as "the blessing in his life" for its carefree environment.

He entered college at his age of nineteen. Asked by the principal to leave the college, he transferred to D.N.

Jain College