A cult disciple's rules

All in all, By My Own Rules is an engaging read about a remarkable life

By My Own Rules: My Story in My Own Words

Author: Anand Sheela

Publisher: Penguin Random House

Pages: 304

Price: Rs 499

She is credited with creating a multi-million-dollar religious empire in the United States. Thanks to her untiring efforts, Rajneesh, later known as Osho, became a spiritual guru of international repute. In 1984, she pled guilty to what is considered the biggest bioterror attack in the United States. Released from prison in 1988, a penniless Ma Anand Sheela managed to establish communes for the elderly in Switzerland and Mauritius. In the course of her tumultuous life, she’s known poverty and enjoyed the finest luxuries;