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Friday, 15 August 2014
Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Name- Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Father's Name-Mehta Kalayan Das
Mother's Name-Mata Tripata
Date Of birth-Apri 15, 1469
Place Of Birth-Rae Bhoi di Talwandi known as Nankana Sahib, now in Pakistan.
Spouse Name-Bibi Sulakhani Ji
Children's name-Baba Sri Chand
Baba Lakhmi Das
Cities Founded-Kartarpur, a city on the banks of the Ravi in 1504
Banis-Hymns, 974 in 19 Ragas, e.g. Asa, Basantu, Dhanasari, Gauri Majh, Ramakali, Sorathi, Sri Rag and Suhi etc.
Message-Kirat Karo i.e live an honest life.
Special Contribution-To shed away caste prejudices, because all human beings are equal.
Journeys-Guru Nanak Dev made five important journeys to different parts of the world between 1500-1524
1) 1500-1506
Parts of the East India,Bangladesh, Pakistan
2) 1506-1513
Regions of Southern India and Sri Lanka
3) 1514-1521
Regions of Kashmir,Nepal, Tibet,Bhutan, and South China.
4) 1519-1521
Regions of Pakistan, Afganistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan and South Arabia including Mecca, and parts of Africa.
5) 1523-1524
Parts of Punjab now in North and Pakistan.
Joti Jot- September 22, 1539 at Kartarpur (Ravi).
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