Religion
Guru Nanak
Guru Nanak
It's one thing to follow a tradition, and quite a different proposition to create and become a tradition. Surprisingly enough, the Guru of the Sikhs followed not one but many traditions but created one Omkar; he began a new......More
Guru Angad Ji
Guru Angad
Guru Angad is Bhai Lehna, who was born at village Harike in Ferozepur district, Punjab on March 31, 1504. He was the son of a trader Pheruji and Mata Ramoji. His grandfather lived at Matte-di-sarai near Muktsar, where his father......More
Guru Amar Das Ji
Guru Amar Das
Guru Amar Das was born at Basarke village in Amritsar district on May 5, 1479. His father Tej Bhan Bhalla and mother Bhalet Kaur were religious people. They belonged to as orthodox Hindu family and paid annual visits to the......More
Guru Ram Das
Guru Ram Das
Jethaji, later Guru Ram Das, was born at Chuna Mandi in Lahore on September 24, 1534. He was a very handsome and promising child. His father Baba Hari Dasji and mother Mata Daya Kaur, however, were very poor and could not even......More
Guru Arjan Dev Ji
Guru Arjan Dev
Guru Arjan Dev was the youngest son of Guru Ram Das and Mata Bhaniji, born at Goindwal Sahib on April 15, 1563. Bhai Budhaji first taught him Gurmukhi and Guruvani and then he received proper education in Hindi, Sanskrit and......More
Guru Har Gobind
Guru Har Gobind
The only son of Guru Arjan Dev and Mata Gangaji was born on June 19, 1595. He was extremely handsome, truly courageous and highly intelligent. He was married in about 1610 to Mata Nanakiji. He had a daughter called Bibi......More
Guru Har Rai Ji
Guru Har Rai
Guru Har Rai was the son of Baba Gurdittaji and Mata Nihal Kaur, who was also popular as Mata Anantiji. The Guru was married to Mata Krishan Kaur, also known as Sulakhaniji. She was the daughter of Sri Daya Ramji of......More
Guru Har Krishan
Guru Har Krishan
The younger son of Guru Har Rai and Mata Krishan Kaurji was named Har Krishan - a combination of the names of both his father and mother. Born on July 7, 1656, he was the youngest to be declared Guru at around just five in......More
Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji
Guru Tegh Bahadur
The last and only surviving son of Guru Har Gobind and Mata Nanakiji, Tegh Bahadur was born on April 1, 1621. His original name was Tyag Mal but the Sikhs began calling him Tegh Bahadur after he fought bravely and used his......More
Guru Gobind Singh
Guru Gobind Singh
Gobind Singh Sodhi is popularly known as Guru Gobind Singh. He was the tenth and last human teacher of the Sikh faith and thereafter declared the end of Guruship.
Guru Gobind Singh was born on December 22, 1666 at......More
Guru Granth Sahib
Guru Granth Sahib
On Wednesday, the day of Budh (Mercury), October 6, 1708, Guru Gobind Singh respectfully placed the Sri Guru Granth Sahib before the big gathering and offered five paise and a coconut, then bowed his head and announced......More
