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Guru Nanak - The founder of Sikhism

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Guru Nanak Could we really call Guru Nanak the founder of Sikhism... The origin of the word  is  that a  founder  originally meant a person who forges steel; similarly, the  founder  of a company  is  forging the new entity.   Well, he did  carry a new message to preach and to foster and found a new entity, in the much distraught world, brought a new message for mankind, He  was known for his political, social and spiritual beliefs which were based on love, equality, fraternity and virtue Guru Nanak (1469-1539) was one of the greatest religious innovators of all time and the founder of the Sikh religion. Guru Nanak's birthday is celebrated by Sikhs on April 14th by the Nanakshahi Calendar. (The date according to the lunar calendar changes annually but is usually in November.) Nanak's religious ideas draw on both Hindu and Islamic thought but are far more than just a synt...

Bridge on the River Ravi

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This is the third of the ‘Trilogy’ on Kartarpur ….The haven of peace and harmony that Baba Nanak created. 1.    http://iamdaarji.blogspot.com/2010/12/guru-nanak-traveled-to-far-away-lands.html 2.    http://iamdaarji.blogspot.com/2010/12/gently-flows-ravi-in-land-of-nanak.html               The Bridge on River Ravi     All his life Baba Nanak’s teachings were simple…one of the most significant message he gave was that ’there is no Hindu, there is no Muslim’……all were equal in the eyes of God…… Yet, the heart breaking truth of the real world is that the ‘ Janam bhoomi ’ and the ‘ Karam bhoomi ’ of Baba Nanak stands divided and estranged by man-made borders carved out rather brutally. This left Kartarpur, just 2 kilometres on Pakistan side and Dera Baba Nanak this side of the border. One, on the right side of the river Ravi and the other on the left. ...