Guru Nanak Dev ji Born 1469 Rai Bhoe Di Talwandi Sabo 15th April, Then Punjab Now in Pakistan, the name of his father was Mehta Kalu who worked as a village accountant and belonged to the Khatri caste and the name of his mother was Tripta who was very simple and a religious woman. He had an elder sister namely Nanki who loved his younger brother a lot. He was an extraordinary child from his childhood and his teachers and elders used to be astounded by his level of knowledge, understanding, and rational thinking on all matters, especially spiritual ones. In his growing age only, he used to question the prevailing rituals of the society and even refused to participate in such rituals and religious activities he also questioned casteism and the practice of idolatry. Even he refused to put the sacred thread on the " Upanayana ritual". Besides this, he was very intelligent and by the age of 16 only he learned many languages such as Sanskrit, Persian, Hindi, etc.

Guru Nanak Dev ji was the First Guru of the SIKH Religion and founder of Sikhism. Sikhism is also the fifth-largest religion in the world.

Early Life - Guru Nanak Dev ji Birth Place

He was born in the year 1469 in "Rai Bhoe Ki Talwandi" on 15th April. This place was part of India by then but now it is known as Nankana Sahib which is located in the territories of today's Pakistan. Guru Nanak Dev Ji's birthplace is near Lahore. Every year the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji is celebrated on full moon day in the month of Katak i.e., October - November. It falls on different dates every year and is celebrated by all the Sikhs around the world.

In the year 1487, Guru Nanak Dev ji was married to Mata Sulakhni ji, and they had two sons, Baba Sri Chand and  Baba Lakhmi Das. The family, accompanied by Bhai Mardana, a Muslim childhood friend of Guru Nanak Dev ji, then moved to the town of Sultanpur Lodhi, where Guru ji took the job of an accountant in charge of the stores of the local Governor. Here, Guru Nanak Ji worked during the days, but during the early mornings and late nights, he meditated and sang hymns accompanied by Bhai Mardana on the Rabab (a stringed instrument). During one of those early mornings, while bathing in “Vain Nadi” (a small river), Guru Nanak ji heard Waheguru JI dedicate himself completely to the service of humanity. The very first sentence which he uttered then was, "There is no Hindu, no Musalman (Muslim)". Stating that he had been taken to God's court and given a divine mission, Guru Nanak ji then began the next stage of his life, to preach his unique doctrine (Sikh) to the entire world.

Bani of Guru Nanak Dev Ji