SPECIAL WISHES

                                     GURUPURAB                On the eve of Gurupurab, let me express my deep regards for the philosophy of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. As I came to know about his life history I got more influenced by his principles/beliefs, because I am also not in favour of the rituals associated/developed with different religions.   History: Who was Guru Nanak???? Well, he's well known as the founder of Sikhism. But, do you know? He was born to a Hindu family as a kshetriya  in the village of Talwandi, on the Indian subcontinent in 1469. Guru Nanak is said to have strongly reacted against the Hindu thread ceremony at the age of ten and rejected it. But that didn't mean that he didn't believe in the existence of God. He traveled worldwide in quest of religion vs. God. According to ancient stories, he achieved h...