Guru Gobind Singh

• Context (PIB): PM pays tribute to Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji on Prakash Utsav.
• Guru Gobind Singh Ji (Jan 5, 1667 – 21 Oct, 1708), born as “Gobind Das” at Patna Sahib, Bihar.
• He was the tenth and last of the human form Gurus of Sikhism.
• He was son of Guru Tegh Bahadur (the 9th Guru) and Mata Gujri.
• In 1675, his father was killed by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb for refusing to adopt Islam.
• His birthplace in Patna is now famous as Takhat Shri Harimander Ji Patna Sahib.
• He fought twelve battles and the Guru’s four sons (Char Sahib Zaday) were killed in campaigns against tyranny. The Char Sahib Zaday were:
  1. Baba Ajit Singh
  2. Baba Jujhar Singh
  3. Baba Zorawar Singh
  4. Baba Fateh Singh
• Vichitra Katha is the autobiography of Guru Gobind Singh.
• Veer Bal Diwas is celebrated to mark the martyrdom of the sons of Shri Guru Gobind Singh: Sahibzada Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh.

His Contributions

• He was a divine messenger, a warrior, a poet, and a philosopher and wrote martial poetry & music.
• He also compiled Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhism.
• He is also credited for the Dasam Granth (Tenth Volume) which consists of hymns that are a sacred part of Sikh prayers.
• He created the Khalsa Order or saint-soldiers in 1699.
• He introduced the five Ks to the community.

• He introduced turban in Sikhism to cover hair.
• Before he died in 1708, he declared Guru Granth Sahib to be the permanent Sikh Guru.