Mehta Kalu

Kalu Mehta (formally Kalyan Chand Das Bedi[1] was the father of Guru Nanak Dev (1469–1539), the founder and first guru of Sikhs. He was born a Hindu.[2]

A Khatri by caste of the Bedi clan, he served as the patwari (accountant) of crop revenue for the village of Talwandi in the employment of a Muslim landlord of that area, Rai Bular Bhatti.[3] Guru Nanak’s mother was Tripta Devi and he had one elder sister, Bebe Nanaki who became a spiritual figure in her own right.

Kalu Mehta later became a disciple of the Guru, also his son.

References

  1. ↑ "Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Nanak Ji, First Sikh Guru, First Guru Of Sikhs, Sahib Shri Guru Nanak Ji, India". Sgpc.net. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "Sikhism's Origins: The Life of Guru Nanak". religionfacts.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Bhatti's of Guru Nanak's Order". Nankana.com. Retrieved 9 August 2009.


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