India celebrates Guru Nanak 550th Birthday |
550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj is being celebrated on Tuesday across India and Indians abroad. President of India Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu have greeted people on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti. President Ram Nath Kovind visited the Gurudwara Ber Sahib ji in Sultanpur Lodhi in Punjab to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji. In his message, Mr Kovind said, the life and teachings of Guru Nanak Dev convey to entire humanity the ideals of love, compassion, equality and harmony. He said, Guru Nanak Dev spread the light of knowledge and inspired all to become free from discrimination and rituals and in turn work for the well-being of all. The President said, Guru Nanak Dev Ji also emphasized the need to respect women. He said, Guru Nanak Dev Ji was an ideal family man, who lived like a saint, thereby presenting the message of `Karma` to the entire world. He called upon the people to follow Guru Nanak Dev and build a society based on his teachings of equality and social amity. In a tweet, Vice President Naidu said, Guru Nanak Dev Ji was a shining apostle of the sublime spiritual ethos of India and he truly democratized religion by making spiritual truths easily understandable for common man.
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