Guru Nanak the founder of Sikhism was born in a critical period of Indian history. On the one hand, the people were divided into castes, sects and factions; on the other the Muslim rulers perpetrated atrocities on

• the Hindus and the weaker sections of society. The masses in their hardships and miseries cried for a saviour. Nanak came·as God's messenger in the common man's hour of dire need.

It was a period of transition from medievalism to modernism. Men of action and men of thought explored the world of matter and spirit. Guru Nanak revealed the secret of man's spiritual potentiality. At the same time, he accepted the struggles and hardships of life and pioneered a movement of reform in social and religious conduct. The means by which he reformed the dregs of society were argument, conviction and personal example. His followers called 'Sikhs' formed a group of God-fearing men and women devoted to the service of the people. He laid down simple rules of conduct through which man could lead a humane and meaningful life and find his-. own fulfilment. He was revered alike by Hindus and Muslims. His life is an inspiring example of the practice of truth , love and humility.

Script approved bl( Shlromani Gur'CI_ra Prabandhak Committee, Aml'itaar .

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WHEN HE IMo'IS BORN, PEOPLE FLOCKED n::i

WHAT A CHARMING

BAB~!

THE FAMILY PR.IEST, HAR..?AYIlL WAS IMPR.E5SEP BY THE BABy'5 HOR.05COPE.

WHAT WILL 'YOU CALL

HIM?

THE CHILP WILL BE A GREAT

SEER AN17 PROPHET. HIS FAME WILL SPREA17

FAR AN17 WI17E.

"tHEIR (5000 ",..-:---;-.--­

SEE, HOW HE SMILES.

NANAK AFTER HIS

SISTER NANKI.

NI'NKI LOVE.? HER BI'\8)1-BR..OTHER, WI\itP SOCW €i.eEIIII liP INTO A. CHEeRAUL, r-~----------~

HEALTHY, r:::~~ BOY.

CAN I "'r-I~t<'t:. 1= c4r THEM WITH

MY FRIEN17S?

HOW GENE.ROUS!" ~~~-I HOW LIKE A

SAINT HE. LOOKS!

TIi?If7A 700 WAS HAPPY 70 SEE hOW t5ENEIi?OUS NANAK WAS. .------------------M

I-----i WH~ NOT! THERE IS _-4 ENOU<3H FOR ALL

OF 'YOU. THANK

NANAK TOOK 7l-IE ~ ~p !ZAN TO HIS FIi?/ENPS.

SEE WHAT I HAVE! • 5EE WHAT I HAVE!

ANO HE BEGAN O/STR/8UnN6 THE 5W1EET5.r-------~------~----~

IlS SOON AS 7l-IEY HAP EATEN THE SWEETS_

MOTHER GAVE ME

ENOUGH FOR ALL OF US.

MMM ! COME LET'S

RUN RACES!

I'M IN NANAK'S

TEAM .

I' VE HA[7 ENOU6H! LET'S REST.

LET'S 60 TO THE PON~.

AT THE PONP_

COME, LET'S SI N6 THE NAME OF 6017. <YOU LEAI7. •

AT THAT MOMENT RAt BLlLAR. THE MUSLIM LANl?LORl? R:JR WHOM NANAk'S I"i"lTHER. WORkEp, Wlls PI"lSSING THIIT WilY. r-------o

WHAT A MEL0[710US VOICE!

HOW 5OOTHIN6 THE WaRl7s. NANAK. IS NO ORl71 CHIL~.

ALL OF THEM SANG SUT NI"lNAk's I?OIC£ CI"lRRtEP THE MOST FERVOUR.

RAI BULAR, UNOB5ERIIEI?, GAr ON THE GRASS, FORGETTING THE MATERIAL WOIUI? AS I-IE LOS T HIMSELF IN THE I?IIIINE SONG.

WHEN NANAK WAS SIX YEARSOLP r-~------~~

He WAS AN EXCELLENT PUPIL ANt:> SOON MASTEREO ALL THeRE WAS

SON, IT IS TIME ~OU 5TARTEP' SCHOOL.

TO LEARN.

SO HE WENT TO MEHTA KALLI.

'>lOUR SON IS·AN . EXCEPTIONAL

CHILP'. HE HAS MASTEREI7 ALL THAT I CAN TEACH HIM .

--,........J NANAK I 170ES NOT MUST NEEI7 ME SPEAK AN~""ORE. TO HIS

FATHER.

AFTER HE LEFT-

IT IS NOT 6000 TO LEAVE NANAK II7LE. I SHALL

MAKE HIM LEARN PERSIAN.

BUT THE SAME THIN<3 HAF"PENEP WITH THE P£.Ii?SIAN TEACHER. . NANAK. MA5TER£.P ALL WITHIN A SHORT PERiOP ANP HIS TEACHER. BR.OUgHT filM BACK. TO MEHTA

. . KALa

NANI\K. ABOUT TEN YEARS OLO.

IT IS TIME NANN<. I SHALL ASK HAD HIS SACRED HARDAYAL TO THREAD SUGGEST AN CEREMONY. AUSPICIOUS

DATE.

THE PATE WAS FIXEP ANP ALL NE/6HBOURS, FRJENP5 ANO RELATIVES WE~/NWTEP. THE CE~~NY B€6AN. r---------------~~------~

THE MOMENT HARPAYAL TOOk. THE SACREP THREAP TO P/./T IT OVER. NANA.k~ NECK. ... ,-------V-'1O

WAIT, SIR. WHY MGl5T I WEAR

WILL IT MAKE ME 60017 AND KIND?

THEN IT IS OF NO U5E TO ME. GIVE ME INSTEAI7 THE 5ACREI?

THREAI7 OF MERCv ANI? CONTENT­

MENT!

ALL PIZESENT WEIi!E CONVINCEP ABOUT THE TRUTH OF HIS utAeP5. MERE RITUALS

MEAN NOTHING.

AFTER THI5, NANAK WANPEREP WITH HIS FRIENP5 BUT SPENT LESS TIME ON PLAY ANI? MORE TIME IN SINISINIS RELIISIOUS SONG5 IN THE COMPANY OF fiOLY MEN.

MEHTA KALli WAS WORRIEI?

HE HAS NOTHING LEFT TO LEARN. HE HAS DEFIEl7 TRA17ITION ANl7 'YET CONVINCE17 THE EL17ERS.

I KNOW WHAT. I'LL MAKE HIM

TEN17 CATTLE.

THAT'S IT. HE WILL BE 170ING SOME USEFUL WORK. AT THE SAME TIME HE CAN BE IN THE FOREST WHICH HE LOVES 50 DEARLY. ~""

IF HE CONTINUES THIS WA'Y, I'M AFRAIl7 HE'LL

BECOME AN I17LER.

MEHTA K/lLU CALLE!? NANAK TO HIM. r------,------------~~~

SON, YOU MUST KEEP

'YOURSELF BUSY WILL 'YOU TAKE

CHAR6E OF GRAZIN6 THE

CATTLE '?:"---.dIUlll1L

WITH PLEASURE, FATHER.

50 EVER.">' MO/2N/M5 NANAK TOOK. TO GRAZE.

ONE PAY AS NANAK. LAY IMMERSEP IN HIS THOU<8HTS OF 600, THE cATTLE WANJ)ER£O /N70 A FIELD NEARB'Y.

THE ANtSRY FAIU1ER COMPLNNEP 70 RAI BULAR..

KAlU'S CATTLE HAVE EATEN MY

CROPS. I WANT JUSTICE.

RAI BlILAR WAS UNHAPPY. HE WENT TO KALU ANt? TOLP HIM WHAT HAt? HAPPENEP.

'YOU WILL HAVE TO MAKE 000V' THE LOSS. THAT

IS ONL'1 FAIR. ~--mr-:::r::::::::

THEY WENT 70 THE FIELt? ANt? LO! r------~~-I

THE CORN 15 UNTOUCHE17. YOU HAVE WA5TED OUR TIME FOR

NOTHIN6.

ONE SUCH PAY, OVERCOME BY THE HEAT, NANAK FELL ASLEEp' THE SUN~

RAYS FELL HOT UPON HIM .

EXCUSE ME, SIR . WOULV'N'T IT BE PROPER FI RST TO SEE THE FIELP'.

AND NANAk CONTIN­UED TAKING THE CATTLE OUT AS

A COBRA 5L1THEREl? OUT OF A HOLE. NEARBY.

USUAL.

NANAK 16 IN PANGER. I MUGT

SAVE HIM.

••• ANt? COMMItS UP TO NANAk., SPREAt? ITS HOOt? OUT TO SHADe HIS FACe.

HE W/lLK:EP CAI.lTl0U6LY TOW.ARPS NANAK .

BUT AS SOON AS THE C080'l SAW HIM IT SLIP BACK INTO 175 HOLE.

NANAK SHOULV' NOT BE TREATEV' A6 AN

OR[7INAR'j CHIL[7. HE 15 A SAINT.'

• AFTER 7H/s FOR A SPELL NANAK BECAII/E MO..eDSE ANI? MOOI?Y ANC> WOUll? NOT EVEN 60 OUT TO H::NI? THE CATTLE • .-------1 I v"oNDER WHAT'S COME OVER HIM. I CAN NO LONGER BEAR HIS

MOO17~ 1'1 E~S~S::.. __ -""'-.......

LET'S CALL IN THE VAl D."

~I6ATION 1IIf~~·H.1.5 OLP sel.,~

WHAT A RELI EF TO SEE HIM OUT OF IT.

~ES IT IS 60017 TO SEE HIM CHEERFUL

A6AIN.

BI.IT WHEN THE VAIl? CAME_

~OU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HELP ME. HE WHO HAS GIVEN ME THE ACHE ALONE CAN CURE ME.

KALU MADE ANOTHER ATTEMP7 TO INTEREST NANAi<: IN AN OCCUPATION.

YOU ARE NOW GROWN-UP, ANt? SHaUll? STAND ON 'YOUR OWN FEET.

TAKE THIS MONE'1. 60 TO THE MARKET ANI? STRIKE A600D BAR6AIN ~

50 HE WENT 70 THE MARKET ANt:> BOtI('f;ff7 SOME FOOP ANt:> CLOTHES ...

NANAK. TOOK. THE MONEY ANP SET OUT WITH HIS FRIENO BALA. ON THE WAY-,....------:------f'

BALA. SEE HOW ~""~IJ. WEAK AND HUNGRY , h:.-..-~"""";'THE:Y LOOK.

THEY'VE BARELY ANY

WHAT BETTER BARGAIN COULD

I STRIKE?

WHEN HE RET(.IRNECJ HOME, MEHTA KALU RAN OUT TO MEET HIM.

HOW DID '1OU fI\';!~12 FAAE,MY SON ('

rfi~f)' WHAT WAS ..t 'K)UR PROFIT?

WHEN NANN:: TOLl:' HIM WHAT HE HAP PONE WYTH ?HE ~~~ ~E~

HOW DARE ';'OU WASTE M';'

HAR17-EARNE17 MONEY?

THERE 15 NOTHING MORE PROFITABLE

THAN FEE17IN6 THE POOR

NANKI ANI? HER HUSBANI?- <fill RAM WE!eE AT HOME ON A VISIT.

FATHER! FATHER! . STOP!

WHEN IiMI SULAIi!! HEA!i!!I? Or THE INC//?ENT_ I\!!:":':'~

-

-~

NANAK.,COME WITH ME.

NANKI TOO HAOA 6U55ESTION.

I THINK WE 5HOULD GET HIM MARRIED. SULAKHNI, MOOLCHAND'S [:lAUGHTER, WOULD BE A GOOD MATCH!

THE P~5AL. WII5 ACCEPT!?P ANe> NI'WAK WAS MARIVEP 7V SULAKHNI IN 1488. 7HE~ WAS fSREAT REtKJICIN(8 IN THE FAM'L Y.

A SWEET GIRL. LET'to> HOPE SHE

SUCCEEI7S IN MAKING NANAK A PRACTICAL ANI? WORLDL'Y ,MAN

MA.ePIlNA, NANA.t::'5 FeleNP. CAME TO THE WEt?PIN6.

WHAT GIFT WILL 'YOU ~'GIVE ME TO RE.ME.MS:ER

THIS OCCASION

WHAT 61FT CAN BE MORE APT

FOR 'YOU THAN AN IN's:rRUMENT TO MAKE MUSIC WITH!? YOU CAN

HAVE. THIS REBECK.

THE 61FT WAs NOT FOR MARt?ANA ALONE. rOR IN THe ElleNIN6S, ArTEe TffE P/lYS WORK, N/lNAK wOULP HU,e,ey TO <lOIN MARP/lNrI ANP, T06ETHe,e THeY WOULO SlN6 THE PRAISES or GOO MANY LOl/ERS Or 60P ANt? MLiSIC <IOINEt? THeM ANt? NANAK'S FAME SPREAl?

MEANWHILE.,.JAI RAM, WHO LM'l5 IN THE COURT OF f7I:lLlLAT KHAN LOfJl, SOON FOUNfJ AlANAI<. A .J.(JB. r----~------..~-r-------_l

THIS IS NANAK ABOUT WHOM I SPOKE TO

'IOU .

WE SHALL APPOINT .. MINI AS A STOREKEEPER

IN THE STATE GRANAR'i'.

HE CONTINUE/? SE.eIllN6 IN THE STATE GeANA~ FOe 7WELIlE YEARS THEN-

I7AULAT KHAN 15 PARTIAL

TO NANAK k.. ~Jt<,.I

LET US TURN THE KHAN

A6AINST HIM ...

50 THEY WENT 7V ?HE I::HIiN.

SIR, NANAK IS SQUANDERING THE STATE STORES. AT THIS

RATE THERE WILL BE . t-JOTHIt-JG LEFT It-J THE

HAVE THE STOCK5 IN THE 6RANAR')'

CHECKE!7!

THE KHAN WAS FL/RIOL/S WITH THE CONSPIJ0l7V.es.

'YOU'VE MA!?E A BASELESS

INT. BUT I'LL SPARE 'IOU THIS TIME.GO AWAY, YOU

MEN!

THE ACCOUNTANT SOON 0<: ._1

EVERYTHING IS IN

OR!7ER, S IR.

BUT, !"OIZ NIiNAk THIS WAS 77-fE

LIMIT.

I H A VE HA!7 ENOU0H OF

WORL.[7L. '>' JOBS.

ONE VIiY AS I.I5U1'lL HE SET OUT FOR THE STReAM, 7D BATHE.

NANICI CAMe 70 HIS HOME IN THE r---'-:

HERE ARE SOME SWEET5 FOR ...

HE .. ·HE···HA5 NOT COME HOME YET.

e:'ON'T CR'I. WE WILL 5ENe:' OUT A 5EARCH PART'I.

THEZ WHOLEZ FAMILY WAS STEEPEP IN GLOOM.

WH'i ? WHAT'5 THE MATTER '?

&IT AFTER. }\ VAIN 5E.i'\.0'::H._1

5ORR'I, THERE 15 NO SIGN OF HIM.

THEN Sl./PPENLY ON TNE THIRP PI'I>'_

Or-) ! NANAI<! . NANAI<!

WHERE e:'117 'IOU VANISH?

GURU NANAK: TOL!:> HIS TALE.

AN!:> GURU NANAK. BE6AN HIS TEACHIIV6S.

THERE 15 NO HINOU OR

MUSSULMAN!

HOW l?ARE HE SA'l SUCH THINGS~ I SHALL

COMPLAIN TO THE KHAN.

I HAVE RECEIVEl? A l?IVINE COMMAN l? TO 60

OUT INTO THE WORLl7 ANCl TEACH

MEN THE PATH OF LOVE AN!?

UWEN ~E I(Ht'IN HeAR&' THE .a::l~~'Nr HE SENr POIi!

GURU NANAA:" . .

THEN COME ANt? PRAY WITH US AT THE

MOSQUE.

THE KAZI, ANV ALL 7l-IE OTHeRS we.ee AN~.ey.

17117 YOU COME HERE ONL'I TO

IN5ULT US?

NO. NEVER. BUT HOW CaULP I JOIN YOU IN PRA'IER WHEN 'IOU WERE THINKIN6 ABOUT 'YOUR NEW-BORN COLT ANt? NOT ABOUT 6017 '?

liT THE MOSQUe THe I<AZI LeV THE PRAyE.e. ...

I

!

BOTH THE KAZI ANO THE WERE CONVINCEO.

HE IS 6IFTEt? WITH TRUE KNOWLEP6E.

MAR17ANA, I CAN NO LONGER PELA'I M~ WORK. I MUST LEAVE. HOME TO SHOW MEN THE PATH OF LOVE AN17 SERVICE.

WHEN 6UteU M'INAK 8/coKE THE NEWS TO HIS pr/,;e£,N7.5

'YOU'RE OUR ONL'l SON. IF 'YOU 60, WHO WILL COMFORT US IN OUR OL17 A6E

MASTER, I. WILL ACCOMPAN~

'IOU.

ANI7 WHAT ABOUT ~OUR I7UT~ TO ~OUR WIFE ANI7

CHILI7REN?

NIWAK. WAS SILENT FOte A MOMENT. TI-IEN_

HE WHO HAS AS516NEI7

ME THIS TASK WILL ~~)~-'--:~ TAKE CARE OF ..

ALL OF yOU.

HI6 PAIi!ENTS W.eeE ALMOST CONltlNCEP. BUT NOT NANKI IINI7 sULIlKHNI.

IF YOU 60 AWAY WHO WILL CONSOLE SULAI<HNI, THE 60'Y5 ANl7 ME, IN TIMES OF

. TROUBLE? ,-,..--MI!!II

I 5HALL ALWA'Y5 BE WITH 'YOU IN SPIRIT. IF EVER 'YOU NEEl7 ME I WILL COME TO 'YOU.

.. ·HE WALf<.ECJ WITJ..I MAIi?P,ANA FROM VILLAGE TO VILLA6E

TILL THEY REACHEO SAJOPL/R.

THEN TAI<.ING LEAVE. OF HIS FAMILY'"

THE HUT BELON6EO A POOle. CAIi!.PENTER CALLEP LALO.

MAY WE REST HERE FOR A WHILE?

MASTER, ENTER ANP GRACE M'Y HUMBLE HUT

~~1

IN A SHOICT 17ME "THE GURU'S STAY AT L.AL.O·S HUT BECAME THE TAL.KOF"THE n7WN. r---------------------------~------------_4

THEY 5A'I THAT THE MA6TER PREFERRED LALO'S

HUMBLE HUT TO THE MANSIONS OF THE RiCH ·MEN of

THE TOWN.

ANP LALO BELON6S TO

A LOWER CASTE THAN THE MASTER.

PEOPLE GATHERE/? AROlINI? lZ>URU NANAK ANP MARPANA 70 HEAR THEM SPEA;:: ANI? 6/A/6. ~------:?-o::::--......,

MALIK BHAISO, THE RICH APMINISTRATOR OF SIIll?PtlR INI/ITE/? THE Gl./.eL.I TO HIS MANSION.

THE MASTER REFUSES TO

COME .

THEN USE FO'RC:E BUT BRINE> HIM!

WHEN tSV.eL.l NANA;:: WAS BROL.l6H,_

HOLY SIR,WHY DID YOU REFUSE MY HOSPITAL-

1Ty? .

E>ET ME SOME SWEETS

FROM 'YOUR · TABLE. I'LL E)("PLAIN.

GURU NANAK TOOA:: OUT A PK.Y Cl?t.lST OF SI?EAl?, WHICH HE HAP BI?OlI6HT FI?OM LALO's HOUSE ANI?

SWEeTS FK'OM •..

.•. 8HAGO'S TABLE ANP 5QUEEZEP BOTH. PROPS OF MILK. FELL FROM THE BREAP ANP PROPS OF BLOOP FROM THE SWEET5.

LALO'S BREAt" WAf'> EARNEt" BV HARt" WORK SWEETs WERE 6OU6HT '~'=o,"'" OUT OF THE;:.,t"::::;;;~ TOIL ANt" \l SWEAT OF THE POOR •

BHA60 WAS HUMBLE/? HE BeCAME CONTK'ITE.

HOL'! SIR, I SHALL GIVE MY ILL -60TTEN WEALTH BACK TO THE POOR ANt" NEEV'Y.I SHALL SPENV THE REST OF M'I VA'IS

SERVIN6 THEM.

GURU NANAK ANP MA.ePANA CONTINUEO THEIK' cJOUK'NEY TILL THEY!?EACHEO HARPWA!? THE!?E_ .--....,---- --- -----1

WE ARE THROWING WATER TOWARVS THE

SUN FOR THE 50ULS OF OUR ANCESTORS.

GURU NANAK PIP Nor SAY A WORP Bur BENT POWN ANP &<8AN THROWINt:5 WATER IN THE OPP061TE PIR£CTION.

lAM WATERI N6 M'i'

FIELl/S IN THE PUN-.JAB!

HOW IF TH E WATER 'IOU FOOLISH SPRINKLE CAN REACH HOW THE SUN WHICH 15 CAN MILLIONS OF MILES AWA'1, THIS SuREL'l Tf'lIS WATER CAN WATER REACH M'1 FIELl/S WHICH REACH ARE BUT A FEW HUNDRF171 'i'OUR MI ! FIELr:>S?

REALlSIN6 THE TRUTH OF HIS STATEMENT, THE PILSRIMS RETURNEP HOME, WISER MEN.

IlURING HIS WIPE TRAVELS, HE ENLl6HTENEO ANOREFORMEO MANY SOULS. AMOloJ6 THEM WERE SAJJAN, THE THUG;KAUDA,THE CANN/BALjANONURSHAH.

71iEN <5tI.eu NANAA:: TUIiiWEl? NOIii!7H_ WEST 7VWA.ePS THE MtI5LIM COUNTRIES. WHEN THEY R£ACHEP MECCA_

StlPPENI.. Y AN IRATE VOICE' AWOKE NANAK.

TO ME THE WHOLE WORL17 15 THE HOUSE OF GOV. NOW TURN MY FEET TO WHERE GOP 15 NOT!

I'M TIRE17 AN17 SLEEP'Y, MAR17ANA.

LET'S REST FORA WHILE.

HOW 17ARE "i'OU POINT 'lOUR FEET

TOWAR17S THE I<AABAf

THE KAZI WAf> ABASHEP ANP HAP TO AtS.eEE ANI? (!illlE IN.

FROM MECCA I5l.IRt.I NI'INAK: lIN/? MARPANA iJl5ITEl? 8A6Hl?Ap, TURK:EY IINP AF6liANI5TIIN ANl? !HEN RETt.lR.NEP 70 INl?IA,IN 152/.

LET'S 60 BACK TO LALO's HOME

ANP 5EE HOW • HE FARE5.

• J.1I5T THEN 1'1 FEW MUt!>HAL 5OLPIER5 MARCHEl? UP.

ROUNP THEM UP, THE INFII7ELS !

BtIT'1'IU!5 1'1 6CENE OF PES'!IUICT/ON MET mEM.

WHAT'€> THE MATTER?

. WHERE'5 EVER'iONE '?

THE MU6HAL BABAR INVAPEI7 OUR TOWN . WE RE515TEI7. TO PUNI5H US HE ORI7EREI7 A MASSACRE OF THE PEOPLE .

THEY WE/i!E TH/i!!OWN INTO A CELL WHEIi!E II NUMBER OF MEN ;'tNl? WQ41EN WERE MAl?E 7D 6/eINl? COIii?N ON HEAIlY STCWE5.

OH! AH! I'M ABOUT TO PIE. I CAN'T

. WORK THE MILL AN'Y LONGER!

WfiEN Cf7URtl NANAK 8AW THE PLII!5HT Or THE PleISONER5, HE WA5 OVERCOME BY COMPA8510N. AN£? BROKE OUT INTO A 5At?

BABAR fi£AR£? TH£ SONe; ANt? WAS £?£EPLY MOllEt::>.

SONI!5. r-~-------------------1 HAUNTIN0 VOICE CUTS THROUGH MY HEART. WHO IS THE 5IN0ER'? LORP! 170 'YOU HAVE

NO PITY FOR THESE FORTUNATE ONES?

BRINE> HIM TO ME!

6URU NANAK. WAs BROUf5HT BErORE BABAR.

WHAT MAI?E YOU SIN0 THAT SON0'?

I WAS CALLlN6 ON 0017 TO WITNESS THE

INJUSTICES METEV' OUT TO HIS CHILt7REN.

BA8A12 WAS o HOL'! MAN, WHAT SHOUL17 I DO? FULL OF REMO/2SE.

AOVISE ME.

SET THE PRISONERS FREE AN17 RESTORE THEIR PROPERT'!

BA8A12 IMMEP/ATEL Y OBEYEP THE COMMANP. ...--------<

HOL'l MAN, I'VE PONE AS YOU BA17E

ME. PRAY BLESS ME THAT I BECOME THE EMPEROR 'OF IN17IA.

'YOUR WISH WILL BE FULFILLE17. BUT REMEMBER TO BE A JUST RULER WHOSE SOLE INTEREST IS THE HAPPINESS OF HIS PEOPLE.

TO THEM.

AFTE12 THIS 0URLI NANAK MAPE A PECISION. HE WAS NOW 52 YEARS OLI?

I MUST PRACTISE AS A HOUSE­

HOL17ER,ALL THAT I HAVE

PREACH EO.

50 HE CAeT OFF HIS ORAN6E ~OBEs AND SETTLED !?OWN TO A FMMER\;; LIFE AT KARTARPUIi?-.

HE ESTA8L1SHED A COMMUNITY KITCHEN Of!. 'LANGill? 'WHE.eE ALL WERE' WELCOME.

SIR,15 THERE ROOM FOR

ME '?

IN THE E()ENIN<!>S ALL WOULD COLLECT IiRQUNt? guRU HANAK ANP HIS ASSOCIATes.

COME, M'Y SONS. LET'S BE61N 51NGIN6 THE PRAISES OF 6OD.

WE HAVE ENOU6H ROOM FOR ALL

WHO WISH TO WORK ANI7 EAT. IT IS oNL'lI II7LER5 FOR WHOM WE HAVE NO ROOM.

ONE PAY,GURU NANAX: WANTEIJ TO TEST HIS C?ISCfPLES TO APPOINT A SUCCESSOR.

MY BOWL HAS FALLEN INTO

THE SEWER.

WITHOUT HESITATIN6.LEHNA. ONE OF HIS DISCIPLES, BROUGHT OUT TIlE BOWL. .

ONE EVEN/Alf!L

I APPOINT LEHNA AS MY SUCCESSOR.

HE WILL BE CALLEI/

GURU ANGAl?

GURU,HERE 15 YOUR

BOWL.

6U/?U NANAK. MAOE HIS DECISION • . r--~-_.J: t-lEITHER OF MY .

SONS CAN

~~:::~~6ECOME GURU ~ AFTER ME.

LEHNA,MY MOST

FAITHFUL DISCIPLE,

SHALL BE MY 5UCCESSOR. ,.... ... ~,

THEN ON SEPTEMBE12 2.2, 1539 6URU NIlNIlI<. FELL l?EEP IN70 MEl?/TATION.

HE SHALL BE BURIE17.

NO. WE 5HALL CREMATE

HIM.

THEY TVtS<8E// AT THE SHEET. ANP LO!

I HAVE COMPLETE~ M'Y LIFE'S WORK.

I MA'Y NOW GIVE UP

M'Y B017'Y.

lIN!? 0UR.U NANAI( WAS NO MORE. TH£ MUSLIMS AN!? H/Nl?LlS QUARR£LLEP OVER THE V/SPOSAL OF HIS BOl?Y~

THAT WAS 0UR.LI NANAI<.~ LAST MESSAC!:>£ TO THOSe OF H/5 FOLLOWERS WHO HAl? NOT YET

ASSIMILATEl? HIS BASIC TEACHIN66.

SHAKUNTALA

13 THE PANDAVA PRINCES

14 SAVITRI 15 RAMA

16 NALA DAMAYANTI 17 HAFIISCHANDRA

18 THE SONS OF RAMA

" HANUMAN 20 MAHABHARA T A

21 CHANAKYA

22 BUDDHA

23 SHIVA..JI 24 RANA PRATAP

25 PRITHVIRAJ CHAUHAN

26 KARNA

27 KACHA 28 VlKRAMADITYA

29 SHIVA PARVATI 30 VASAVADATTA

31 SUDAMA 32 GURU GOSIND SINGH

33 HARSHA 34 BHEESHMA

35 ABHIMANYU

36 MIRABAl

37 ASHOKA

38 PRAHLAD 39 PANCHATANTRA

40 TANA..JI

41 CHHATRASAL

42 PARASHURAMA

43 BANDA BAHADUR

44 PADMINI

45 ..JATAKA TALES

46 VALMIKI

47 GURU NANAK

48 TARABAI

4. RANJIT SINGH

50 RAM SHASTRI

51 RANI OF .JHANSI

52 ULOOPI 53 SA..JI RAO t 54 CHAND BIBI

66 KABIA

58 SHER SHAH 57 ORONA

58 SURYA 59 URVASHI

60 AOI SHANKAAA

61 GHA TOTKACHA

62 TULSIOAS

63 SUKANYA

64 DURGADAS

65 ANIRUODHA

66 ZARATHUSHTRA

67 THE LORD OF LANKA

68 TUKARAM 6. AGASTYA

70 VASANTASENA

71 .NORA & SHACHI

72 DRAUPADI

73 SUBHADAA 74 AHILYABAI HOLKAR

75 TANSEN

76 SUNDARI 77 SUBHAS CHANDRA BOSE

SHRIDATTA 79 .JATAKA TALES It

80 VISHWAMITRA

81 THE SYAMANTAKA GEM

82 MAHAVIRA

83 VIKRAMADITYA'S THRONE

84 BAPPA RAWAL

86 AYYAPPAN . 8" ANANDA MATH

87 BIRBAL THE JUST

88 GANGA

8. GANESHA

90 CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU

91 HITOPADESHA I

.2 SAKSHI GOPAL

93 KANNAGI

94 NAASINH MEHTA

9S JASMA OF THE ODES

'6 SHARAN KAUA

.7 CHANDRAHASA

.8 PUNCALIK & SAKHU

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100 PURUSHOTTAM DEV & PADMAVAT,

101 VAll

102 NAGANANOA

103 MALAVIKA

104 RANI DURGAVATI

105 DASHAAATHA

10" RANA SANGA

107 PAADYUMNA

108 VIOYASAGAR

10. TACH CHOU OTHENAN

110 SULTANA AAZIA '

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112 KRISHNA & RUKMINI

113 RAJA BHO.JA 114 GURU TEGH BAHADUR

115 PAREEKSHIT 116 KADAMBARI 117 DHRUVA & ASHTAVAKRA

11 B KING KUSHA 11 9 RAJA RAJA CHOLA

120 DAYANANDA 121 VEER DHAVAL

122 ANCESTORS OF RAMA

123 EKANATH

124 SATWANT KAUR

125 UDAYANA 126 ..IATAKA TALES [[[

127 THE GITA

'28 VEER HAMMIR

12. MALATI & MADHAVA

130 GARUDA

131 BIRBAL, THE WISE 132 RANAK DEVI

133 MAAYAOA RAMA

134 BABUR 13. DEVI CHOUDHURANI

136 RABINDAANATH TAGOAE

137 SO ORDAS

138 PANCHATANTRA II

13' PRINCE HRITADHWA..JA

140 HUMAYUN 141 PRABHAVATI

142 CHANDRA SHEKHAR AZAD

145 BHANUMATI

146 VIVEKANANOA 147 KRISHNA & JAAASANDHA

148 NOOR JAHAN

1 49 ELEPHANT A 150 TALES OF NARADA

161 KRISHNADEVA RAYA

1 62 81RBAL n:lE WITTY 153 MADHVACHARYA 154 CHANDRA GUPTA MAURYA

155 JNANESHWAR

156 8AGHA JATIN

1 67 MANONMANI

158 ANGULIMALA

159 THE TIGER AND THE WOODPECKER

160 TALES OF VISHNU 161 AMRAPALI

162 YAYATI 163 PANCHATANTAA II[

164 TALES OF SH,VA 165 kiNG SHALIVAHANA

166 THE RANI OF KITTUR

167 KRISHNA & NARAKASURA

168 THE MAGIC GROVE 169 LACHIT BARPHUKAN'

170 INORA AND VR'TRA

171 AMAA SINGH RATHOR

172 KRISHNA &

THE FALSE VASUDEVA

,73 KOCHUNNI

174 TALES OF YUDHISHTHIRA

175 HARI SINGH NALWA

176 TALES OF DURGA

177 KRISHNA AND SHISHUPALA 178 RAMAN OF TENAU 179 PAUAAVA AND ALEXANDER

180 INDRA AND SHIBIRAJA

181 GURU HAR GOSINO

182 THE BATTLE FOR SRINAGAR

183 RANA KUMBHA

184 ARUNI AND UTTANKA 185 HITOPADESHA II

1 B6 TIRUPPAN & KANAKADASA 187 TIPU SULTAN 188 DR. AMBEDKAA 189 THUGSEN 190 KANNAPPA 191 THE KING IN A PARROT'S 192 RANADHIRA 193 KAPALA KUNDALA 194 GO PAL & THE COWHERD 195 JATAKA TALES N 196 HOTHAL 197 THE RAINBOW PRINCE 198 TALES OF ARJUNA 199 CHANDRALALAT 200 AKBAR

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