Punjab government on April 8 announced gazetted holiday on the birth anniversary of Guru Nabha Dass, a 16th century saint, taking it out from list of restricted holidays.
- Earlier a local holiday in Gurdaspur was declared by the SAD-BJP government (1997 to 2002). In 2004, then chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh had also announced a holiday on April 8, but it was a restricted holiday.
Who was Guru Nabha Dass ?
- Guru Nabha Dass was born on April 8, 1537 at village Bhadrachalam on the bank of Godavari river in Khammam district, which falls in the present day Telangana.
- Guru Nabha Dass belonged to Mahasha also known as doom or dumna community, which is one of the Schedule Caste communities. People from this community are also known as Nabhadassias.
- Guru Nabha Dass wrote ‘Bhagatmal’ in 1585. It has the life history of around 200 saints. He died in 1643.
- Guru Nabha Dass used to visit village Pandori in Gurdaspur district where people of Doom community live.
- Some gurus of the community also used to live there. Kullu Dussehra is celebrated for a week on the directions of Guru Nabha Dass.
(Source: IE)
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