The Political Philosophy of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji and its Contemporary Relevance

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Preface This publication celebrates the 550th birth anniversary of the founder of the Sikh religion, Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji. There is a large body of spiritual, biographical and historical literature available in various forms on the life and philosophy of Guru Nanak. However, the most authentic and direct source of the Guru's philosophy is his bani; a composition comprising the founding segments of the sacred Sikh Scripture Adi Granth/Sri Guru Granth Sahib ((AG/SGGS (1604/1708) (Grewal, 1990)}. Guru Nanak's bani is comprehensive and multi-dimensional involving religio-spiritual, socio-cultural and historical contents. Its linguistic, metaphorical and cultural forms reflect the geo-political and socio-economic context of 15th-16th century India. Guru Nanak mainly used the Punjabi language and Gurmukhi script for composing and sharing his messages(although he was familiar with Sanskrit, Persian and other languages, which he used in his wider discourse during travels across South West Asia, the Middle East and beyond (Bhardwaj, 2013)}.

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