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Descent of Guru Nanak
In former times there was a small village called Raipur in the state of Punjab, about 48 miles from Lahore. After the partition of India and Pakistan this village was reconstructed and came to be known as Talwandi Raymoi. Presently, this village is in Pakistan and is known as Nankana Sahib, the birth place of Guru
Nanak.
In 15th century Punjab there lived a noble and religious man named Raibular. He was very wealthy and owned a considerable amount of property. He appointed Shri Kaluchand (the father of Guru Nanak), a good natured and compassionate person, as his manager. Kaluchand was from the Surya clan and was Kshatria by caste. He was a trustworthy man who made serious effort to honor and follow the noble path of his virtuous ancestors. His wife's Trapta Devi was cultured, kind and of a devotional disposition.
The first child born to Shri Kaluchand and his wife was a daughter named Nanaki. On October 20th, 1469, when Nanaki was five years of age, their second child, a son, was born. The infant boy was of extraordinary brilliance and is said to have smiled at his birth, instead of crying. According to tradition a
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