Mehta Kalu
Mehta Kalu | |
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ਮਹਿਤਾ ਕਾਲੂ ਕਲਿਆਣ ਚੰਦ ਦਾਸ ਬੇਦੀ | |
 Guru Nanak visiting his parents, Mehta Kalu and Mata Tripta, after returning home from an Udasi (travels). Mardana's in the foreground playing the rabab. | |
| Born | Kalyan Chand Das Bedi 4 May 1440 Dehra Sahib Lohar, Tarn Taran, Punjab |
| Died | 24 December 1522 |
| Spouse | Mata Tripta |
| Children | Guru Nanak Bebe Nanaki |
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| Relatives | Lal Chand (brother) |
Mehta Kalu, formally Kalyan Das,[1] (1440–1520)[2] was the father of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.
Kalu was born as 'Kalyan Das' to Shiv Ram Bedi and Mata Banarasi in a Hindu Khatri family of the Bedi gotra.
He served as the patwari (accountant) of crop revenue for the village of Talwandi[3] in the employment of the landlord, Rai Bular Bhatti.[4]
References
- ^ "Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Nanak Ji, First Sikh Guru, First Guru Of Sikhs, Sahib Shri Guru Nanak Ji, India". Sgpc.net. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "Mehta Kalu". punjabipedia.org (in Punjabi). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ Macauliffe, Max Arthur (1909). "Introduction, Chapter VI". The Sikh Religion, its gurus, sacred writings and authors. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. lxx.
Guru Nanak's father was Kalu of the Bedi section of the Khatri caste. He was by profession a village accountant, but added the practice of agriculture to this vocation. Kalu's father was Shiv Ram and his mother Banarasi. Kalu had one brother called Lalu, of whom little is known besides his name.
page view, reading view - ^ "The Bhatti's of Guru Nanak's Order". Nankana.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
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