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{{pm|Image:Nankanasahibbb.jpg|[[Gurdwara Janam Asthan]], [[Nankana Sahib]]}}


[[Image:Nankana sahib 2005.jpg|200px|right|Nankana Sahib]]
'''[[Nankana Sahib]]''' is named after [[Guru Nanak]] ([[1469]]-[[1539]]), the founder of the [[Sikhism|Sikh faith]]. Guru Nanak was born here on [[Baisakh]] sudi 3, 1526 Bk/ [[15 April]] [[1469]].


'''[[Saka Nankana]]''' forms a very important part of [[Sikh history]].  In political significance, it comes next only to [[Jallianwala Bagh massacre]] of April 1919. The saka constitutes the core of the [[Gurdwara]] Reform Movement started by the [[Sikh]]s in early twentieth century. The interesting part of this saka is the unprecedented  discipline, self-control and exemplary  patience displayed by the peaceful  Sikh protesters even in the face of extreme barbarism.  Even the national leaders like Mahatama Gandhi had to acknowledge in no ambiguous terms the glory and the prestige which the peaceful and passive resistance of the Sikhs had brought to the India's Struggle for freedom.
Nankana town is part of Nankana Sahib District in the [[Punjab]] province of [[Pakistan]]. This district is adjacent to [[Sheikhupura]] district and until 2005 was part of this district.  


In October 1920 A.D., a large meeting was held at Dharowal, District Sheikhupura for the reform of [[Gurdwara Nankana Sahib]]. It was revealed by the leaders of this meeting to the large gathering of [[Sangat]], that great misdeeds were being committed inside the [[Gurdwara]]. Gurdwara Nankana Sahib was highly revered as it was the birth place of [[Guru Nanak]]; a city named Nankana Sahib came up around the Gurdwara which is now in [[Pakistan]]. At meeting, it was unanimously resolved that the Mahant be asked to mend his ways. <big>'''[[Saka Nankana|...Continued.]]'''</big>
The old name of this town was '''Talvandi Rai Bhoe Ki''' or "Talvandi of Rai Bhoe", a [[Muslim]] Rajput of the Bhatti clan and a retainer of the Delhi rulers of the early fifteenth century.
 
His descendant, [[Rai Bular]], the chief of Talvandi, was a contemporary of Guru Nanak. The town has nine [[gurdwara]]s including the [[Gurdwara Janam Asthan]] which marks the birth place of [[Guru Nanak Dev]].
 
The first 15 or 16 years of Guru Nanak's life were spent at Talvandi. Later, he shifted to [[Sultanpur Lodhi]], in present day [[Kapurthala]] district of the [[Punjab]], where his sister [[Bibi Nanaki]] lived. From there he set out on his long preaching odysseys, visiting his parents at Talvandi only now and then, his last visit to his native place being in 1510. Several shrines in the town, raised long after his death, mark the places where he was born, where he played with other children, where he studied and where he tended his father's cattle.<!---
 
The state government has ambitious plans for the area and has prepared plans to develop Nankana Sahib with various projects including a rest house for Sikh pilgrims, a new hotel, a shopping mall, a housing scheme, a world class university, modern schools, a modern hospital and a road-link to the Lahore-Faisalabad dual-carriage way. A trans-national bus link is proposed that would operate between Nankana Sahib and [[Amritsar]] of Punjab in [[India]]. The town is located about 75 kilometres west-southwest of [[Lahore]] and about 40 km south-west of [[Sheikhpura]].---> {{aowf|Nankana Sahib}}

Latest revision as of 22:08, 15 January 2012

Nankana Sahib is named after Guru Nanak (1469-1539), the founder of the Sikh faith. Guru Nanak was born here on Baisakh sudi 3, 1526 Bk/ 15 April 1469.

Nankana town is part of Nankana Sahib District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. This district is adjacent to Sheikhupura district and until 2005 was part of this district.

The old name of this town was Talvandi Rai Bhoe Ki or "Talvandi of Rai Bhoe", a Muslim Rajput of the Bhatti clan and a retainer of the Delhi rulers of the early fifteenth century.

His descendant, Rai Bular, the chief of Talvandi, was a contemporary of Guru Nanak. The town has nine gurdwaras including the Gurdwara Janam Asthan which marks the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev.

The first 15 or 16 years of Guru Nanak's life were spent at Talvandi. Later, he shifted to Sultanpur Lodhi, in present day Kapurthala district of the Punjab, where his sister Bibi Nanaki lived. From there he set out on his long preaching odysseys, visiting his parents at Talvandi only now and then, his last visit to his native place being in 1510. Several shrines in the town, raised long after his death, mark the places where he was born, where he played with other children, where he studied and where he tended his father's cattle. .....More