Mehta Kalu

Kalu Mehta, formally Kalyan Chand Das Bedi,[1] alias Kalidas Chandarana [2] (1440–1520) was the father of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder and first guru of Sikhism.

Kalu Mehta
Born
Kalyan Das Mehta

4 May 1440
Dera Jama Rai, Timurid Empire (now Tarn Taran district, Punjab)
Died24 December 1522
Kartarpur Sahib, Lodi Empire (Present day Pakistan)
Spouse(s)Mata Tripta
ChildrenGuru Nanak, Bebe Nanaki
Parents
  • Baba Shiv Ram bedi (father)
  • Mata Sabhrai ji (mother)

From the clan of the Lohana caste, 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] His wife was Tripta and he had one other child, his daughter Nanaki who became a spiritual figure in her own right.

Originally a Hindu,[5] Kalu later became a disciple of the Guru, his son.

References
  1. "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.
  2. Faith & Philosophy of Sikhism, p. 60, at Google Books
  3. 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 avocation. 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
  4. "The Bhatti's of Guru Nanak's Order". Nankana.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  5. "Sikhism's Origins: The Life of Guru Nanak". religionfacts.com. Retrieved 24 December 2014.


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