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Guru Nanak Dev Ji
- Born
- 1469
- Guru from
- 1469–1539
- Known for
- Founder of Sikhism, great traveller and teacher
When Guru Nanak was a boy, his father gave him 20 rupees and told him to make a “true deal” (a good bargain) in the market.
On the way, Guru Nanak met a group of hungry holy men. He spent all the money on food for them. When he came home he said, “Feeding the hungry is the truest deal of all.”
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This story is called Sachcha Sauda (the True Deal). Guru Nanak taught three golden rules: remember God, work honestly, and share with others. He spent his last years as a farmer in Kartarpur, where he started the tradition of everyone eating together.