About the Book
The founding father of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev was born in a little village near Lahore in Pakistan in the year 1409. In an age of religious orthodoxy, hatred and disharmony, Guru Nanak came to preach and convert, to blaze a new trail.
Sreelata Menon traces the life and times of this spiritual master. She brings to life stories of the birth and childhood and the search for enlightenment of a little boy who. unhappy with the social conditions existing around him sought to make a difference as he grew up. With Mardana, his best friend and companion, Guru Nanak spent twenty years and more travelling the world to spread his message of love, truth compassion and One God. Come rain or shine, braving all odds, winning over all kinds of people and performing miracles through the power of prayer he spread the word of God. This is the story of an extraordinary man who was the very embodiment of the love and compassion he preached.
About the Author
When computers hit the scene, life changed for Sreelata Menon. The Internet introduced her to a whole new way of writing and working. A Masters in History, she was with the Onlooker and World Trade Magazine before teaching History to undergraduates and doing a stint in an advertising agency. Now working from home, she is a widely-travelled freelance writer who enjoys writing on all kinds of topics.
She writes weekly blogs on freelance writing and content for a variety of websites. She is the author of Freelance Writing for the Newbie Writer, which has been released to rave reviews. Married to a civil servant, she has two grown-up sons and now keeps flitting between Delhi and Bangalore.
Contents
CHAPTER ONE
A Mystery
1
CHAPTER TWO
India in the 15th Century
6
CHAPTER THREE
A Mystical Experience
10
CHAPTER FOUR
The Beginnings
15
CHAPTER FIVE
The Janamsakhis
22
CHAPTER SIX
Glimpses of Divinity
28
CHAPTER SEVEN
No Hindu, No Musalman
35
CHAPTER EIGHT
Spreading the Word of God
40
CHAPTER NINE
Companion and Friend
47
No Caste, No Creed
54
CHAPTER ELEVEN
No Rituals, No Ceremonies
60
CHAPTER TWELVE
Miracles at Home
66
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
Miracles Abroad
73
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
The Power of His Words
79
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
Outward Trappings Do Not a Guru Make
86
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Along Comes Babur
93
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
And then in Kartarpur
98
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
To Meet with His Maker
104
CHAPTER NINETEEN
After Nanak
110
CHAPTER TWENTY
The Legacy Thereafter
116
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
Woman the Mother of Man
124
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
The Story of the Guru Granth Sahib
130
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Nanak Pearls
136
Trivia Treasury
139
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