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Mehta Kalu, formally Kalyan Das, (1440–1520) was the father of
Mehta Kalu, formally Kalyan Das, (1440–1520) was the father of Guru Nanak
Gurū Nānak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ; pronunciation: , ), also referred to as ('father Nānak'), was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated w ...
, the founder of Sikhism.
Kalu was born as 'Kalyan Das' to Shiv Ram Bedi and Mata Banarasi in a Hindu
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Khatri
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family of the '' Bedi'' gotra.
He served as the ''patwari
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'' (accountant) of crop revenue for the village of Talwandi page view
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, reading view in the employment of the landlord, Rai Bular Bhatti.
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Indian Sikhs Family members of the Sikh gurus Punjabi people 1440 births 1522 deaths {{sikh-bio-stub