A government holiday has been declared in Punjab on April 8 on the occasion of the birthday of Shri Guru Nabha Das Ji. On this day, there will be a holiday in schools, colleges, educational institutions and offices across the state. Actually, on this day the birth anniversary of Shri Guru Nabha Das ji will be celebrated in the entire state.
The government has included this day in the list of government holidays for the year 2024. Due to which government schools, colleges and other government institutions will remain closed on this day.
Know who was Guru Nabha Das ji
Guru Nabha Das ji was knowledgeable about Brahma. He wrote the religious book Bhagatmala and was given the title of Goswami in Kanhar Das ji's Bhandara (1592 AD). He did knowledge seminar with Goswami Tulsi Das ji, the author of Shri Ramayana, for three years. Their holy temples today have the status of pilgrimage places. Guru Ji was born on 8 April 1537 AD in Ram Bhadrachal (Telangana) near the Godavari River to mother Saraswati Janaki Devi and father Ram Das Ji.
He was blind by birth and his name was Narayan Das. His family, who played songs and made baskets, were worshipers of Lord Shri Ram. When he was five years old, his father passed away.