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Recently, the Union Home Minister paid tributes to the second Sikh Guru, Shri Angad Dev on the occasion of his Jyoti-Jyot Diwas.
About Guru Angad Dev
- Guru Angad (31 March 1504–29 March 1552) was born with the birth name of Lahna the village of Matte-di-Sarai in Firozpur district of Punjab, India.
- He was the second Sikh Guru (1539–52).
Contribution of Guru Angad Dev
- He introduced the Gurmukhi script, standardizing the Punjabi language.
- He made extensive efforts to spread teachings of Guru Nanak Dev far and wide.
- He introduced the teaching of Punjabi in Gurmukhi script by modifying the existing alphabet.
- He improved literacy among the Sikhs and started school at Khadur Sahib to teach Gurmukhi to the children.
- He encouraged physical health building through sports and wrestling as well mental health through discipline and truthful living.
- He composed 62 hymns in 10 Ragas.
- He consolidated the institution of Langar started by Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
- He also established hundreds of new Sangats (Sikh religious Institutions) and thus strengthened the base of Sikhism.
Source: PIB
Last updated on March, 2026
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