Guru Gobind Singh Biography and latest books by Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Gobind Singh (born Gobind Rai) is the 10th of Sikh gurus. He was also a warrior, poet and philosopher. He succeeded his father Guru Tegh Bahadur as the Sikh leader at the tender age of nine.

He contributed a lot to Sikhism; Guru Gobind Singh transformed Sikhs into Khalsa (pure) in 1699.

Gobind Singh was born to Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh guru, and Mata Gujri. As a child Gobind Singh learned Persian and Sanskrit and also trained to become a warrior.

Gobind Singh married thrice and had four children.

“From now on, you have become casteless. No ritual, either Hindu or Muslim, will you perform nor will you believe in superstition of any kind, but only in one God who is the master and protector of all, the only creator and destroyer. In your new order, the lowest will rank with the highest and each will be to the other a bhai (brother). No pilgrimages for you any more, nor austerities but the pure life of the household, which you should be ready to sacrifice at the call of Dharma. Women shall be equal of men in every way. No purdah (veil) for them anymore, nor the burning alive of a widow on the pyre of her spouse (sati). He who kills his daughter, the Khalsa shall not deal with him.”

It is said that Guru Gobind Singh dictated the Guru Granth Sahib to Bhai Mani Singh. A number of poets and scholars had gathered around the Guru at that pious, crucial moment.