Book 'The Guru: Guru Nanak Ki Sakhiyan' released | 29 Aug 2022

Why In News?

On August 28, 2022, the book 'The Guru: Guru Nanak Ki Sakhiyan', authored by rajni Sekhri Sibal, a retired IAS officer of Haryana cadre, was released at an event held at golf club in Chandigarh.

Key Points

• The book is based on a collection of sakhis about the life of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Rajni Sekhri Sibal has written ten sakhis of Guru Nanak Dev ji in this book.
• Batala, Nankana Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib have been specially mentioned in this book. He has called Guru Nanak Dev Ji Baba Ji in this book.
• The book is a collection of 500-year-old anecdotes: an inquisitive child who questions the world around him; a perceptive teenager who thought rationally in an irrational world; A conscious youth who sought the rationale behind existing norms and customs; An intelligent and sympathetic human being, who tried to remove the deeply rooted prejudices in the society and a gentle, calm and pure soul, who spreads harmony, peace and compassion.