Born - May 05, 1479 Basarke in Amritsar, Punjab

Jyoti Jyot- September 01, 1574 in Goindval, Punjab

Guru Amar Das was the eldest son of Tej Bhan Bhalla, a farmer and trader, and Mata Sulakhni Ji. Guru Amar Das became Sikh Guru at the age of 72, an inspiration for all of us that age does not matter in the process of learning or humanity, following in the footsteps of Guru Angad Ji. He established his headquarters in the town of Goindwal Sahib, which was established by Guru Angad Dev. He took up cudgels of spirituality to fight against caste restrictions, caste prejudices and the curse of untouchability. He strengthened the tradition of the free kitchen, Guru Ka Langar (started by Guru Nanak), and made his disciples, whether rich or poor, whether high-born or low-born n caste system, have their meals together sitting in one place. He thus established social equality amongst the people. He also completely abolished the custom of Sati, in which a married woman was forced to burn herself to death in the funeral pyre of her husband. The custom of Paradah (Purdah), in which a required to cover her face with a veil, was also done away with.