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Is Guru Nanak Sahib’s Prakash Purab in April or November?

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February
2024

The date of Guru Nanak Sahib's birth is immaterial. Our focus needs to be on the Infinite Wisdom; that’s Prakash Purab.

The date of Guru Nanak Sahib's birth is immaterial.Our focus needs to be on the Infinite Wisdom; that’s Prakash Purab.In Sikhi, it's not about the birth date; it’s about the profound ideas, and what we do with these ideas — the impacts they generate — are what truly matters.

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Harinder Singh

Senior Fellow, Research & Policy
Senior Fellow, Research & Policy

Harinder Singh is the Senior Fellow at the Sikh Research Institute. He holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering from Wichita State University, an MS in Engineering Management from the University of Kansas, and an MPhil from Punjab University in the linguistics of the Guru Granth Sahib. 

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