10 Lines Essay On Guru Angad Dev Ji In English For Students

  1. Guru Angad Dev Ji was born on 31 March 1504 in village Matte Di Sarai in Punjab, India.
  2. He was the second of the ten Sikh Gurus.
  3. He was given the name Lehna shortly after his birth.
  4. After the death of Guru Nanak in 1539, he led the Sikh tradition.
  5. He adopted and formalized the Gurmukhi alphabet.
  6. He improved literacy among the Sikhs and started a school at Khadur Sahib.
  7. He compiled the hymns of Guru Nanak and contributed 63 Saloks of his own.
  8. He introduced the idea of ‘Pangat’ – sitting in a line and eating in Sikhism.
  9. He made the teachings of Guru Nanak easily available to the common people in Gurmukhi.
  10. He left for heavenly abode at Khadur Sahib on March 29th, 1552.