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Guru Ram Das (Born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan on 24 September, 15341 September, 1581, Amritsar, Punjab, India) as the fourth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism, and he became Guru on 30 August, 1574 following in the footsteps of Guru Amar Das.
   He was born in Lahore to a Sodhi family of Khatri clan. His father was Hari Das and mother Anup Devi, and his name was Jetha, 'first born'. His wife was Bibi Bhani, the younger daughter of Guru Amar Das, the third guru of the Sikhs. They had three sons: Prithi Chand, Mahadev and Arjan Dev.
   As a Guru One of his main contributions to Sikhism was organizing the structure of Sikh society. Additionally, he was the author of Laava, the hymns of the Marriage Rites, the designer of the Harmandir Sahib, and the planner and creator of the township of Ramdaspur (later Amritsar).
   A hymn by Guru Ram Das from page 305 of the Guru Granth Sahib:
Guru Arjan Dev, his youngest son, as the next Guru of the Sikhs.

Places named after Guru Ram Das

A number of places are named after the fourth guru of sikhs, Guru Ram Das ji.
  • Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Sri Amritsar
  • Guru Ram Das Ashram and Gurdwara, Millis
  • Guru Ram Das Sarai, Sri Harmindar Sahib Complex, Amritsar
  • Guru Ram Das Ashram, LA, California
  • GRD Academy
  • Guru Ram Das Project
  • Guru Ram Das school of Planning, GNDU, Amritsar.

The Eleven Gurus of Sikhism

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