Guru Nanak (The Enlightened Master)

About the Book

The founding father of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev was born in a little village near Lahore in Pakistan in the year 1409. In an age of religious orthodoxy, hatred and disharmony, Guru Nanak came to preach and convert, to blaze a new trail.

Sreelata Menon traces the life and times of this spiritual master. She brings to life stories of the birth and childhood and the search for enlightenment of a little boy who. unhappy with the social conditions existing around him sought to make a difference as he grew up. With Mardana, his best friend and companion, Guru Nanak spent twenty years and more travelling the world to spread his message of love, truth compassion and One God. Come rain or shine, braving all odds, winning over all kinds of people and performing miracles through the power of prayer he spread the word of God. This is the story of an extraordinary man who was the very embodiment of the love and compassion he preached.

About the Author

When computers hit the scene, life changed for Sreelata Menon. The Internet introduced her to a whole new way of writing and working. A Masters in History, she was with the Onlooker and World Trade Magazine before teaching History to undergraduates and doing a stint in an advertising agency. Now working from home, she is a widely-travelled freelance writer who enjoys writing on all kinds of topics.

She writes weekly blogs on freelance writing and content for a variety of websites. She is the author of Freelance Writing for the Newbie Writer, which has been released to rave reviews. Married to a civil servant, she has two grown-up sons and now keeps flitting between Delhi and Bangalore.

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