On Saturday November 20, 2010 Sindhi Association of New England together with Sadhu Vaswani Center celebrated Guru Nanak Devji's Birthday. The highlight of the event was a special program of devotional Bhajans sung by a popular Sindhi artist Mr. Dinesh Mirchandani. Dinesh came in specially from New Jersey to present his most enchanting Bhajans. The event was attended by about 90 devotees.

About Guru Nanak Jayanti

Gurpurab , also known as Guru Nanak Jayanti, is the birthday of the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak, and one of the most sacred festivals in Sikhism. Apart from Sikhs, the Nanakpanthi Hindus and other followers of Guru Nanak's philosophy also celebrate this festival. The word Jayanti means birthday in Punjabi, Hindi and other Indo-Aryan languages. Sikh Guru's birthdays are known as Gurpurab.

The festivities in the Sikh religion revolve around the anniversaries of the 10 Sikh Gurus. These Gurus were responsible for shaping the beliefs of the Sikhs. Their birthdays, known as Gurpurabs, are occasions for celebration and prayer among the Sikhs.

Guru Nanak Dev Ji (the First Guru, the founder of Sikhism) was born in 1469 in Rai-Bhoi-di Talwandi in the present Shekhupura District of Pakistan, now Nankana Sahib. The birthday of Guru Nanak Sahib falls on Kartik Poornima, i.e., the day of the full moon in the month of Kartik. In the Gregorian Calendar, the birthday of Guru Nanak usually falls in the month of November, but its date varies from year to year, based on the traditional dates of the Indian calendar.

|