"The Bounteous Lord heard the anguished cries (of humanity),and so, Guru Nanak, He sent to this world of woe." - Bhai Gurdas Ji Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder and first Guru of Sikhism, was born in the year 1469, in the village Talwandi which is located in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. Sikhs around the world celebrate the auspicious occasion of his birth . Guru Nanak Dev ji heard God's call to dedicate himself completely to the service of humanity while bathing in a small river. The very first sentence which he uttered then was "There is no Hindu, no Musalman (Muslim)". Stating that he had been taken to the God's court and given a divine mission, Guru Nanak ji then began the next stage of his life, to preach his unique doctrine (Sikhi) to the entire world.