Mehta Kalu

Mehta Kalu
ਮਹਿਤਾ ਕਾਲੂ
ਕਲਿਆਣ ਚੰਦ ਦਾਸ ਬੇਦੀ
Guru Nanak visiting his parents, Mehta Kalu and Mata Tripta, after returning home from an Udasi (travels). Mardana's in the foreground playing the rabab.
Born
Kalyan Chand Das Bedi

4 May 1440
Dehra Sahib Lohar, Tarn Taran, Punjab
Died24 December 1522
Kartarpur Sahib or Talwandi, Lodi Empire (Present day Pakistan)
SpouseMata Tripta
ChildrenGuru Nanak
Bebe Nanaki
Parents
  • Shiv Ram Bedi (father)
  • Mata Banarasi (mother)
RelativesLal Chand (brother)
Janamsakhi painting Mehta Kalu holding baby Nanak.

Mehta Kalu, formally Kalyan Das, (1440–1522) was the father of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Nanak Ji, First Sikh Guru, First Guru Of Sikhs, Sahib Shri Guru Nanak Ji, India". Sgpc.net. Archived from the original on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Mehta Kalu". punjabipedia.org (in Punjabi). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ^ Singh, Bhupinder (October–December 2019). "Genealogy of Guru Nanak". Abstracts of Sikh Studies. 21 (4). Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh.