36. CHAIYA, BHAI

CHAIYA, BHAI, son of Bulaki, who held charge of Dhaka as a masand, i.e. tithecollector, was appointed to that office in Bihar province by Guru Tegh Bahadur. In the time of Guru Gobind Singh, he was found guilty of misappropriating devotees` offerings...

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37. CHAND or CHANDA,

CHAND or CHANDA, a goldsmith by profession, was one of the poets and scholars who enjoyed theoatronage of Guru Gobind Singh (See BAVANJA KAV!). He rendered "Udyoga Parva" of the Mahabharata into Hindi verse. His work is preserved as a part of a Mahab...

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38. CHANDU SHAH,

CHANDU SHAH, a wealthy banker and revenue official at the Mughal court at Lahore. He earned the annoyance of Sikhs by uttering disparaging words when his family priest proposed Guru Arjan`s son, Hargobind, for his daughter who was of marriageable age...

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39. CHARPAT NATH,

CHARPAT NATH, one of the yogis whom, according to the Miharban Janam Sakhi, Guru Nanak met on Mount Sumer, was a Gorakhpanthi recluse. Guru Nanak himself mentions his name twice in his compositions in the Guru Granth Sahib in his Si`dh Gosti and in a...

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40. CHATUR DAS, PANDIT,

CHATUR DAS, PANDIT, a learned Brahman of Varanasi. who engaged Guru Nanak in a discourse during his visit to the city. He was intrigued by the Guru`s apparel which was neither of a householder nor of a hermit. As relates the Puratan Janam Sakhi, he q...

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