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what was the social and political importance of the doctrine of Baba Guru Nanak?​

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Answer 2

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The teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and his philosophy of universalism are more relevant in contemporary times when humanity is passing through all shades of serious conflicts. The 550th birth anniversary of Sikhism’s founder has proved to be a watershed in the history of Indo-Pakistan ties in an era of bitterness and animosity.

The decision to open the Kartarpur Corridor and the visa-free access to followers of his philosophy to the shrine at Kartarpur in Pakistan’s Narowal district—less than 4 km from Dera Baba Nanak, another revered place of Sikhs in Indian Punjab—is a testimony to Baba Nanak’s teachings of love, brotherhood and universalism. The Sikhs recite this prayer two times in a day, Jinha Gurdhama Tou Panth Nu Vichhodaya Gya Hi, Ohna De Sewa Sambhal Da Daan Pyare Khalsa Ji Nun Baksho (Dear God, bless the Sikh community to have uninterrupted access to religious places left behind in Pakistan as a result of division of the subcontinent in 1947). With this decision, the 72-year-old cherished dream of the Sikhs of India stands fulfilled though serious reservations came from various quarters in both India and Pakistan.

This development will not only open a new era of mutual trust between the two countries but also lay a strong foundation of people-to-people dialogue. Baba Nanak always practiced dialogue to remove ignorance, sectarian practices and irrational divisions in the social structure.

The teachings of Guru Nanak Dev show us the path of establishing a just social order. The social order of his time was based on inequality and injustice. He not only condemned but challenged that order in which the dominant forces of all shades were exploiting the marginalised sections. In this way, the ideology of Baba Nanak was deadly against the unjust order of the then Mughal ruler Babur. Baba Nanak condemned the caste structure and showed a path to his followers to rise above caste. His closest disciples Bhai Mardana and Bhai Bala belonged to lower castes.