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{{Infobox person
| name = Guru Ghasidas
| image = Guru Ghasidas 1987 stamp of India.jpg
| caption =
| other_names = Satguru
| birth_date = 18 December 1756
| birth_place = Giroudpuri, ], ]
| death_date = 1850
| monuments = Jaitkhamb
| nationality = ]n
| height_ft =
| successor = ]
| spouse = Safura Mata
| children = Sahodra Mata, Guru Amardas, ]
| parents = Mahngu Das ,
Mata Amarotin
}}


'''Ghasidas''' (1756–1850)<ref name="Lamb2002">{{cite book|author=Ramdas Lamb|title=Rapt in the Name: The Ramnamis, Ramnam, and Untouchable Religion in Central India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=STw9LQtx89oC&pg=PA52|year=2002|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-5385-8|page=52}}</ref> also known as '''Guru Ghasidas''', was Guru (teacher) of the ] in the early 19th century. The Satnami sect is similar to ]. It was Guru Ghasidas who decided to start treating everyone the same in a deep forested part of ], India.<ref>Satnami sect https://www.britannica.com/topic/Satnami-sect</ref> (1756–1850)<ref name="Lamb2002">{{cite book|author=Ramdas Lamb|title=Rapt in the Name: The Ramnamis, Ramnam, and Untouchable Religion in Central India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=STw9LQtx89oC&pg=PA52|year=2002|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-5385-8|page=52}}</ref>, India.<ref>Satnami sect https://www.britannica.com/topic/Satnami-sect</ref>


Ghasidas was born on 18 December 1756 <ref>{{cite web|title=Satnami sect {{!}} Indian religion|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Satnami-sect#ref35723|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> in Girodpuri, District – ]. Guru Ghasidas was the son of Mahngu Das and Amrotin Mata. Ghasidas preached Satnam particularly for the people of ].<ref name="KaurHutnyk1999">{{cite book|author1=Raminder Kaur|author2=John Hutnyk|title=Travel Worlds: Journeys in Contemporary Cultural Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cAewnq0g3XcC&pg=PA49|accessdate=10 April 2012|date=15 April 1999|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=978-1-85649-562-2|pages=49–}}</ref> After Guru Ghasidas, his teachings were carried on by his son, ]. Guru Ghasidas was the founder of the ] community in state of Chhattisgarh. During his lifetime, the political atmosphere in India was one of exploitation. Ghasidas experienced the evils of the caste system at an early age, which helped him to understand the social dynamics in a caste-ridden society and reject social inequality. To find solutions, he travelled extensively across Chhattisgarh.{{fact|date=April 2020}} 56 <ref>{{cite web|title=Satnami sect {{!}} Indian religion|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Satnami-sect#ref35723|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>].<ref name="KaurHutnyk1999">{{cite book|author1=Raminder Kaur|author2=John Hutnyk|title=Travel Worlds: Journeys in Contemporary Cultural Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cAewnq0g3XcC&pg=PA49|accessdate=10 April 2012|date=15 April 1999|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=978-1-85649-562-2|pages=49–}}</ref>a ]{{fact|date=April 2020}}


Saint Guru Ghasidas<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mishra|first1=Ishita|title=Govt book terms Baba Ghasidas as 'Harijan': Jogi jr|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/balodabazar/Govt-book-terms-Baba-Ghasidas-as-Harijan-Jogi-jr/articleshow/51707827.cms|accessdate=4 June 2016|newspaper=Times of India|date=6 April 2016}}</ref> established Satnami community in Chhattisgarh, India based on "]" (meaning "Truth") and equality. The Guru's teachings and philosophy is similar to sikhism. Guru Ghasidas created a symbol of truth called "jaitkhambh" – a white painted log of wood, with a white flag on the top. The structure indicates a white man who follows the truth "satnam" is always steadfast and is the ''pillar of truth'' (''satya ka stambh''). The white flag indicates peace.{{fact|date=April 2020}} <ref>{{cite news|last1=Mishra|first1=Ishita|title=Govt book terms Baba Ghasidas as 'Harijan': Jogi jr|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/balodabazar/Govt-book-terms-Baba-Ghasidas-as-Harijan-Jogi-jr/articleshow/51707827.cms|accessdate=4 June 2016|newspaper=Times of India|date=6 April 2016}}</ref>.{{fact|date=April 2020}}

==Monuments==
The Government of Chhattisgarh renamed a part of ] after him, that is ].<ref name="TH, Guru Ghasidas Park">{{cite news|title=Chhattisgarh asked to propose tiger reserve status for Guru Ghasidas park|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/chhattisgarh-asked-to-propose-tiger-reserve-status-for-guru-ghasidas-park/article2147726.ece|accessdate=4 June 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|date=30 June 2011}}</ref> They also opened a ] called "]."{{fact|date=April 2020}}

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  1. Ramdas Lamb (2002). Rapt in the Name: The Ramnamis, Ramnam, and Untouchable Religion in Central India. SUNY Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-7914-5385-8.
  2. Satnami sect https://www.britannica.com/topic/Satnami-sect
  3. "Satnami sect | Indian religion". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  4. Raminder Kaur; John Hutnyk (15 April 1999). Travel Worlds: Journeys in Contemporary Cultural Politics. Zed Books. pp. 49–. ISBN 978-1-85649-562-2. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  5. Mishra, Ishita (6 April 2016). "Govt book terms Baba Ghasidas as 'Harijan': Jogi jr". Times of India. Retrieved 4 June 2016.