Guru Angad Dev

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Guru Angad Dev (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ ਦੇਵ) (31 March 1504–28 March 1552) was the second of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism. He was born as Lehna in a Trehan family of Khatri clan in Sarainaga village, in the Muktsar district of Punjab, India. He became Guru on 7 September 1539 following Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.

He standardised the present form of the Gurmukhī script, and his contributions to Sikh philosophy included:

The practice of Sewa, selfless service to humanity.
Complete surrender to the Will of God.
Disapproval of exhibitionism and hypocrisy.

He faced a tough time when his elder brother Prithvi Chand threw him out of the holy place. But that was for a short period only. He regained control again with the help of a mougal general.

Angad's wife, Mata Khivi developed the system of Langar (community kitchen) and spent her life in selfless service. They had many children. One of their daughters was the daughter-in-law of the brother of Guru Amar Das. Hence, Guru Amar Das was the paternal uncle of Guru Angad's son-in-law.

Before Angad died in Amritsar, Punjab, India, he nominated Guru Amar Das to be the third Guru of the Sikhs.

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Preceded by: Guru Nanak (20 October 1469 - 7 May 1539)	Guru Angad Dev	Followed by: Guru Amar Das (5 April 1479 - 1 September 1574)

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