Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara Corridor

WHY IN THE NEWS?

The Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara Corridor will be reopened on Wednesday. 

• The announcement comes ahead of the birth anniversary of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak on 19th November.

The Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara Corridor

• The corridor, inaugurated in 2019, links two important shrines — Dera Baba Nanak in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan. 
• The pilgrims can travel visa-free to the shrine.
• The corridor was built to commemorate the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev.
• The operations at the corridor were suspended due to the pandemic.

Who is Guru Nanak? 

• Guru Nanak Dev is known as the founder of the Sikh religion (1469-1539).
• He advocated the ‘Nirguna’ form of bhakti. 
• He rejected sacrifices, ritual baths, image worship, austerities and the scriptures of both Hindus and Muslims.
• The fifth preceptor, Guru Arjan, compiled Baba Guru Nanak’s hymns in the Adi Granth Sahib.
• Kartarpur gurudwara is the revered shrine about 4km across the border where Guru Nanak Dev spent the last 18 years of his life.