Guru Balakdas


Guru Balakdas (18 August, 1805 Giraudpuri, Raipur district, Central Provinces – 17 March 1860 CE Aurabandha) was son of the founder of the Chhattisgarh Satnampanth, Guru Ghasidas.[1] Guru Balakdas' activities aroused the hostility of higher cast hindu, and he was murdered by feudalistic attackers at a rest-house in Aurabandha (near by Mungeli district of Chhattisgarh) while travelling to Raipur in 1860.

Guru Balakdas
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Born18 August, 1805
Giraudpuri Chhattisgarh, India
Died17 March 1860(1860-03-17) (aged 54)
Aurabandha Mungeli, Chhattisgarh
Cause of deathhe was murdered by feudalistic attackers at a rest-house in Aurabandha
Spouse(s)Neera Mata, Radha Mata
ChildrenSahebdas
Parent(s)Guru Ghasidas, Safura Mata

ReferencesEdit

  1. Rāmacandra Kshīrasāgara (1 January 1994). Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857–1956. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. pp. 223–. ISBN 978-81-85880-43-3. Retrieved 10 April 2012.