Ghasidas

{{Short description|Hindu Satnami religious leader (1756–1850)}}

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{{Infobox person

| name = Guru Ghasidas

| image = Guru Ghasidas 1987 stamp of India.jpg

| caption = Guru Ghasidas on a 1987 stamp of India

| other_names = Satguru Satnam satpurush avtari baba guru ghasidas

| birth_date = 18 december 1756

| birth_place = chhattisgarh rajya ke baloda bazar jila ke girodpuri gav me huwa tha

| death_date = Adrishya

| death_place =

| monuments = Giroudpuri - Chhatapahad girodpuri mukhya mandir badaa Jaitkham - 77 miter uncha jo delhi ke kutubminar se bhi ucha hai

Sacred Well - Charan Kund Amrit Kund pach kundi

Bhandapuri and Telasi Chatwapuri Khadwapuri

| nationality = Indian

| height = 7 fit

| successor = Guru Amardas and Guru Balakdas

Guru Adgadhiyadas and Guru Aagerdas

| spouse = Safura Mata

| children = Guru Balak Das, Guru Amar Das, Guru AagerDas Guru Adgadhiya Das, Mata Sahodra

| parents = Mahangu Das, Mata Amarautin

}}

Guru Ghasidas (18 December 1756-1850) was the Guru of the Satnam Dharma, a Satnami Saint and a great Scholar from Chhattisgarh in the early 19th century. It was Guru Ghasidas who started preaching in a deep forested part of Chhattisgarh.{{cite book |author=Ramdas Lamb |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=STw9LQtx89oC&pg=PA52 |title=Rapt in the Name: The Ramnamis, Ramnam, and Untouchable Religion in Central India |publisher=SUNY Press |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-7914-5385-8 |page=52}}

Ghasidas was born on 18 December 1756 in Giroudpuri village of chattisgarh (present-day village of Giraudpuri at Baloda Bazar in Chhattisgarh) into Satnami sect,which majorly consists of .{{cite web |title=Satnamisect {{!}} Indian religion |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Satnami-sect#ref35723 |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Bauman |first=Chad M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hn7GT3uxmekC&dq=guru+ghasi+das+was+a+chamar&pg=PA5 |title=Christian Identity and Dalit Religion in Hindu India, 1868-1947 |date=2008-10-07 |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |isbn=978-0-8028-6276-1 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Dalal |first=Roshen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zrk0AwAAQBAJ&dq=guru+ghasi+das+was+a+chamar&pg=PT1102 |title=Hinduism: An Alphabetical Guide |date=2014-04-18 |publisher=Penguin UK |isbn=978-81-8475-277-9 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Commissioner |first=India Census |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jixBAQAAMAAJ&dq=guru+ghasi+das+was+a+chamar&pg=PA87 |title=Census of India, 1901: Central Provinces. 3 pts |date=1902 |publisher=Government Central Press |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Dube |first=Saurabh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jl-dIbI5kKwC&dq=guru+ghasi+das+was+a+chamar&pg=PA125 |title=Untouchable Pasts: Religion, Identity, and Power Among a Central Indian Community, 1780-1950 |date=1998-03-19 |publisher=SUNY Press |isbn=978-0-7914-3688-2 |language=en}} Guru Ghasidas was the son of Mahangu Das and Amrautin Mata. Ghasidas preached Satnam particularly for the people of India starting form mainlands of Chattisgarh.{{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–}} It's a total divine beauty that no really know about his death he is said to be In Samadi and still forging ways of people till date because only his sons and late Satnami Gurus Cementaries where found. Guru Ghasidas, his teachings were carried on by his Elder son Guru Amardas Saheb and younger son , Guru Balakdas( known as Balidani Raja Guru Balakdas) .Guru Ghasidas is the founder of the Satnami community in Chattisgarh and also Satnam religion and preached Satnam Dharma all over India .His birth is said to chosen by him through permission of the Godfather - Satpuraspita and he decides to embrace the most exploited caste and following previous preaches of Satnam and people facing serious exploitation following the evil caste system.Ghasidas experienced the evils of the people mind since early age, following the prospect of miserable life of people which helped him to understand the social dynamics and reasons of political favours in a caste-ridden society and rejecting social inequality. To find solutions, he travelled extensively across Chhattisgarh and India.

Guru Ghasidas established Satnami community in Chhattisgarh based on "Satnam" (meaning "Truth") and equality. Guru Ghasidas created a symbol of truth called Jai Stambh or Jaithkamb– 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 Stambh). The white flag indicates peace.{{cite news |last1=Mishra |first1=Ishita |date=6 April 2016 |title=Govt book terms Baba Ghasidas as 'Harijan': Jogi jr |newspaper=Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/balodabazar/Govt-book-terms-Baba-Ghasidas-as-Harijan-Jogi-jr/articleshow/51707827.cms |accessdate=4 June 2016}}