Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah pays tributes to the second Sikh Guru, Shri Angad Dev Ji, on the occasion of his Jyoti-Jyot Diwas

By developing the holy Gurmukhi script, Guru Angad Dev Ji disseminated the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji to the masses By strengthening the traditions of *Langar* and *Sangat*, he spread the message of service, equality, and brotherhood His ideals continue to guide society to this day Posted On: 22 MAR 2026 10:14AM by PIB Delhi Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has paid tributes to the second Sikh Guru, Shri Angad Dev Ji, on the occasion of his Jyoti-Jyot Diwas. In a post on X platform, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that by developing the holy Gurmukhi script, Guru Angad Dev Ji disseminated the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji to the masses. He said that by strengthening the traditions of *Langar* and *Sangat*, he spread the message of service, equality, and brotherhood. Shri Shah said that his ideals continue to guide society to this day. ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਲਿਪੀ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਕਸਤ ਕਰਕੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਜਨ-ਜਨ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਇਆ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਲੰਗਰ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਗਤ ਦੀ ਪਰੰਪਰਾ ਨੂੰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਬਣਾ ਕੇ ਸੇਵਾ, ਸਮਾਨਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਦਾ ਸੰਦੇਸ਼ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਆਦਰਸ਼ ਅੱਜ ਵੀ ਸਮਾਜ ਨੂੰ ਸੇਧ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ ਦੇ ਦੂਜੇ ਗੁਰੂ, ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ… pic.twitter.com/zd3SbxXe9f &mdash; Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 22, 2026 *** RK / RR / PS (Release ID: 2243481) Visitor Counter : 476 Read this release in: Urdu , Marathi , हिन्दी , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Assamese , Punjabi , Gujarati , Kannada Ministry of Home Affairs Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah pays tributes to the second Sikh Guru, Shri Angad Dev Ji, on the occasion of his Jyoti-Jyot Diwas By developing the holy Gurmukhi script, Guru Angad Dev Ji disseminated the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji to the masses By strengthening the traditions of *Langar* and *Sangat*, he spread the message of service, equality, and brotherhood His ideals continue to guide society to this day Posted On: 22 MAR 2026 10:14AM by PIB Delhi Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has paid tributes to the second Sikh Guru, Shri Angad Dev Ji, on the occasion of his Jyoti-Jyot Diwas. In a post on X platform, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that by developing the holy Gurmukhi script, Guru Angad Dev Ji disseminated the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji to the masses. He said that by strengthening the traditions of *Langar* and *Sangat*, he spread the message of service, equality, and brotherhood. Shri Shah said that his ideals continue to guide society to this day. ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਲਿਪੀ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਕਸਤ ਕਰਕੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਜਨ-ਜਨ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਇਆ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਲੰਗਰ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਗਤ ਦੀ ਪਰੰਪਰਾ ਨੂੰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਬਣਾ ਕੇ ਸੇਵਾ, ਸਮਾਨਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਦਾ ਸੰਦੇਸ਼ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਆਦਰਸ਼ ਅੱਜ ਵੀ ਸਮਾਜ ਨੂੰ ਸੇਧ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ। ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ ਦੇ ਦੂਜੇ ਗੁਰੂ, ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ… pic.twitter.com/zd3SbxXe9f &mdash; Amit Shah (@AmitShah) March 22, 2026 *** RK / RR / PS (Release ID: 2243481) By developing the holy Gurmukhi script, Guru Angad Dev Ji disseminated the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji to the masses<br/><br/>By strengthening the traditions of *Langar* and *Sangat*, he spread the message of service, equality, and brotherhood<br/><br/>His ideals continue to guide society to this day" /> <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah has paid tributes to the second Sikh Guru, Shri Angad Dev Ji, on the occasion of his Jyoti-Jyot Diwas.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px">In a post on X platform, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah said that by developing the holy Gurmukhi script, Guru Angad Dev Ji disseminated the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji to the masses. He said that by strengthening the traditions of *Langar* and *Sangat*, he spread the message of service, equality, and brotherhood. Shri Shah said that his ideals continue to guide society to this day.</span></p> <p lang="pa" dir="ltr">ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਨੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ ਲਿਪੀ ਨੂੰ ਵਿਕਸਤ ਕਰਕੇ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਨੂੰ ਜਨ-ਜਨ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਾਇਆ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਲੰਗਰ ਅਤੇ ਸੰਗਤ ਦੀ ਪਰੰਪਰਾ ਨੂੰ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ਬਣਾ ਕੇ ਸੇਵਾ, ਸਮਾਨਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਦਾ ਸੰਦੇਸ਼ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਆਦਰਸ਼ ਅੱਜ ਵੀ ਸਮਾਜ ਨੂੰ ਸੇਧ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਨ।<br><br>ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ ਦੇ ਦੂਜੇ ਗੁਰੂ, ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ… <a href="https://t.co/zd3SbxXe9f">pic.twitter.com/zd3SbxXe9f</a></p>&mdash; Amit Shah (@AmitShah) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmitShah/status/2035530572760776891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 22, 2026</a> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">***</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>RK / RR / PS </strong></span></span></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); var mPlayAction = document.getElementById("playbutton"); var isPlaying = false; 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