Question

To whom Guru Nanak Dev Ji was sent to study Sanskrit in his childhood?

• A. To Pandit Brij Lal
• B. To Pandit Mohan Lal
• C. To Pandit Gopal
• D. To Pandit Malviya

Answer 1

The correct option is A To Pandit Brij Lal

Guru Nanak Dev was born on 13 April 1469 to Mata Tripta and Mehta Kalu in Talwandi, a village in the Sheikhupura district, to the west of Lahore. He was the founder of Sikhism and the first Guru of the Sikhs. As a young child Guru Nanak Dev Ji first studied Punjabi with Pandit Gopal, then Sanskrit with Pandit Brij Lal and at 13 years of age he mastered Persian studying with Maulvi Kutab Ud Din.