Question

Write a note on the Langar and Sangat systems under Guru Angad Dev Ji.

Answer 1

Instructions:
The answer to this question can be broken into 2 parts:

• Langar system (1.5 mark)
• Sangat system (1.5 mark)

Solution:

• The Langar system was started by Guru Nanak Dev Ji and expanded by Guru Angad Dev Ji. Under the Langar system, everyone had to sit together and take their meals, irrespective of their religion, caste, class, creed, or sex. This system helped in inculcation of a spirit of unity, cooperation and charity among the Sikh community.
• Guru Nanak Dev Ji established the Sangat system. Sangat was a congregation of devotees irrespective of caste, creed, religion, or gender. It was Guru Angad Dev Ji who gave a formal shape to this Sangat system. He made the Sangat system a permanent and regular institution of ten Sikhs. The Sangat played an important role in the organisation of the Sikh community.