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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.

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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.

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 Chamar dalit hindus. Guru Ghasidas was the son of Mahangu Das and Amrautin Mata. Ghasidas preached Satnam particularly for the people of India starting form mainlands of Chhattisgarh. 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 Chhattisgarh 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.

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