The Gurus also encouraged literacy among their followers. Gurv Angad developed the Gurumukhi script for the Punjabi language, and Guru Gobind Singh sent some Sikhs to Benaras for studying the Sanskrit scriptures,

To make Sikhism a living and growing religion, it is essential for us all to rededicate ourselves to the noble values enunciated by our great Gurus and to reform our social structure, so that universal brotherhood becomes a reality.

Article extracted from this publication >>  November 10, 1989