Centre to commemorate 550th birth anniv of Guru Nanak in a big way

New Delhi, Nov 19 (UNI) The Centre has decided to commemorate 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev from November this year at national as well as international level in a befitting manner, the Ministry of Culture said on Monday.
''A number of commemorative as well as constructive activities will be taken up during the commemoration period,'' an official statement from the ministry said.
''A number of religious activities like kirtan, katha, prabhat pheri, langar and educational activities such as seminars, workshops and lectures will be organised. SGPC, Amritsar will be the knowledge partner of the Government of India. Commemorative coin and postage stamp will also be released,'' it said.

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