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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Guru Ghasidas<br />
| image = Guru Ghasidas 1987 stamp of India.jpg<br />
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| other_names = Satguru<br />
| birth_date = 18 December 1756<br />
| birth_place = Giroudpuri, [[Chhattisgarh]], [[India]]<br />
| death_date = 1850<br />
| monuments = Jaitkhamb<br />
| nationality = [[India]]n<br />
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| successor = [[Guru Balakdas]]<br />
| spouse = Safura Mata<br />
| children = Sahodra Mata, Guru Amardas, [[Guru Balakdas]]<br />
| parents = Mahngu Das, Mata Amarotin<br />
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'''Ghasidas''' (1756–1850)<ref name="Lamb2002">{{cite book|author=Ramdas Lamb|title=Rapt in the Name: The Ramnamis, Ramnam, and Untouchable Religion in Central India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=STw9LQtx89oC&pg=PA52|year=2002|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-0-7914-5385-8|page=52}}</ref> also known as '''Guru Ghasidas''', was Guru (teacher) of the [[Satnampanth]] in the early 19th century. It was Guru Ghasidas who decided to start treating everyone the same in a deep forested part of [[Chhattisgarh]], India.<ref>Satnami sect https://www.britannica.com/topic/Satnami-sect</ref><br />
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Ghasidas was born on 18 December 1756 <ref>{{cite web|title=Satnami sect {{!}} Indian religion|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Satnami-sect#ref35723|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> in Girodpuri, District – [[Baloda Bazar district|Balodabazar]]. Guru Ghasidas was the son of Mahngu Das and Amrotin Mata. Ghasidas preached Satnam particularly for the people of [[Chhattisgarh]].<ref name="KaurHutnyk1999">{{cite book|author1=Raminder Kaur|author2=John Hutnyk|title=Travel Worlds: Journeys in Contemporary Cultural Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cAewnq0g3XcC&pg=PA49|accessdate=10 April 2012|date=15 April 1999|publisher=Zed Books|isbn=978-1-85649-562-2|pages=49–}}</ref> After Guru Ghasidas, his teachings were carried on by his son, [[Guru Balakdas]]. Guru Ghasidas was the founder of the [[Satnami]] community in state of Chhattisgarh. During his lifetime, the political atmosphere in India was one of exploitation. Ghasidas experienced the evils of the caste system{{who said|date=July 2021}} at an early age, which helped him to understand the social dynamics in a caste-ridden society and reject social inequality. To find solutions, he travelled extensively across Chhattisgarh.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}<br />
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Saint Guru Ghasidas<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mishra|first1=Ishita|title=Govt book terms Baba Ghasidas as 'Harijan': Jogi jr|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/balodabazar/Govt-book-terms-Baba-Ghasidas-as-Harijan-Jogi-jr/articleshow/51707827.cms|accessdate=4 June 2016|newspaper=Times of India|date=6 April 2016}}</ref> established Satnami community in Chhattisgarh, India based on "[[Satnam]]" (meaning "Truth") and equality. The Guru's teachings and philosophy is similar to sikhism. Guru Ghasidas created a symbol of truth called "jaitkhambh" – a white painted log of wood, with a white flag on the top. The structure indicates a white man who follows the truth "satnam" is always steadfast and is the ''pillar of truth'' (''satya ka stambh''). The white flag indicates peace.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}<br />
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==Monuments==<br />
The Government of Chhattisgarh renamed a part of [[Sanjay-Dubri Tiger Reserve]] after him, that is [[Guru Ghasidas National Park]].<ref name="TH, Guru Ghasidas Park">{{cite news|title=Chhattisgarh asked to propose tiger reserve status for Guru Ghasidas park|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/chhattisgarh-asked-to-propose-tiger-reserve-status-for-guru-ghasidas-park/article2147726.ece|accessdate=4 June 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|date=30 June 2011}}</ref> They also opened a [[Central University, India|Central University]] called "[[Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya]]."{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}<br />
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