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650th Janam Jayanti Commemoration
Begampura Dialogue
650th Janam Jayanti · BRHF
650th Janam Jayanti · BRHF
650th Janam Jayanti Commemoration
Celebrating 650 years of Sant Ravidas Ji — the saint who first envisioned a city without sorrow, without fear, without tax on labour. Where every voice is equal and the Name of the Lord resounds.
“Begampura, the city to which I bow — without worry, without fear, without tax. There, the Name of the Lord resounds.”
“बेगमपुरा, वह नगर जिसे मैं नমन करता हूँ — चिंता नहीं, भय नहीं, कर नहीं। वहाँ केवल प्रभु का नाम गूँजता है।”
ਬੇਗਮਪੁਰਾ, ਉਹ ਨਗਰ ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਮੈਂ ਨਮਨ ਕਰਾਂ — ਚਿੰਤਾ ਨਹੀਂ, ਭੈ ਨਹੀਂ, ਕਰ ਨਹੀਂ। ਉੱਥੇ ਸਿਰਫ਼ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ ਗੂੰਜਦਾ ਹੈ।
Born into a leather-worker's family on the banks of the Ganges, Sant Ravidas Ji rose to become one of history's most radiant saints — the first to articulate a casteless society and the equal dignity of all labour.
Wisdom That Transcends Time
Six pillars of the Begampura vision — teachings so powerful that centuries later they form the bedrock of modern democratic constitutions.
बेगमपुरा — निर्दोष नगर
“Begampura Sahar Ko Nau”
The first shabad in the Guru Granth Sahib to envision a society without caste, without tax on labour, without sorrow. 'Begampura, the city to which I bow — without worry, without fear, without tax. There is neither anxiety nor trouble. There, the Name of the Lord resounds.'
श्रम की गरिमा (किरत)
“Asan Andhe Ko Chanan Disant”
Ravidas himself tanned hides — yet his hands were so revered that kings bowed before him. He insisted that honest labour, not birth, defines worth. Kabir says 'caste', Ravidas says 'kar' (work).
जाति-विहीन समाज
“Baman Khalsa Jaat Na Koyee”
Bhagat Ravidas rejected the varna order outright — 'The Lord made all from one clay; how then is one better, another worse?' He was the first to give a public discourse from a temple (famous legend at Varanasi's Vishwanath Gali).
Five hundred years before modern constitutions, one saint wrote the world's first charter of a truly egalitarian society.
“Begampura Sahar Ko Nau”
बेगमपुरा, वह नगर जिसे मैं नमन करता हूँ — चिंता नहीं, भय नहीं, मेहनत पर कर नहीं। वहाँ केवल प्रभु का नाम गूँजता है।
Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji · Ang 345 · Raag Gaur
Equality for All
सभी के लिए समानता
Dignity of Labour
श्रम की गरिमा
No Caste, No Fear
नो जाति, नो भय
The Musical Architecture of Equality
Bhagat Ravidas Ji's bani is enshrined in 16 different raags of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji — each carrying a unique emotional hue.
Cosmic wealth, devotion, surrender
Transmutation, purity, awakening
Hope, breath, equality
Yearning, quest, sacred searching
Truth, straight speech, sword of word
Wealth, grace, contentment
From Varanasi to the House of Lords in London and the European Parliament in Brussels — the message of Begampura travels the world.
A digital sanctuary of the Begampura message — texts, audio, video, and research that carry the light across every digital threshold.
ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਜੀ
Full Bani · 41 Shabads · 16 Raags
ਗੁਰੂ ਰਵਿਦਾਸ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਸ ਦੀ ਖੋਜ
By Roop Lal Roop, translated by Ambassador Ramesh Chander IFS
ਆਡੀਓ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ
Shabads sung in classical raags
ਡਾਕੂਮੈਂਟਰੀ: ਬੇਗਮਪੁਰਾ
Full documentary on the life and teachings
From yatras and exhibitions to global ceremonies — moments that captured the Begampura light.
Become a member, volunteer, or partner — the Begampura light grows stronger with every hand that holds it.
सदस्यता
Join the BRHF global family.
स्वयंसेवक
Help organise exhibitions, yatras, and outreach programmes.
दान
Support the 650th Janam Jayanti Global Commemorative Series.
सम्पर्क
Interfaith dialogue, community events, university programmes.