Guru Gobind Singh's early carrier and assumption of guruship

Guru Gobind Singh was one of the greatest personalities not only of India but also of the world. He was tenth Guru of the Sikhs, succeeded his father the ninth Guru Teg Bahadur in 1675 A.D. and occupied the position till his last at Nander in Deccan by an Afgan in 1708 A.D. He was last Guru but was the real founder of the Sikh Military power which he organized to oppose the Mughals. Guru Gobind Singh was not destined to have peace in his lifetime. He was born in conflict. He was brought up in conflict and he died in conflict. Conflict was thrust upon him by the force of circumstances, and he had full measure of it. It was a holy conflict. He aimed at regenerating a decaying people. He endeavoured to create a new nation. He planned to lay the foundation of a new society based upon justice and freedom of conscience. He designed to promulgate the principles of liberty, equality and fraternity. The short span of Guru Gobind Singh's life was a constant challenge to the Mughals Empire entrenched in India. The great achievement of Guru Gobind Singh Ji was the creation of Khalsa such a brave and self sacrificing community of saint-soldiers was born, which completely uprooted the powerful empires of the Mughals and the Afghans in Punjab. Guru Gobind Singh instituted the ceremony of Pahul and intended to break the restrictions of caste, the brotherhood so constituted was called Khalsa or pure and every member of it bare the title of ‘Singh’. He also required the brotherhood to adjure tobacco and to wear the five ‘Kakkar’ namely Kesh (Long Hair and Beard), Kanga (Hair Comb), Kachaira (Shorts), Kara (Iron Bangle) and Kirpan (Sword). Guru Gobind Singh Ji wrote in the ‘Bachitar Natak’. “I assumed birth for the purpose of spreading Dharma (faith) saving the saints and exterpating all tyrants. For this purpose resort to the sword is legitimate”.