Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti is the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh. This year it is falling on 9 January 2022. He was the tenth and the last Sikh guru. Born in Patna on December 22, 1666, the tenth guru was born in the Sodhi Khatri family. His birth anniversary is also known as Prakash Parv. The date is decided according to the Nanakshahi calendar and falls between December and January.

Guru Gobind Singh is known as a great warrior, poet and writer. He was also the founder of the Sikh warrior community known as Khalsa. He introduced the 5Ks, the five articles of faith in Sikh wear too. He is even known as the one who composed the Dasam Granth hymns, which is considered a key scripture of Sikhs.