History of Punjabi alphabets (gurmukhi script)

The people group in which Guru Ji was born was in the shackles of segregation, untouchability, destitution and ignorance. He decided to change the whole situation of the community. He needed first to take up education level of shudras (untouchables).


He lectured:


"Madho avidhya hit keen vivek deep maleen"


- O God!Man cherishes ignorance.The light of his insight has turned out to be diminish.


The untouchables were entirely denied from perusing Devnagri script. Even a look of the devnagri letters by them could mean harm of eyes and in that capacity blindness. It was all horrible. To spare the unmindful individuals Guru Ji developed his own particular Gurmukhi letters in order comprising of 35 letters.


Nana Khiaan puraan bed bidh (i) Chautees akhar manhi


- The epic sonnets, the Purans and Veds of Brahma all are


made out of thirty four letters.


Training was spread by Guru Ji.The individuals of his locale began learning.

Giani Gurcharan Singh has composed a book: 

Gurmukhi Akhar Bhagat Ravidass ne banaai.  The writer says that initially there are just 35 letters of the letter set.


With a view to make training troublesome the narrow minded individuals have expanded the letters to 52. It demonstrates that 35 letters of Gurmukhi letter set have been begat by Guru Ravidass Ji.He has likewise specified in the book that untouchables were not enabled access to Devnagri script. He felt need of Gurmukhi content with the goal that the untouchables could be educated. Before parcel of India and Pakistan, a Lahore court had arbitrated that the gurmukhi letter set was authored by Guru Ravidass Ji.  He was religious pioneer as well as an abstract illuminating presence also.                               

Dr. Krishna Kalsia, creator: Guru Ravidass Kav Kala,


has said in the book that there is sole impact of Punjabi in Guru Ravidass bani.

This additionally demonstrates that Guru Ji has begat gurmukhi alphabet. The Indian Preeminent Court consented to the way that Satguru Ravidass Ji authored the letters of the Gurmukhi alphabet. This case was re-opened for 4 times on account of the contradiction of different throws in India, every one of the hearings had a similar choice of the Incomparable court: Satguru Ravidass Ji instituted the 35 letters of the Gurmukhi alphabet.The hearings were in these 4 years: 1857, 1933, 1977, 1988.