Birth There was a village called Talwandi Rai Bhoel situated in the tapa of the Bhattis, thirty-four miles south-west of Lahore, the capital of ancient Punjab: this village is these days known as Nankana Sahib . Here was born Guru Nanak in the house of Mahita Kalu (father) and Tripta (mother) on Vaisakh Sudi, 1526 Bikram (15 April, 1469) at