Guru Ghasidas

Guru Ghasidas was a guru of the Satnami movement, a saint, and a scholar from Chhattisgarh who was active in the early 19th century. Ghasidas preached in a deeply forested part of Chhattisgarh. He was the founder of the Satnami movement of Chhattisgarh, founded sometime in the first half of the 19th century, perhaps specifically between 1820–1830. He was succeeded as guru of the sect by his son Balakdas.