Guru, the gravel-voiced rapper who as a member of the duo Gang Starr was one of the most expressive rappers of the 1990s and a major figure in bridging hip-hop and jazz, died Monday in New York.

The word guru originally comes from Sanskrit and means “great spiritual master or teacher.” Today the term is used to describe everyone from Deepak Chopra to Suze Orman. While being a guru may ...

This year, for Guru Purnima — or Full Moon Day, on July 10 — Rao was one of two Indian American teachers to be named the 2025 Grateful2Gurus honorees by the Indica Academy, a nonprofit ...

Guru Tegh Bahadur spoke out amid this persecution. He refused to convert to Islam and in 1675, he was beheaded in Delhi. The site of his execution was later turned into an important Gurdwara .

Guru Angad Dev, 1504-1552. Guru Angad Dev was the second of the ten Gurus who founded Sikhism. He was born a Hindu with the name Bhai Lehna in Ferozepur, Punjab.. Before meeting Guru Nanak at the ...