Recreating myth : Guru Nanak in Sikkim ? Posted by apu under Sikkim & North East , My travels in India. Many of the world’s religions, are founded on various myths and beliefs, which may have certain historical or factual evidence, but often cannot be entirely supported on these. It is the believer’s faith perhaps that makes history out of this myth and gives it additional support in the form of evidence gathered from stories, folklore etc. Some of the newer religions however are less dependent on myth, as the lives of the founders are relatively better documented. While I am no expert, I always thought a religion like Sikhism , with a known founder , Guru Nanak, would therefore be more fact based, as opposed to say, Hinduism or Christianity . (Yes, Christ is known, but Christianity nevertheless is based on many unverifiable myths that need some degree of faith to be justified). Finding the footprints of Guru Nanak, in North Sikkim then, along with a myth right out of Hindu ...
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