Mata Nanaki ji was born in Amritsar and married to the sixth Guru, Sri Guru HarGobind and was the mother of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru. She witnessed the severed head of her Martyred son, Guru Tegh Bahadur ji and accepted as the will of God. She continued to serve the community till her death. She personified courage and devotion to the community.