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ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="kds1980" data-source="post: 154463" data-attributes="member: 1178"><p>Reach For The Sky: The Man Who Brought The Aakash to India</p><p></p><p>by JOHN TERAUDS</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>Two Sikh-Canadians are behind the world’s cheapest tablet computer. </p><p></p><p>Wednesday, October 5, 2011, saw the launching of the device, developed by DataWind, a Montreal firm founded by brothers Raja and Suneet Singh Tuli. </p><p></p><p>DataWind CEO Suneet Singh expects to sell 1 million tablets per month once the Android-powered device goes on sale to the general public later this year. </p><p></p><p>The first run of 100,000 Aakash tablets (the word literally means “sky” in Punjabi and other subcontinental languages) has been purchased by the Indian government for $48 each. They will be resold to university students for $25. </p><p></p><p>Suneet Singh explained that the government would like to buy 8 to 10 million units from four or five suppliers. </p><p></p><p>“We bid so aggressively that the other bidders weren’t able to match our price,” he says. The bidding is being reopened for the next batch of orders. </p><p></p><p>India’s National Mission on Education through Information & Communication Technology has spent five years pushing for an inexpensive mobile device for mass use. </p><p></p><p>The Aakash runs the Android 2.2 operating system, features a 7-inch display with 800-by-480 pixel resolution, two USB ports and a claimed battery life of 3 hours. It also comes with 256 megabytes of RAM, 2 gigabytes of flash storage and a 366 MHz processor made by Connexant. </p><p></p><p>This is enough to perform standard tasks, such as streaming HD video, reading Ebooks and running office-suite applications. </p><p></p><p>Web access is via DataWind’s proprietary UbiSurfer browser. </p><p></p><p>The commercial version of the tablet is called UbiSlate. Suneet Singh would like to see it on the streets by December, “But it all depends if we can make enough of them,” he said. </p><p></p><p>The UbiSlate will come with a modem to allow it to be used as a phone, and should sell for about $65, according to Suneet. </p><p></p><p>Units destined for the United Kingdom and the United States will come with unlimited Internet access. Suneet says his target price is $189 (U.S.), including a two-year data bundle. </p><p></p><p>He explains that DataWind designed and sourced its own components wherever possible, lowering costs. </p><p></p><p>“This is not a one-time opportunity,” he says. “There are 2½ to 3 million students entering university every year, as well as 80 million students in Grades 9 to 12, and the government is very serious about making mobile products available to this age group.” </p><p></p><p>“I could tell you a romantic story about two [Sikh] brothers who arrive in Montreal to get a great Canadian education, become citizens, and then go back to India to bring Internet to the masses,” says Suneet Singh. </p><p></p><p>“But the reality is, this is all about profit – my investors and board wouldn’t want it any other way.” </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>BIO </p><p></p><p>Suneet Singh Tuli is the CEO of Datawind Ltd., and a serial entrepreneur. He graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering, but soon forayed into the electronics business in 1990 as a founder of company that manufactured large format fax, scanning and plotting equipment. In the last 21 years, he’s successfully taken two companies public on the Nasdaq stock market, launched 17 new products and managed operations globally. </p><p></p><p>"All segments of society," Suneet says, "understand that education is key to improving their living standards. The internet holds the key to eliminating illiteracy, and I dream of a world where web access is as prevalent as mobile phones. I want to help achieve that goal by driving costs as low as possible. Let’s target bringing the next billion consumers on the internet.” </p><p></p><p>Suneet Singh feels the best life-book is The Guru Granth Sahib. In his words, ”the more you read it, the more you learn. Each time you read it, you grow more”. </p><p></p><p>DataWind has developed a breakthrough internet delivery platform, covered by 18 U.S. patents and several additional internal patents. This unique technology uses a client and server architecture to compress and accelerate the delivery of web pages. The result is that the average size of the web page is reduced by a factor of over thirty times. </p><p></p><p>"I learn from the life examples of Guru Gobind Singh, where he showed that against all obstacles, how to gain the strength to persevere. My father, Sardar.Lakhbir Singh has been an embodiment of hard work, passion and perseverance." </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>[Courtesy: The Toronto Star and Exhibit Mag. Edited for sikhchic.com] </p><p></p><p>October 8, 2011</p><p></p><p><a href="http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?cat=8&id=2790" target="_blank">http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?cat=8&id=2790</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kds1980, post: 154463, member: 1178"] Reach For The Sky: The Man Who Brought The Aakash to India by JOHN TERAUDS Two Sikh-Canadians are behind the world’s cheapest tablet computer. Wednesday, October 5, 2011, saw the launching of the device, developed by DataWind, a Montreal firm founded by brothers Raja and Suneet Singh Tuli. DataWind CEO Suneet Singh expects to sell 1 million tablets per month once the Android-powered device goes on sale to the general public later this year. The first run of 100,000 Aakash tablets (the word literally means “sky” in Punjabi and other subcontinental languages) has been purchased by the Indian government for $48 each. They will be resold to university students for $25. Suneet Singh explained that the government would like to buy 8 to 10 million units from four or five suppliers. “We bid so aggressively that the other bidders weren’t able to match our price,” he says. The bidding is being reopened for the next batch of orders. India’s National Mission on Education through Information & Communication Technology has spent five years pushing for an inexpensive mobile device for mass use. The Aakash runs the Android 2.2 operating system, features a 7-inch display with 800-by-480 pixel resolution, two USB ports and a claimed battery life of 3 hours. It also comes with 256 megabytes of RAM, 2 gigabytes of flash storage and a 366 MHz processor made by Connexant. This is enough to perform standard tasks, such as streaming HD video, reading Ebooks and running office-suite applications. Web access is via DataWind’s proprietary UbiSurfer browser. The commercial version of the tablet is called UbiSlate. Suneet Singh would like to see it on the streets by December, “But it all depends if we can make enough of them,” he said. The UbiSlate will come with a modem to allow it to be used as a phone, and should sell for about $65, according to Suneet. Units destined for the United Kingdom and the United States will come with unlimited Internet access. Suneet says his target price is $189 (U.S.), including a two-year data bundle. He explains that DataWind designed and sourced its own components wherever possible, lowering costs. “This is not a one-time opportunity,” he says. “There are 2½ to 3 million students entering university every year, as well as 80 million students in Grades 9 to 12, and the government is very serious about making mobile products available to this age group.” “I could tell you a romantic story about two [Sikh] brothers who arrive in Montreal to get a great Canadian education, become citizens, and then go back to India to bring Internet to the masses,” says Suneet Singh. “But the reality is, this is all about profit – my investors and board wouldn’t want it any other way.” BIO Suneet Singh Tuli is the CEO of Datawind Ltd., and a serial entrepreneur. He graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering, but soon forayed into the electronics business in 1990 as a founder of company that manufactured large format fax, scanning and plotting equipment. In the last 21 years, he’s successfully taken two companies public on the Nasdaq stock market, launched 17 new products and managed operations globally. "All segments of society," Suneet says, "understand that education is key to improving their living standards. The internet holds the key to eliminating illiteracy, and I dream of a world where web access is as prevalent as mobile phones. I want to help achieve that goal by driving costs as low as possible. Let’s target bringing the next billion consumers on the internet.” Suneet Singh feels the best life-book is The Guru Granth Sahib. In his words, ”the more you read it, the more you learn. Each time you read it, you grow more”. DataWind has developed a breakthrough internet delivery platform, covered by 18 U.S. patents and several additional internal patents. This unique technology uses a client and server architecture to compress and accelerate the delivery of web pages. The result is that the average size of the web page is reduced by a factor of over thirty times. "I learn from the life examples of Guru Gobind Singh, where he showed that against all obstacles, how to gain the strength to persevere. My father, Sardar.Lakhbir Singh has been an embodiment of hard work, passion and perseverance." [Courtesy: The Toronto Star and Exhibit Mag. Edited for sikhchic.com] October 8, 2011 [url]http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?cat=8&id=2790[/url] [/QUOTE]
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