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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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Alleged Remark Stirs Ire Of B.C. Delegation
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 65042" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: #810081"><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071218.woppalsbgta18/BNStory/National/home" target="_blank"><u>http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071218.woppalsbgta18/BNStory/National/home</u></a></span></span></span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: navy">Alleged remark stirs ire of B.C. delegation</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: navy">Canada's low admission rate for Indians is a concern, B.C. Attorney-General says </span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">IAN BAILEY AND UNNATI GANDHI </span></p><p><span style="color: navy">From Tuesday's Globe and Mail</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">December 18, 2007 at 5:23 AM EST</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">VANCOUVER, — British Columbia's Attorney-General says alleged comments by a Canadian visa officer in New Delhi have sparked outrage among a group of B.C. college and university leaders who visited India earlier this month.</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">The delegation, involved in ongoing efforts to attract students and professionals to Canada, were angered by the alleged comments made by chief visa officer Brian Hudson during a briefing, Wally Oppal said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">In an interview, Mr. Oppal declined to label what was allegedly said as racist, noting: "Other people think it is. I am not prepared to throw that word around, but the fact is there were people in the room who drew that inference."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The minister said he is drafting a letter for Immigration Minister Diane Finley that he expects will be delivered today.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"I am going to express my concern about the comments made by this person. It clearly reflects the comment of our visa officers in Asia. It runs contrary to the best interests of Canada," Mr. Oppal said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"We are competing with other nations in the world to attract highly skilled people."</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: navy">"[Mr. Hudson] said he did not understand why the heck we were recruiting in the Punjab; the state of the Punjab has the highest crime and forgery rate anywhere; the highest human-trafficking statistics in the world, and that we should be recruiting in South India," Mr. Oppal alleged.</span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">"The people in the room were apparently offended, so much so that they approached me and approached the Premier with respect to the statements that were made."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">University of British Columbia president Stephen Toope did not hear the specific comments, his spokesman said. Other members of the delegation cited by Mr. Oppal were not available for comment yesterday.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Reached at the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi today, Mr. Hudson, the chief visa officer who allegedly made the statements, declined comment.</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">"I'd rather you talked to the people in Ottawa," he said. "... I'm not going to jump into the political arena."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">From Ottawa, a spokesman for Ms. Finley last night said the department could not comment on the matter without seeing Mr. Oppal's actual letter.</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">"We take all allegations of bias on the part of the department seriously," said Mike Fraser.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Mr. Oppal said he would not specifically be calling for the dismissal of the visa officer. He said his larger concern is how visas to students and other professionals from India are dealt with.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">He noted that Canada receives only 2,500 of about 100,000 students from India who annually study abroad. By comparison, he said 60,000 go to the United States and 30,000 to Australia.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"I think they are working contrary to our best interests," Mr. Oppal said of Canada's visa officers in India.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The combination of a booming economy, aging population and low birth rate in Canada are fuelling a need for qualified immigrants, he said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"All of this is starting to fester in the Indian community. I get calls from people in the Asian community suggesting perhaps our officials are racist," he said. "These are the words of people who are very frustrated and angry at what's taking place."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The minister said concerns about low admission rates of Asians had been raised earlier this year in federal-provincial meetings on immigration.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The visa official's alleged remarks, he said, "are contrary to the best interests of Canada. We are recruiting people from all over the world. We're not asking they sanction people who are fraudulent. We want qualified people. Universities want qualified people. I find it difficult to believe that the American acceptance rate is much higher than ours. I wonder why that is the case."</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 65042, member: 884"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=#810081][URL="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071218.woppalsbgta18/BNStory/National/home"][U]http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071218.woppalsbgta18/BNStory/National/home[/U][/URL][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][COLOR=navy]Alleged remark stirs ire of B.C. delegation[/COLOR][/B] [B][COLOR=navy]Canada's low admission rate for Indians is a concern, B.C. Attorney-General says [/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=navy]IAN BAILEY AND UNNATI GANDHI [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]From Tuesday's Globe and Mail[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]December 18, 2007 at 5:23 AM EST[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]VANCOUVER, — British Columbia's Attorney-General says alleged comments by a Canadian visa officer in New Delhi have sparked outrage among a group of B.C. college and university leaders who visited India earlier this month.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The delegation, involved in ongoing efforts to attract students and professionals to Canada, were angered by the alleged comments made by chief visa officer Brian Hudson during a briefing, Wally Oppal said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]In an interview, Mr. Oppal declined to label what was allegedly said as racist, noting: "Other people think it is. I am not prepared to throw that word around, but the fact is there were people in the room who drew that inference."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The minister said he is drafting a letter for Immigration Minister Diane Finley that he expects will be delivered today.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"I am going to express my concern about the comments made by this person. It clearly reflects the comment of our visa officers in Asia. It runs contrary to the best interests of Canada," Mr. Oppal said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"We are competing with other nations in the world to attract highly skilled people."[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=navy]"[Mr. Hudson] said he did not understand why the heck we were recruiting in the Punjab; the state of the Punjab has the highest crime and forgery rate anywhere; the highest human-trafficking statistics in the world, and that we should be recruiting in South India," Mr. Oppal alleged.[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=navy]"The people in the room were apparently offended, so much so that they approached me and approached the Premier with respect to the statements that were made."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]University of British Columbia president Stephen Toope did not hear the specific comments, his spokesman said. Other members of the delegation cited by Mr. Oppal were not available for comment yesterday.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Reached at the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi today, Mr. Hudson, the chief visa officer who allegedly made the statements, declined comment.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"I'd rather you talked to the people in Ottawa," he said. "... I'm not going to jump into the political arena."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]From Ottawa, a spokesman for Ms. Finley last night said the department could not comment on the matter without seeing Mr. Oppal's actual letter.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"We take all allegations of bias on the part of the department seriously," said Mike Fraser.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Mr. Oppal said he would not specifically be calling for the dismissal of the visa officer. He said his larger concern is how visas to students and other professionals from India are dealt with.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]He noted that Canada receives only 2,500 of about 100,000 students from India who annually study abroad. By comparison, he said 60,000 go to the United States and 30,000 to Australia.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"I think they are working contrary to our best interests," Mr. Oppal said of Canada's visa officers in India.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The combination of a booming economy, aging population and low birth rate in Canada are fuelling a need for qualified immigrants, he said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"All of this is starting to fester in the Indian community. I get calls from people in the Asian community suggesting perhaps our officials are racist," he said. "These are the words of people who are very frustrated and angry at what's taking place."[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The minister said concerns about low admission rates of Asians had been raised earlier this year in federal-provincial meetings on immigration.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The visa official's alleged remarks, he said, "are contrary to the best interests of Canada. We are recruiting people from all over the world. We're not asking they sanction people who are fraudulent. We want qualified people. Universities want qualified people. I find it difficult to believe that the American acceptance rate is much higher than ours. I wonder why that is the case."[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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