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Gurbani (14-53)
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Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
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Gurbani (94-109)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
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Gurbani (151-185)
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Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
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Kaafee (365-409)
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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)
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Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
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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)
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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
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ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
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Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
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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)
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Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
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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)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
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Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
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Gurbani (1352-53)
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<blockquote data-quote="Sikh80" data-source="post: 82348" data-attributes="member: 5290"><p><strong>Canadian Sikh priest fined $415,000 for sexually abusing niece.</strong></p><p></p><p> Monday, June 30th, 2008 </p><p> News Source: <a href="http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20080627/838/tbs-canadian-sikh-priest-fined-415-000-f.html" target="_blank">in.news.yahoo.com</a></p><p></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><img src="http://www.sikhnet.com/files/news/2008/June/Abuse-225x300.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><strong> VANCOUVER:</strong> A court here has ordered a Sikh priest and his wife to pay $415,000 in damages to their niece for sexually abusing her for over a decade.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Karamjeet Kaur</em>, who is 50 now and known as <em>Vicky Waters</em> after her marriage to a white man, was sexually abused by the '<em>granthi</em>' who along with his wife adopted her following her mother's death in an accident.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">In its judgment Thursday, the provincial <em>British Columbia Supreme Court</em> said J<em>oginder Singh Bains</em>, now 77, began sexually abusing Kaur when she was just eight on their farm at <em>Fraser Valley</em> near Vancouver.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Judge Nancy Morrison</em> said the adopted girl was subjected to oral and anal sex, and also beatings. To prevent pregnancy when she reached puberty, the couple had an IUD inserted in her.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The assaults took place over a period of 10 years and began when <em>Waters</em> was eight years old.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Waters</em>, 50, told the court how she had pleaded for help from her aunt, <em>Darshan</em>, and a grandmother after <em>Bains</em> began sexually assaulting her, but her pleas went unanswered.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Darshan</em> and her grandmother colluded to have a doctor insert an IUD device to prevent pregnancy at the onset of puberty.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Morrison</em> said the inference was that <em>Darshan</em> knew what was happening and wanted to ensure "there would be no pregnancy or discovery of on-going abuse."</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">"Both defendants played a significant part in her losses. The young plaintiff was present in their home, slept in their bedroom and at times, in their bed with them, when sexual assaults took place," the insertion of the IUD into an unknowing 12- or 13-year-old is, as I have stated before, appalling," said <em>Judge Morrison</em>. "She was denied aid by her aunt, her father's younger sister to whom she turned to for help on two occasions. This child was vulnerable as she had recently lost her mother in a tragic accident," said <em>Morrison</em> in her written reasons.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Waters</em> testified that the sexual assaults - also committed by a second uncle who knew she was being sexually abused - had caused severe psychological problems during her life.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><img src="http://www.sikhnet.com/files/news/2008/June/Abuse-2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />"The plaintiff's inability to control her emotions, her loss of enjoyment of life, the interference in the development of interpersonal and sexual relationships and her ongoing mood swings and depression are amply proven by the evidence," said <em>Morrison.</em></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The judge dismissed the defence's argument that damages totalling $70,000 be assessed as the <em>Bains's</em> had lost face in the community, nor did she accept that they were of modest means.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">"There is evidence the defendants have operated a dairy farm for many years. There is property jointly owned that is assessed in excess of $1 million," said <em>Morrison.</em></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Waters'</em> counsel had argued <em>Joginder Bains</em> deserved a substantial penalty since at the time the assaults began he was 35 years old, was married and portrayed himself as an educated man, esteemed by his community and within his religion. He had the status of a "<em>Giani</em>" - a position of privilege within the Sikh faith and had denied the assaults and had shown no remorse.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Morrison</em> agreed and said <em>Bains </em>continued "what can only be regarded as arrogant and callous conduct towards the plaintiff."</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Bains</em>, one of seven children, arrived from India in 1961 with a religious degree in the Punjabi language, which earned him the respected East Indian title of <em>giani</em>. He worked two successful dairy farms and bought multiple properties over the years.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em>Waters</em> said once she launched the public lawsuit her prominent relatives disowned her and made her an outcast. But <em>Morrison</em> praised her courage. "It is clear she not only wants to obtain justice in her own case but also to serve as an example to others who may not be as willing to go through the trauma and uncertainty," <em>Morrison</em> wrote.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">"She also seeks an end to the anxiety, shame and humiliation that she has experienced and believes it is important for her own healing to be able to speak freely. It is important for her to speak out for the benefit of others who may be experiencing the same trauma."</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Damages were assessed at $325,000 for general and aggravated damages, $80,000 in punitive damages and $10,000 for future care. The years of abuse have left <em>Karamjeet</em> with low self-esteem, depression and nightmares, the judge said. <em>Morrison</em> added: "The plaintiff's problems are many. First and foremost, she has suffered a loss of innocence and the loss of a normal childhood. The insertion of the IUD into an unknowing 12 or 13 year old is appalling."</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The judge rejected the Sikh couple's argument for waiving the compensation amount because of their "modest means".</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Now a mother of two, <em>Karamjeet</em> left the <em>Bains' </em>dairy farm after finishing her high school.</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The disgraced couple are bound to face the wrath of the Indo-Canadian community and become the theme of radio and TV talk shows in the coming days</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sikh80, post: 82348, member: 5290"] [B]Canadian Sikh priest fined $415,000 for sexually abusing niece.[/B] Monday, June 30th, 2008 News Source: [URL="http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20080627/838/tbs-canadian-sikh-priest-fined-415-000-f.html"]in.news.yahoo.com[/URL] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][IMG]http://www.sikhnet.com/files/news/2008/June/Abuse-225x300.jpg[/IMG][B] VANCOUVER:[/B] A court here has ordered a Sikh priest and his wife to pay $415,000 in damages to their niece for sexually abusing her for over a decade.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][I]Karamjeet Kaur[/I], who is 50 now and known as [I]Vicky Waters[/I] after her marriage to a white man, was sexually abused by the '[I]granthi[/I]' who along with his wife adopted her following her mother's death in an accident.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]In its judgment Thursday, the provincial [I]British Columbia Supreme Court[/I] said J[I]oginder Singh Bains[/I], now 77, began sexually abusing Kaur when she was just eight on their farm at [I]Fraser Valley[/I] near Vancouver.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][I]Judge Nancy Morrison[/I] said the adopted girl was subjected to oral and anal sex, and also beatings. To prevent pregnancy when she reached puberty, the couple had an IUD inserted in her.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]The assaults took place over a period of 10 years and began when [I]Waters[/I] was eight years old.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][I]Waters[/I], 50, told the court how she had pleaded for help from her aunt, [I]Darshan[/I], and a grandmother after [I]Bains[/I] began sexually assaulting her, but her pleas went unanswered.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][I]Darshan[/I] and her grandmother colluded to have a doctor insert an IUD device to prevent pregnancy at the onset of puberty.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][I]Morrison[/I] said the inference was that [I]Darshan[/I] knew what was happening and wanted to ensure "there would be no pregnancy or discovery of on-going abuse."[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]"Both defendants played a significant part in her losses. The young plaintiff was present in their home, slept in their bedroom and at times, in their bed with them, when sexual assaults took place," the insertion of the IUD into an unknowing 12- or 13-year-old is, as I have stated before, appalling," said [I]Judge Morrison[/I]. "She was denied aid by her aunt, her father's younger sister to whom she turned to for help on two occasions. This child was vulnerable as she had recently lost her mother in a tragic accident," said [I]Morrison[/I] in her written reasons.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][I]Waters[/I] testified that the sexual assaults - also committed by a second uncle who knew she was being sexually abused - had caused severe psychological problems during her life.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][IMG]http://www.sikhnet.com/files/news/2008/June/Abuse-2.jpg[/IMG]"The plaintiff's inability to control her emotions, her loss of enjoyment of life, the interference in the development of interpersonal and sexual relationships and her ongoing mood swings and depression are amply proven by the evidence," said [I]Morrison.[/I][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]The judge dismissed the defence's argument that damages totalling $70,000 be assessed as the [I]Bains's[/I] had lost face in the community, nor did she accept that they were of modest means.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]"There is evidence the defendants have operated a dairy farm for many years. There is property jointly owned that is assessed in excess of $1 million," said [I]Morrison.[/I][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][I]Waters'[/I] counsel had argued [I]Joginder Bains[/I] deserved a substantial penalty since at the time the assaults began he was 35 years old, was married and portrayed himself as an educated man, esteemed by his community and within his religion. He had the status of a "[I]Giani[/I]" - a position of privilege within the Sikh faith and had denied the assaults and had shown no remorse.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][I]Morrison[/I] agreed and said [I]Bains [/I]continued "what can only be regarded as arrogant and callous conduct towards the plaintiff."[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][I]Bains[/I], one of seven children, arrived from India in 1961 with a religious degree in the Punjabi language, which earned him the respected East Indian title of [I]giani[/I]. He worked two successful dairy farms and bought multiple properties over the years.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][I]Waters[/I] said once she launched the public lawsuit her prominent relatives disowned her and made her an outcast. But [I]Morrison[/I] praised her courage. "It is clear she not only wants to obtain justice in her own case but also to serve as an example to others who may not be as willing to go through the trauma and uncertainty," [I]Morrison[/I] wrote.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]"She also seeks an end to the anxiety, shame and humiliation that she has experienced and believes it is important for her own healing to be able to speak freely. It is important for her to speak out for the benefit of others who may be experiencing the same trauma."[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Damages were assessed at $325,000 for general and aggravated damages, $80,000 in punitive damages and $10,000 for future care. The years of abuse have left [I]Karamjeet[/I] with low self-esteem, depression and nightmares, the judge said. [I]Morrison[/I] added: "The plaintiff's problems are many. First and foremost, she has suffered a loss of innocence and the loss of a normal childhood. The insertion of the IUD into an unknowing 12 or 13 year old is appalling."[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]The judge rejected the Sikh couple's argument for waiving the compensation amount because of their "modest means".[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Now a mother of two, [I]Karamjeet[/I] left the [I]Bains' [/I]dairy farm after finishing her high school.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]The disgraced couple are bound to face the wrath of the Indo-Canadian community and become the theme of radio and TV talk shows in the coming days[/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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