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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)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
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Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 140772" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Bloc Quebecois says time has come to ban Sikh kirpan from House of Commons</p><p></p><p></p><p>The Canadian Press</p><p></p><p>MONTREAL — Quebec's emotionally charged debate over multiculturalism has finally landed on the national stage and it centres on a ceremonial dagger worn by Sikhs.</p><p></p><p>Members of the federal Parliament now face a demand to ban the kirpan - which is worn at all times by at least one Ontario MP.</p><p></p><p>The discussion is being spurred by the Bloc Quebecois, which promised Wednesday to take up the issue with the House of Commons' all-party decision-making body. The initiative appeared to have little chance of success, because the board operates on consensus and the NDP described the Bloc move as shameful.</p><p></p><p>That Bloc announcement came one day after a headline-grabbing move by security guards at the National Assembly to deny entry to four Sikhs because some were carrying kirpans.</p><p></p><p>The incident became a flashpoint in the province's so-called "reasonable-accommodations'' debate, an ongoing discussion about where to draw the line on minority rights.</p><p></p><p>That issue has already been the topic, in Quebec, of impassioned public hearings that led to the government tabling legislation.</p><p></p><p>Bill 94 would deny government services to Muslim women wearing face-coverings, but the Pequiste opposition wants it to go further and regulate kirpans.</p><p></p><p>Some commentators in English Canada expressed bafflement over this week's incident at the Quebec legislature. But commentary in the province has been almost universally positive - with some flashes of annoyance at the complaints from English Canada.</p><p></p><p>The Bloc Quebecois wasted no time taking up the issue. The party released a statement applauding the previous day's move and announcing it would push the matter in Ottawa.</p><p></p><p>"It was a well-founded decision (in Quebec) and it is perhaps time that Parliament adopt similar rules,'' the Bloc's whip, Claude DeBellefeuille, said in a statement.</p><p></p><p>"It's not a debate about religious symbols or a social debate above and beyond that,'' she later told The Canadian Press. "It is really a security question and we have to look again at our practices.''</p><p></p><p>Mixed reaction</p><p></p><p>The issue hits close to home for one Liberal MP who wears the kirpan in the lower chamber. Navdeep Bains accused the Bloc of seeking to make cheap political gains from the controversy.</p><p></p><p>"I think it's fear-mongering at its best,'' Bains said.</p><p></p><p>"There is no real reason to bring this issue up now. I've been wearing a kirpan since 2004 and they have never raised this as a cause of concern.''</p><p></p><p>The reaction from the Conservative party, however, was far more muted, with a spokesman for Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney saying questions on the security of the House of Commons should be handled by the sergeant-at-arms.</p><p></p><p>The NDP flat out rejected the Bloc proposal.</p><p></p><p>"Shame on the Bloc for playing divisive political games,'' said Olivia Chow, an NDP MP and wife of NDP Leader Jack Layton.</p><p></p><p>"There have been Sikh MPs in the House for years. This has never been an issue nor should it be.''</p><p></p><p>Aside from Bains, there are at least two other practising Sikhs in the Commons, though it's not clear whether the others ever wear kirpans.</p><p></p><p>As federal politicians cautiously sought to position themselves on the emerging debate, commentary was exercised in the media and in cyberspace Wednesday.</p><p></p><p>An editorial in one national newspaper accused the legislature of "failing to live up to its obligation'' to promote the widest possible participation in the democratic process. But the comments from readers were widely laudatory of the legislature's decision - with many heartily applauding the Bloc.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile, Quebec's chattering class circled the wagons.</p><p></p><p>Mario Dumont, who once led the populist Action democratique du Quebec, said on a radio show that such editorials were yet another example of "Quebec-bashing'' from the rest of Canada.</p><p></p><p>One of the most popular bloggers in the province, La Presse's Patrick Lagace, accused the critics of unfairly tarring Quebecers as "bigots,'' "closed to other cultures,'' and "slightly backwards.''</p><p></p><p>This flare-up over the kirpan rehashes an issue that many thought settled in a 2006 Supreme Court decision.</p><p></p><p>The court ruled 8-0 that a total ban of the kirpan in a Quebec school violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms because it infringed on religious freedoms.</p><p></p><p>However, in that same 2006 decision, the court also allowed school boards to impose some restrictions in the name of public safety.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110119/mtl_bloc_110119/20110119/?hub=MontrealHome" target="_blank">http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110119/mtl_bloc_110119/20110119/?hub=MontrealHome</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 140772, member: 35"] Bloc Quebecois says time has come to ban Sikh kirpan from House of Commons The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Quebec's emotionally charged debate over multiculturalism has finally landed on the national stage and it centres on a ceremonial dagger worn by Sikhs. Members of the federal Parliament now face a demand to ban the kirpan - which is worn at all times by at least one Ontario MP. The discussion is being spurred by the Bloc Quebecois, which promised Wednesday to take up the issue with the House of Commons' all-party decision-making body. The initiative appeared to have little chance of success, because the board operates on consensus and the NDP described the Bloc move as shameful. That Bloc announcement came one day after a headline-grabbing move by security guards at the National Assembly to deny entry to four Sikhs because some were carrying kirpans. The incident became a flashpoint in the province's so-called "reasonable-accommodations'' debate, an ongoing discussion about where to draw the line on minority rights. That issue has already been the topic, in Quebec, of impassioned public hearings that led to the government tabling legislation. Bill 94 would deny government services to Muslim women wearing face-coverings, but the Pequiste opposition wants it to go further and regulate kirpans. Some commentators in English Canada expressed bafflement over this week's incident at the Quebec legislature. But commentary in the province has been almost universally positive - with some flashes of annoyance at the complaints from English Canada. The Bloc Quebecois wasted no time taking up the issue. The party released a statement applauding the previous day's move and announcing it would push the matter in Ottawa. "It was a well-founded decision (in Quebec) and it is perhaps time that Parliament adopt similar rules,'' the Bloc's whip, Claude DeBellefeuille, said in a statement. "It's not a debate about religious symbols or a social debate above and beyond that,'' she later told The Canadian Press. "It is really a security question and we have to look again at our practices.'' Mixed reaction The issue hits close to home for one Liberal MP who wears the kirpan in the lower chamber. Navdeep Bains accused the Bloc of seeking to make cheap political gains from the controversy. "I think it's fear-mongering at its best,'' Bains said. "There is no real reason to bring this issue up now. I've been wearing a kirpan since 2004 and they have never raised this as a cause of concern.'' The reaction from the Conservative party, however, was far more muted, with a spokesman for Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney saying questions on the security of the House of Commons should be handled by the sergeant-at-arms. The NDP flat out rejected the Bloc proposal. "Shame on the Bloc for playing divisive political games,'' said Olivia Chow, an NDP MP and wife of NDP Leader Jack Layton. "There have been Sikh MPs in the House for years. This has never been an issue nor should it be.'' Aside from Bains, there are at least two other practising Sikhs in the Commons, though it's not clear whether the others ever wear kirpans. As federal politicians cautiously sought to position themselves on the emerging debate, commentary was exercised in the media and in cyberspace Wednesday. An editorial in one national newspaper accused the legislature of "failing to live up to its obligation'' to promote the widest possible participation in the democratic process. But the comments from readers were widely laudatory of the legislature's decision - with many heartily applauding the Bloc. Meanwhile, Quebec's chattering class circled the wagons. Mario Dumont, who once led the populist Action democratique du Quebec, said on a radio show that such editorials were yet another example of "Quebec-bashing'' from the rest of Canada. One of the most popular bloggers in the province, La Presse's Patrick Lagace, accused the critics of unfairly tarring Quebecers as "bigots,'' "closed to other cultures,'' and "slightly backwards.'' This flare-up over the kirpan rehashes an issue that many thought settled in a 2006 Supreme Court decision. The court ruled 8-0 that a total ban of the kirpan in a Quebec school violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms because it infringed on religious freedoms. However, in that same 2006 decision, the court also allowed school boards to impose some restrictions in the name of public safety. [url]http://montreal.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110119/mtl_bloc_110119/20110119/?hub=MontrealHome[/url] [/QUOTE]
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