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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)
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Baavan Akhari (250-262)
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Thittee (296-300)
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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)
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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="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 129884" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">Canada-bound female spouses</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">from India need counselling </span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><!-- END HEADLINE --><!-- BEGIN STORY BODY --><span style="color: navy">Gurmukh SinghWed, Jul 14 03:12 PM </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>Toronto, July 14 (IANS)</strong> With rampant domestic violence, including honour killings, against women in Indian and other South Asian communities in Canada, a study here has recommended bold steps to confront the problem.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">These steps include counselling sessions by Canadian missions for women in their native India and Pakistan before they land in Canada after marriages.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">In her study titled 'Culturally driven violence against women' among south Asians here, Indo-Canadian social activist Aruna Papp says the fast-growing community has the highest domestic violence in Canada.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">'Since 2002, the murders of 12 women were identified as honour killings; three other murders identified as domestic violence also have the hallmarks of an honour killing,' she says, giving examples of young Sikh and Muslim women killed by their fathers and brothers to protect 'family honour'.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Since spouses coming from India and Pakistan bear the brunt of domestic violence, Papp says these sponsored women should be provided mandatory counselling sessions in their country of origin before they land here.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">'The session would be administered and staffed by Canadian citizens. The goal of this training would be to educate women about their rights and Canadian culture and values,' she says in her recommendations.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">This training will educate women how to approach help centres in Canada in case they are subjected to domestic violence.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Papp has also recommended 'mandatory orientation' for men in Canada sponsoring women to educate them about sponsorship rules and regulations.</span></p><p><span style="color: navy">'Men, too, should be educated on the values and laws regarding gender equality.'</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">With a record number of men and women entering into fake marriages to come to Canada, the study says, 'Men making applications to sponsor a wife need to be investigated to check how many times they have been married, examine their pattern of sponsorship and document how the previous spouse is being financially supported.'</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">But since Canadian immigration officers posted in India or elsewhere are not culturally trained to catch these individuals, the study has recommended that 'cultural competency training for frontline personnel would ease the process for immigrants'.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Papp has also urged the Canadian government to stamp out 'ghost consultants' in the South Asian community who run fake services for immigration, sponsorship and marriage.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">To draw attention of policy makers to the cases of honour killings, the report begins with the 1999 killing of five-year-old Farah Khan by her father and stepmother after the father claimed she was not his child.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Among other cases, the report also refers to the honour killing of two young Sikh women - 17-year-old Amandeep Singh Atwal in 2003 by her father for living with her white boyfriend and 22-year-old Amandeep Kaur Dhillon last year by her father-in-law for allegedly seeing another man.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><em>(Gurmukh Singh can be contacted at </em></span><a href="mailto:gurmukh.s@ians.in"><span style="color: navy"><em>gurmukh.s@ians.in</em></span></a><span style="color: navy"><em>)</em></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">source:</span> </p><p><a href="http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20100714/890/twl-canada-bound-female-spouses-from-ind.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20100714/890/twl-canada-bound-female-spouses-from-ind.html</span></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 129884, member: 884"] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]Canada-bound female spouses[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]from India need counselling [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] <!-- END HEADLINE --><!-- BEGIN STORY BODY -->[COLOR=navy]Gurmukh SinghWed, Jul 14 03:12 PM [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]Toronto, July 14 (IANS)[/B] With rampant domestic violence, including honour killings, against women in Indian and other South Asian communities in Canada, a study here has recommended bold steps to confront the problem.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]These steps include counselling sessions by Canadian missions for women in their native India and Pakistan before they land in Canada after marriages.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]In her study titled 'Culturally driven violence against women' among south Asians here, Indo-Canadian social activist Aruna Papp says the fast-growing community has the highest domestic violence in Canada.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]'Since 2002, the murders of 12 women were identified as honour killings; three other murders identified as domestic violence also have the hallmarks of an honour killing,' she says, giving examples of young Sikh and Muslim women killed by their fathers and brothers to protect 'family honour'.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Since spouses coming from India and Pakistan bear the brunt of domestic violence, Papp says these sponsored women should be provided mandatory counselling sessions in their country of origin before they land here.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]'The session would be administered and staffed by Canadian citizens. The goal of this training would be to educate women about their rights and Canadian culture and values,' she says in her recommendations.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]This training will educate women how to approach help centres in Canada in case they are subjected to domestic violence.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Papp has also recommended 'mandatory orientation' for men in Canada sponsoring women to educate them about sponsorship rules and regulations.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]'Men, too, should be educated on the values and laws regarding gender equality.'[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]With a record number of men and women entering into fake marriages to come to Canada, the study says, 'Men making applications to sponsor a wife need to be investigated to check how many times they have been married, examine their pattern of sponsorship and document how the previous spouse is being financially supported.'[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]But since Canadian immigration officers posted in India or elsewhere are not culturally trained to catch these individuals, the study has recommended that 'cultural competency training for frontline personnel would ease the process for immigrants'.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Papp has also urged the Canadian government to stamp out 'ghost consultants' in the South Asian community who run fake services for immigration, sponsorship and marriage.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]To draw attention of policy makers to the cases of honour killings, the report begins with the 1999 killing of five-year-old Farah Khan by her father and stepmother after the father claimed she was not his child.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Among other cases, the report also refers to the honour killing of two young Sikh women - 17-year-old Amandeep Singh Atwal in 2003 by her father for living with her white boyfriend and 22-year-old Amandeep Kaur Dhillon last year by her father-in-law for allegedly seeing another man.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][I](Gurmukh Singh can be contacted at [/I][/COLOR][EMAIL="gurmukh.s@ians.in"][COLOR=navy][I]gurmukh.s@ians.in[/I][/COLOR][/EMAIL][COLOR=navy][I])[/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]source:[/COLOR] [URL="http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20100714/890/twl-canada-bound-female-spouses-from-ind.html"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20100714/890/twl-canada-bound-female-spouses-from-ind.html[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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