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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="polpol" data-source="post: 129588" data-attributes="member: 12142"><p>Last year there was lots of talk about reasonable accommodation towards immigrants. Here in Quebec there are not many Hindus or Sikhs probably because of the language. We have lots of muslims mostly from french speaking Maghreb. The media also have an important role in the way people see other cultures. Muslims are in a way the first victims of terrorism as they are all being profiled as violent.</p><p> There were some incidences that exasperated Canadians. The Sikh who went to court and gained the right to wear a turban along his Mounted Police uniform certainly irritated some since the uniform is such an important symbol of Canadian identity. Here in Quebec, a young Sikh lad accidently dropped his knife (sorry I forgot the real name, Kurpan?), in the school yard during recess and the parents were shocked to know he was carrying a weapon since weapons are not aloud in school especially after there had been some bloodshed in schools. The boy got permission to keep his Kurpan(?) after his parents went to court and this made most people think "What ever happened to the old saying, IN ROME, live like a ROMAN?". In Quebec people are particularly xenophobic because up until recently they were a closely knit hegemonic society and being a tiny minority in the midst of an aglosaxon ocean, they tend to paranoi about their survival. They are indeed a historic abberation because they were supposed to dissapear through assimilation a long time ago but instead they survived mostly because of the Catholic Church that dominated until the 60's through xenophobia and fanatism and had them multiply like rabbits. Unlike some Sikhs and some muslims the Hindu generally don't ask for any particular treatment so that may explain Canadians' attitudes. But in any case people should not abstain from coming to Canada or even Quebec because Canadians are truly nice charitable people. I guarantee that a Sikh family can settle in a remote village were people say they don't appreciate strangers but one can be positively sure that these same people will get together and assist the immigrant family as much as they can with immense generosity. I arrived here with my family in 62 and Quebec was just starting to get out of the dark ages. It was difficult and I still feel a stranger but it's not that bad. My poor father left Egypt to escape muslim fanatism and he found himself face to face with Catholic fanatism which was much worse. We were not even aloud to attend the same schools as other kids because we were not Catholic (though we were Christians), but my parents fought and we were accepted. Anyways, I think both the immigrant and the host must make some effort of acceptance and respect. The immigrant must abstain from showing that he is here only to get citizenship and economic advantages and he must think that there are obligations not only rights. The host must make an effort to fight ignorance and xenophobia.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="polpol, post: 129588, member: 12142"] Last year there was lots of talk about reasonable accommodation towards immigrants. Here in Quebec there are not many Hindus or Sikhs probably because of the language. We have lots of muslims mostly from french speaking Maghreb. The media also have an important role in the way people see other cultures. Muslims are in a way the first victims of terrorism as they are all being profiled as violent. There were some incidences that exasperated Canadians. The Sikh who went to court and gained the right to wear a turban along his Mounted Police uniform certainly irritated some since the uniform is such an important symbol of Canadian identity. Here in Quebec, a young Sikh lad accidently dropped his knife (sorry I forgot the real name, Kurpan?), in the school yard during recess and the parents were shocked to know he was carrying a weapon since weapons are not aloud in school especially after there had been some bloodshed in schools. The boy got permission to keep his Kurpan(?) after his parents went to court and this made most people think "What ever happened to the old saying, IN ROME, live like a ROMAN?". In Quebec people are particularly xenophobic because up until recently they were a closely knit hegemonic society and being a tiny minority in the midst of an aglosaxon ocean, they tend to paranoi about their survival. They are indeed a historic abberation because they were supposed to dissapear through assimilation a long time ago but instead they survived mostly because of the Catholic Church that dominated until the 60's through xenophobia and fanatism and had them multiply like rabbits. Unlike some Sikhs and some muslims the Hindu generally don't ask for any particular treatment so that may explain Canadians' attitudes. But in any case people should not abstain from coming to Canada or even Quebec because Canadians are truly nice charitable people. I guarantee that a Sikh family can settle in a remote village were people say they don't appreciate strangers but one can be positively sure that these same people will get together and assist the immigrant family as much as they can with immense generosity. I arrived here with my family in 62 and Quebec was just starting to get out of the dark ages. It was difficult and I still feel a stranger but it's not that bad. My poor father left Egypt to escape muslim fanatism and he found himself face to face with Catholic fanatism which was much worse. We were not even aloud to attend the same schools as other kids because we were not Catholic (though we were Christians), but my parents fought and we were accepted. Anyways, I think both the immigrant and the host must make some effort of acceptance and respect. The immigrant must abstain from showing that he is here only to get citizenship and economic advantages and he must think that there are obligations not only rights. The host must make an effort to fight ignorance and xenophobia. [/QUOTE]
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