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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="drkhalsa" data-source="post: 20015" data-attributes="member: 384"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px">KAURS, the voice of Sikh women launched </span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Chitleen K. Sethi</span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Tribune News Service </span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Mohali, November 15</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">"Each girl born in this world is special — that is the feeling I want to convey through KAURS. Women have a special world of their own that sustains life on this earth and we need to celebrate it." Even as Roma Kaur spoke this before leading figures of the Sikh Community at the Toronto launch of the Sikh women's first international magazine, of which she is the Editor, for those who knew this bespectacled girl from the Panjab University, Chandigarh, knew this was the outcome of a dream long held close to the heart. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">A former student of French at Panjab University Chandigarh, Roma came from Jaipur to study in Punjab, a place where she always wanted to settle in. "But when you begin to speak French better than the French themselves it is very difficult for a small city to hold on to you. I was teaching in France for some years and then went to Canada where I worked for Omni Television. A brief internship with the UN helped me learn about women-related initiatives in other countries. That is when the idea took birth," she told The Tribune today over the phone. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The idea grew when Roma came back to India last year. "I realised that there was a definite vacuum as far as good quality reading material for women was concerned. After long discussions with a host of old and new friends in Chandigarh through months, the idea of KAURS took shape. And here I am, a year later, with the fruits of my labour in my hands," she said. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">"KAURS" is a bi-monthly and bilingual (English/ Punjabi) magazine which would be published in Chandigarh but sold both in India and abroad. The magazine would be launched in Chandigarh before the end of this month. "KAURS is the manifestation of the voice of the contemporary Sikh women who have chosen to live according to the principles of Sikhism and seek guidance from their glorious history. It also seeks to celebrate a woman's active role in inspiring and guiding her family through her wisdom and patience while continuing to pursue her own career ambitions and professional development," she said. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">But why only Sikh women? "Each community, ethnicity, race, faith or culture have something unique about their existence and something different to offer to this world. Sikh religion, as the world's fifth largest religion is no exception, and in fact, stands out to be one of the least known across the globe. With millions of Sikhs living in different countries, they have retained their culture in a very significant manner. But I feel that it is important to interact multi-culturally to know our own culture in the best light. KAURS would make an effort to talk about women in different cultures even as its focus would remain on Sikh women across the world," she said. The magazine is, however, not an all religious affair. "KAURS would be highlighting strong and inspiring women who can be role models for our readers. Apart from that, the magazine will talk about the latest technology; the world of home and office décor; provide tips on pet care and gardening; bring home historical perspectives on women from other cultures. Poetry, literature, the magazine would have it all," claimed Roma, adding that the emphasis would be on the importance of "spirituality highlighting the shades of the devotee in all </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="drkhalsa, post: 20015, member: 384"] [CENTER][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=4]KAURS, the voice of Sikh women launched [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Chitleen K. Sethi Tribune News Service [/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/CENTER] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2] Mohali, November 15 "Each girl born in this world is special — that is the feeling I want to convey through KAURS. Women have a special world of their own that sustains life on this earth and we need to celebrate it." Even as Roma Kaur spoke this before leading figures of the Sikh Community at the Toronto launch of the Sikh women's first international magazine, of which she is the Editor, for those who knew this bespectacled girl from the Panjab University, Chandigarh, knew this was the outcome of a dream long held close to the heart. A former student of French at Panjab University Chandigarh, Roma came from Jaipur to study in Punjab, a place where she always wanted to settle in. "But when you begin to speak French better than the French themselves it is very difficult for a small city to hold on to you. I was teaching in France for some years and then went to Canada where I worked for Omni Television. A brief internship with the UN helped me learn about women-related initiatives in other countries. That is when the idea took birth," she told The Tribune today over the phone. The idea grew when Roma came back to India last year. "I realised that there was a definite vacuum as far as good quality reading material for women was concerned. After long discussions with a host of old and new friends in Chandigarh through months, the idea of KAURS took shape. And here I am, a year later, with the fruits of my labour in my hands," she said. "KAURS" is a bi-monthly and bilingual (English/ Punjabi) magazine which would be published in Chandigarh but sold both in India and abroad. The magazine would be launched in Chandigarh before the end of this month. "KAURS is the manifestation of the voice of the contemporary Sikh women who have chosen to live according to the principles of Sikhism and seek guidance from their glorious history. It also seeks to celebrate a woman's active role in inspiring and guiding her family through her wisdom and patience while continuing to pursue her own career ambitions and professional development," she said. But why only Sikh women? "Each community, ethnicity, race, faith or culture have something unique about their existence and something different to offer to this world. Sikh religion, as the world's fifth largest religion is no exception, and in fact, stands out to be one of the least known across the globe. With millions of Sikhs living in different countries, they have retained their culture in a very significant manner. But I feel that it is important to interact multi-culturally to know our own culture in the best light. KAURS would make an effort to talk about women in different cultures even as its focus would remain on Sikh women across the world," she said. The magazine is, however, not an all religious affair. "KAURS would be highlighting strong and inspiring women who can be role models for our readers. Apart from that, the magazine will talk about the latest technology; the world of home and office décor; provide tips on pet care and gardening; bring home historical perspectives on women from other cultures. Poetry, literature, the magazine would have it all," claimed Roma, adding that the emphasis would be on the importance of "spirituality highlighting the shades of the devotee in all [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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