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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="spnadmin" data-source="post: 108283" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong>Re: Khalsa Elementary School in East Vancouver destroyed by fire !</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Vancouver police say Sikh school blaze deliberate</strong></p><p></p><p>By David Carrigg and Sam Cooper, The Province</p><p>August 1, 2009</p><p> </p><p></p><p> <a href="http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:setClass%28%27storypage%27,%27story_photo_content%27%29;" target="_blank"><img src="http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.theprovince.com/news/major%20fire%20destroys%20khalsa%20school%20east%20vancouver/1844852/1845631.bin" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:setClass%28%27storypage%27,%27story_photo_content%27%29;" target="_blank">More Images »</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Firefighters douse a suspicious blaze that razed most of the buildings on the Vancouver campus of Khalsa School early Thursday morning.</strong></p><p></p><p>Photograph by: Sam Cooper (from video), The Province</p><p></p><p>Police confirmed Friday that the Vancouver Khalsa School had been deliberately torched. Const. Jana McGuinness, of the Vancouver Police Department, said police are now ramping up their call for witnesses to Thursday's fire at the East Vancouver elementary school. </p><p></p><p>The fire, on the 5900-block of Prince Albert Street, erupted at 7:45 a.m. when a staff member entered the school and smelt smoke. Another person in the building pulled the fire alarm.</p><p></p><p>The fire spread quickly, the school was heavily damaged but no one was injured.</p><p>Arson investigators are appealing for the woman who pulled the fire alarm to contact them as she may have important information relating to this investigation.</p><p></p><p>Earlier, Sikh community members involved in the school were rejoicing over the "miracle" rescue of a priceless holy book from a blaze.</p><p></p><p>Amid the charred ruins of the Sikh school there was a touching scene as a group of firefighters carried a heavy holy book — wrapped in a protective white shroud — from a portable that served as a community temple.</p><p></p><p>The firefighters handed the book to white-cloaked elders, who held it overhead and chanted a holy song. Community members, many swooning and crying, surrounded the elders as they carried the book to a waiting vehicle.</p><p></p><p>"It's an answer to our prayers, God showed us he was there," said Rina Kaur Chawla, a former principal at the school, as she pointed toward the ruins. "It's a miracle when you look at that building; it was all in flames."</p><p></p><p>Chawla said the same book also had survived a 2004 fire at the school.</p><p></p><p>Chawla said the fire department made a special effort to save the book Thursday when the community informed McEwen where it was located. </p><p></p><p>McEwen said he was touched by the communities appreciation.</p><p></p><p>"It's the first holy book I've ever saved from a fire," he said with a laugh. "It touches the heart whenever you see people gather around with such emotion."</p><p></p><p>The fire had engulfed several buildings when firefighters arrived early Thursday morning.</p><p></p><p>"It's suspicious due to the fact buildings were fully involved instantaneously," McEwen said. Some area residents said there have been vandals in the area, but McEwen could not say if vandals were involved in starting the blaze.</p><p></p><p>A devastated Jasbir Bhatia, the school's principal, said: "I have absolutely no idea how it started. It's a big loss. Of course my staff will co-operate with (fire investigators.)" Bhatia said he has no idea where the 180 students will go for the upcoming school year.</p><p></p><p>In a media report Friday, Bhatia was quoted saying an office in the school was </p><p></p><p>ransacked, and a school employee had found the office in disarray and called 911 at 7:45 a.m., before being told to leave the school as the fire department was on the way.</p><p></p><p>On Thursday, McEwen told <em>The Province</em> he could not comment on whether a school employee was in fact in the building before the fire department arrived.</p><p></p><p>McEwen also said he could not comment on whether the 2004 fire at the school was believed to be suspicious.</p><p></p><p>It's reported three portable classrooms were destroyed in 2004 and no one was arrested in the following investigation.</p><p></p><p>School facility manager Andy Khattar told <em>The Province</em> the private school was started in 1986.</p><p></p><p>It's reported the school was started by Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was found not guilty in the 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182.</p><p></p><p>About 15 vehicles and 60 firefighters attended the fire. No injuries were reported.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 108283, member: 35"] [b]Re: Khalsa Elementary School in East Vancouver destroyed by fire ![/b] [B]Vancouver police say Sikh school blaze deliberate[/B] By David Carrigg and Sam Cooper, The Province August 1, 2009 [URL="http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:setClass%28%27storypage%27,%27story_photo_content%27%29;"][IMG]http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/www.theprovince.com/news/major%20fire%20destroys%20khalsa%20school%20east%20vancouver/1844852/1845631.bin[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://javascript%3Cb%3E%3C/b%3E:setClass%28%27storypage%27,%27story_photo_content%27%29;"]More Images »[/URL] [B]Firefighters douse a suspicious blaze that razed most of the buildings on the Vancouver campus of Khalsa School early Thursday morning.[/B] Photograph by: Sam Cooper (from video), The Province Police confirmed Friday that the Vancouver Khalsa School had been deliberately torched. Const. Jana McGuinness, of the Vancouver Police Department, said police are now ramping up their call for witnesses to Thursday's fire at the East Vancouver elementary school. The fire, on the 5900-block of Prince Albert Street, erupted at 7:45 a.m. when a staff member entered the school and smelt smoke. Another person in the building pulled the fire alarm. The fire spread quickly, the school was heavily damaged but no one was injured. Arson investigators are appealing for the woman who pulled the fire alarm to contact them as she may have important information relating to this investigation. Earlier, Sikh community members involved in the school were rejoicing over the "miracle" rescue of a priceless holy book from a blaze. Amid the charred ruins of the Sikh school there was a touching scene as a group of firefighters carried a heavy holy book — wrapped in a protective white shroud — from a portable that served as a community temple. The firefighters handed the book to white-cloaked elders, who held it overhead and chanted a holy song. Community members, many swooning and crying, surrounded the elders as they carried the book to a waiting vehicle. "It's an answer to our prayers, God showed us he was there," said Rina Kaur Chawla, a former principal at the school, as she pointed toward the ruins. "It's a miracle when you look at that building; it was all in flames." Chawla said the same book also had survived a 2004 fire at the school. Chawla said the fire department made a special effort to save the book Thursday when the community informed McEwen where it was located. McEwen said he was touched by the communities appreciation. "It's the first holy book I've ever saved from a fire," he said with a laugh. "It touches the heart whenever you see people gather around with such emotion." The fire had engulfed several buildings when firefighters arrived early Thursday morning. "It's suspicious due to the fact buildings were fully involved instantaneously," McEwen said. Some area residents said there have been vandals in the area, but McEwen could not say if vandals were involved in starting the blaze. A devastated Jasbir Bhatia, the school's principal, said: "I have absolutely no idea how it started. It's a big loss. Of course my staff will co-operate with (fire investigators.)" Bhatia said he has no idea where the 180 students will go for the upcoming school year. In a media report Friday, Bhatia was quoted saying an office in the school was ransacked, and a school employee had found the office in disarray and called 911 at 7:45 a.m., before being told to leave the school as the fire department was on the way. On Thursday, McEwen told [I]The Province[/I] he could not comment on whether a school employee was in fact in the building before the fire department arrived. McEwen also said he could not comment on whether the 2004 fire at the school was believed to be suspicious. It's reported three portable classrooms were destroyed in 2004 and no one was arrested in the following investigation. School facility manager Andy Khattar told [I]The Province[/I] the private school was started in 1986. It's reported the school was started by Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was found not guilty in the 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182. About 15 vehicles and 60 firefighters attended the fire. No injuries were reported. [/QUOTE]
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