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ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
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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)
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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)
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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Punjabi: The Umbilical Chord
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 118334" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Punjabi: The Umbilical Chord</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>by JONAH OWEN LAMB</strong></p><p></p><p> There's a lasting link between the 35-character alphabet used to write Punjabi and the Sikh religion. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>The Sikh scriptures and the Punjabi language of many Sikhs were written in a script known as Gurmukhi. So to be fully initiated into the religion, you must know how to read it. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>That has created a problem for the Sikh community of Livingston, California, U.S.A. Their children, many of whom speak only English, aren't able to understand the service in the gudwara - let alone some of their own family members. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>The problem, increasingly common in many Sikh communities, is threatening to create a cultural, linguistic and religious divide between generations, said several local Sikhs and the Sikh media. It's also a threat to the continuance of the religion among second- and third-generation Sikh-Americans. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>But since April 2009, because of the effort of a group of Sikhs in Livingston, 50 to 60 children have been taking weekly Punjabi classes. </p><p> And recently the group was given a more permanent home at Selma Herndon Elementary School. Henry Escobar, the Livingston superintendent of schools, has provided the Punjabi classes the use of several classrooms at the school. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>"The kids were losing out," said Kirpal Singh Grewal, one of the people who helped organize the language classes. "There was no opportunity for them to attend some classes, so they didn't really know the language." </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Kirpal's wife, Tripat Kaur, who helps teach Punjabi language classes, said that for many Sikhs the fact that their children couldn't understand what was being said in the temple was at the heart of the effort to create Punjabi-language classes. "The religious part was very important," she said. </p><p> In early 2009, a group of concerned Sikhs, including Kirpal Singh, his wife and Hardeep Singh Rai, got together to start classes, said Tripat Kaur. First, they taught the classes in the gurdwara, but there wasn't enough room. "Everything was there except for the proper place," he explained. Four Merced College students who speak Punjabi helped teach, along with several community members in Livingston. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>While it isn't the first effort to start such a school, so far it's the only local effort that's lasted, said Kirpal. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Tripat said earlier efforts failed for several reasons. Many in the Sikh community are working-class folks, and either aren't literate in Punjabi themselves or, since they're recent immigrants, wanted their children to learn English. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Kirpal said the classes in Livingston are part of a larger effort by Sikhs to keep their traditions alive as new generations grow up in the U.S. "This is a movement to revive our culture and language," he said. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>The movement isn't confined to Livingston. </p><p> </p><p></p><p>An article in the Spring 2008 in a San Jose based Sikh weekly newspaper warned that the loss of knowledge of the Gurmukhi alphabet was widespread - and not just in the U.S. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> Nanak Singh "Nishter" wrote that not only were many of the Sikhs in India were illiterate in their own language, but many others were learning to read other scripts instead of Gurmukhi. "It is the prime responsibility of every Sikh to search ways and means to counter every attempt to undermine the Gurmukhi script," </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> At least in Livingston, the trend looks as if it may be reversing itself. </p><p> </p><p> [Courtesy: <em>Mercury News</em>] </p><p> <em>January 7, 2009</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 118334, member: 1"] [B]Punjabi: The Umbilical Chord[/B] [B]by JONAH OWEN LAMB[/B] There's a lasting link between the 35-character alphabet used to write Punjabi and the Sikh religion. The Sikh scriptures and the Punjabi language of many Sikhs were written in a script known as Gurmukhi. So to be fully initiated into the religion, you must know how to read it. That has created a problem for the Sikh community of Livingston, California, U.S.A. Their children, many of whom speak only English, aren't able to understand the service in the gudwara - let alone some of their own family members. The problem, increasingly common in many Sikh communities, is threatening to create a cultural, linguistic and religious divide between generations, said several local Sikhs and the Sikh media. It's also a threat to the continuance of the religion among second- and third-generation Sikh-Americans. But since April 2009, because of the effort of a group of Sikhs in Livingston, 50 to 60 children have been taking weekly Punjabi classes. And recently the group was given a more permanent home at Selma Herndon Elementary School. Henry Escobar, the Livingston superintendent of schools, has provided the Punjabi classes the use of several classrooms at the school. "The kids were losing out," said Kirpal Singh Grewal, one of the people who helped organize the language classes. "There was no opportunity for them to attend some classes, so they didn't really know the language." Kirpal's wife, Tripat Kaur, who helps teach Punjabi language classes, said that for many Sikhs the fact that their children couldn't understand what was being said in the temple was at the heart of the effort to create Punjabi-language classes. "The religious part was very important," she said. In early 2009, a group of concerned Sikhs, including Kirpal Singh, his wife and Hardeep Singh Rai, got together to start classes, said Tripat Kaur. First, they taught the classes in the gurdwara, but there wasn't enough room. "Everything was there except for the proper place," he explained. Four Merced College students who speak Punjabi helped teach, along with several community members in Livingston. While it isn't the first effort to start such a school, so far it's the only local effort that's lasted, said Kirpal. Tripat said earlier efforts failed for several reasons. Many in the Sikh community are working-class folks, and either aren't literate in Punjabi themselves or, since they're recent immigrants, wanted their children to learn English. Kirpal said the classes in Livingston are part of a larger effort by Sikhs to keep their traditions alive as new generations grow up in the U.S. "This is a movement to revive our culture and language," he said. The movement isn't confined to Livingston. An article in the Spring 2008 in a San Jose based Sikh weekly newspaper warned that the loss of knowledge of the Gurmukhi alphabet was widespread - and not just in the U.S. Nanak Singh "Nishter" wrote that not only were many of the Sikhs in India were illiterate in their own language, but many others were learning to read other scripts instead of Gurmukhi. "It is the prime responsibility of every Sikh to search ways and means to counter every attempt to undermine the Gurmukhi script," At least in Livingston, the trend looks as if it may be reversing itself. [Courtesy: [I]Mercury News[/I]] [I]January 7, 2009[/I] [/QUOTE]
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