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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)
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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)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
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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)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
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SGPC Covered Under RTI, Says CIC
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 116709" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">source: <a href="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091205/punjab.htm#2" target="_blank">The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab</a></span></span></em></span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">SGPC covered under RTI, says CIC </span></span></span></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: darkslateblue"><strong>Chitleen K Sethi</strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Tribune News Service</span></span></span></strong></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: darkslateblue"><strong>Chandigarh, December 4</strong></span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">The Punjab State Information Commission has held that the SGPC is a “public authority” and comes under the Right to Information Act</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Taking up three cases pertaining to the denial of information to applicants by the SGPC, the Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab, Ramesh Inder Singh, today stated that the SGPC was a creation of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, marking the culmination of the struggle of the Sikh people to wrest control of their places of worship from mahants or priests. “The objective of the legislation was to provide for better administration of certain Sikh gurdwaras. The Act provides for an elected democratic regime to manage the affairs of gurdwaras. Transparency and openness are, therefore, in consonance with the democratic character of the SGPC,” he wrote in his orders. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">The CIC also noted that the SGPC had been giving information under the RTI Act in some cases while refusing information in others on the grounds that it was not covered under the RTI Act as it was not owned, controlled or financed by the government. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">It was argued by the SGPC that no other religious institution or a place of worship of any other religion was subject to the RTI Act and, therefore, there was no reason why the SGPC should be subjected to the provisions of the RTI Act. It was also pleaded that allowing information may lead to a situation where non-believers may seek information which would interfere with the religious rights of the minority to manage and administer its own religious and educational affairs. Lastly, it was argued that the SGPC was not one body but there were many branches and organisations of the SGPC. </span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">The information seekers had, however, said that the SGPC was a body established by an Act of the legislature and, therefore, it was a public authority. It was further argued that unless the disclosure of information was exempted under Section 8 or 9 of the Act, the respondent had no option but to supply the information. The identity of the organisations exempted from the provisions of the RTI Act has been mentioned in the Second Schedule to the Act, in conformity with Section 24 of the RTI Act. The SGPC is not mentioned in the Second Schedule. Lastly, it was argued that even private organisations under certain circumstances were subject to the operation of the RTI Act and the SGPC could not seek exemption on the grounds that it does not receive substantial financial assistance from the state</span></span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Disagreeing with the arguments put forth by the SGPC and ordering it to provide information to the applicants within 15 days, Ramesh Inder Singh said: “The fact that it is not funded by the state or the fact that some of its educational institutions do not get any financial aid from the government is not material; it is a public authority because it is the creation of law.”</span> </span></span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 116709, member: 884"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][I][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]source: [URL="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20091205/punjab.htm#2"]The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab[/URL][/SIZE][/FONT][/I][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=5][COLOR=darkslateblue]SGPC covered under RTI, says CIC [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=darkslateblue][B]Chitleen K Sethi[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][SIZE=2][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=darkslateblue]Tribune News Service[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#483d8b][/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [SIZE=2][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=darkslateblue][B]Chandigarh, December 4[/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [B][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#483d8b][/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [SIZE=2][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=darkslateblue]The Punjab State Information Commission has held that the SGPC is a “public authority” and comes under the Right to Information Act[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=darkslateblue]Taking up three cases pertaining to the denial of information to applicants by the SGPC, the Chief Information Commissioner, Punjab, Ramesh Inder Singh, today stated that the SGPC was a creation of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, marking the culmination of the struggle of the Sikh people to wrest control of their places of worship from mahants or priests. “The objective of the legislation was to provide for better administration of certain Sikh gurdwaras. The Act provides for an elected democratic regime to manage the affairs of gurdwaras. Transparency and openness are, therefore, in consonance with the democratic character of the SGPC,” he wrote in his orders. [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=darkslateblue]The CIC also noted that the SGPC had been giving information under the RTI Act in some cases while refusing information in others on the grounds that it was not covered under the RTI Act as it was not owned, controlled or financed by the government. [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=darkslateblue]It was argued by the SGPC that no other religious institution or a place of worship of any other religion was subject to the RTI Act and, therefore, there was no reason why the SGPC should be subjected to the provisions of the RTI Act. It was also pleaded that allowing information may lead to a situation where non-believers may seek information which would interfere with the religious rights of the minority to manage and administer its own religious and educational affairs. Lastly, it was argued that the SGPC was not one body but there were many branches and organisations of the SGPC. [/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=darkslateblue]The information seekers had, however, said that the SGPC was a body established by an Act of the legislature and, therefore, it was a public authority. It was further argued that unless the disclosure of information was exempted under Section 8 or 9 of the Act, the respondent had no option but to supply the information. The identity of the organisations exempted from the provisions of the RTI Act has been mentioned in the Second Schedule to the Act, in conformity with Section 24 of the RTI Act. The SGPC is not mentioned in the Second Schedule. Lastly, it was argued that even private organisations under certain circumstances were subject to the operation of the RTI Act and the SGPC could not seek exemption on the grounds that it does not receive substantial financial assistance from the state[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=darkslateblue]Disagreeing with the arguments put forth by the SGPC and ordering it to provide information to the applicants within 15 days, Ramesh Inder Singh said: “The fact that it is not funded by the state or the fact that some of its educational institutions do not get any financial aid from the government is not material; it is a public authority because it is the creation of law.”[/COLOR] [/FONT][/SIZE] [/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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