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Pahre (74-78)
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Gurbani (94-109)
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Ashtpadi (129-130)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
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Gurbani (151-185)
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Gurbani (347-348)
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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)
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Gurbani (537-556)
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Gurbani (557-564)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
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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)
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Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
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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)
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Gurbani (1319-23)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
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Gurbani (1352-53)
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Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
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ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 138484" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">Sikh MP's Bill Gets National Holocaust Monument for Canada </span></span></strong></p><p> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">IANS</span></span> <span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">Sunday, 12 December 2010</span></span> <span style="color: navy">By Gurmukh Singh</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: navy">TORONTO: A first-time Sikh member of the Canadian parliament has earned the rare distinction of getting his private member's bill to set up a National Holocaust Monument in the country passed unanimously.</span></strong></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Bill C-442 moved by Tim Uppal, who was elected to parliament for the first time in the last elections in 2008, was passed with all-party support by the House of Commons earlier this week.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">It is rare that the Canadian parliament has passed a private member's bill unanimously. The 36-year-old Uppal belongs to the ruling Conservative Party.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">With the passage of Uppal's bill, Canada will join other allied nations to set up a National Holocaust Museum in memory of the six million Jews who were systematically killed by the Nazis during World War II.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">In his speech at the passage of the bill, Uppal said, "Members of Parliament are charged with two important roles - fighting for the interests of their constituents, and pursuing issues which will benefit Canada as a whole.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">"I believe that establishing a National Holocaust Monument speaks to both of these roles, and will help instill in future generations of Canadians an understanding of the atrocities of the Holocaust through a visible, tangible icon.''</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The Canadian government will provide land for the monument to be set up in the national capital region Ottawa. Funds for the monument will be raised through public donations.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The Sikh MP said the Holocaust was one of the darkest chapters in human history when the Nazis tried to eliminate all groups they considered racially inferior, including the Jews, Roma and the disabled. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">He also mentioned the Canadian gesture in 1947 to admit over 1,000 Jewish war orphans. Today, Canadian Jews are a thriving community of about 350,000 people.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Uppal is the third turbaned Sikh to become member of the Canadian parliament after Gurbax Singh Malhi and Navdeep Singh Bains. He represents the Edmonton-Sherwood Park constituency in the House. Currently, there are nine Indo-Canadian MPs in the Canadian parliament.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>source:</strong> </span><a href="http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/sikh-mps-bill-gets-national-holocaust-monument-canada/26920" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: navy">http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/sikh-mps-bill-gets-national-holocaust-monument-canada/26920</span></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 138484, member: 884"] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]Sikh MP's Bill Gets National Holocaust Monument for Canada [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]IANS[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]Sunday, 12 December 2010[/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=navy]By Gurmukh Singh[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=navy]TORONTO: A first-time Sikh member of the Canadian parliament has earned the rare distinction of getting his private member's bill to set up a National Holocaust Monument in the country passed unanimously.[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=navy]Bill C-442 moved by Tim Uppal, who was elected to parliament for the first time in the last elections in 2008, was passed with all-party support by the House of Commons earlier this week.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]It is rare that the Canadian parliament has passed a private member's bill unanimously. The 36-year-old Uppal belongs to the ruling Conservative Party.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]With the passage of Uppal's bill, Canada will join other allied nations to set up a National Holocaust Museum in memory of the six million Jews who were systematically killed by the Nazis during World War II.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]In his speech at the passage of the bill, Uppal said, "Members of Parliament are charged with two important roles - fighting for the interests of their constituents, and pursuing issues which will benefit Canada as a whole.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]"I believe that establishing a National Holocaust Monument speaks to both of these roles, and will help instill in future generations of Canadians an understanding of the atrocities of the Holocaust through a visible, tangible icon.''[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The Canadian government will provide land for the monument to be set up in the national capital region Ottawa. Funds for the monument will be raised through public donations.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The Sikh MP said the Holocaust was one of the darkest chapters in human history when the Nazis tried to eliminate all groups they considered racially inferior, including the Jews, Roma and the disabled. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]He also mentioned the Canadian gesture in 1947 to admit over 1,000 Jewish war orphans. Today, Canadian Jews are a thriving community of about 350,000 people.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Uppal is the third turbaned Sikh to become member of the Canadian parliament after Gurbax Singh Malhi and Navdeep Singh Bains. He represents the Edmonton-Sherwood Park constituency in the House. Currently, there are nine Indo-Canadian MPs in the Canadian parliament.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]source:[/B] [/COLOR][URL="http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/sikh-mps-bill-gets-national-holocaust-monument-canada/26920"][U][COLOR=navy]http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/sikh-mps-bill-gets-national-holocaust-monument-canada/26920[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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