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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="Chaan Pardesi" data-source="post: 136099" data-attributes="member: 7047"><p>Islamabad, Nov 1 (IANS) A group of Sikh families, who fled from Pakistan's Orakzai tribal agency after Taliban rebels unleashed a reign of terror, have now returned home. Said a beaming 11-year-old: 'I'm very happy to have returned to my village.' </p><p></p><p>The family of 11-year-old Rajindar Kaur, a resident of Sam Ferozkhel village in the Orakzai tribal agency, along with dozens of other Sikh families abandoned their village and fled as heavily armed Taliban guerrillas advanced. </p><p> </p><p>Rajindar is happy to have returned to her village located in the thickly-forested mountains and surrounded by walnut and apple orchards. </p><p> </p><p>'I'm very happy to have returned to my village,' Rajindar told The Express Tribune. </p><p> </p><p>The Sikh girl said they were concerned that they may never see their village again when they left. </p><p> </p><p>'We returned to our village after the authorities told us that the area is safe.' </p><p> </p><p>Kaur's family is one of the 26 Sikh families who left the area about 18 months ago. They had been living in Orakzai Agency for generations. </p><p> </p><p>The Taliban, after establishing a stronghold in the area, imposed jaziya - a tax levied on non-Muslims in an Islamic state - on the local Sikh community. </p><p> </p><p>The Sikhs found it hard to meet the demand and they quietly left, leaving behind their businesses and household items that were looted by militants. </p><p> </p><p>Pakistani soldiers flushed out Taliban insurgents and Lower Orakzai has been cleared of the rebels. This helped the displaced Sikh families to return Oct 27. </p><p> </p><p>Sikh families are now attempting to rebuild their lives. </p><p> </p><p>'We left our homes and took with us just the clothes we were wearing,' Jaswant Singh, an elder of the Sikh community, was quoted as saying. </p><p> </p><p>'We went to Peshawar and rented a house there.' </p><p> </p><p>He added: 'The Taliban asked us to pay Rs.12 million in jaziya. We were able to come up with just Rs.6.5 million. But then they started raiding our houses, demanding the remaining amount. We had no option but to leave the area.' </p><p> </p><p>Preetam Singh, who too had fled, said that he had rented out his farmland for Rs.50,000. 'When I was leaving the area, my crop was worth Rs.1 million and was ready for harvest.' </p><p> </p><p>Abdul Wali, a Ferozkhel tribesman, said they were pained by the Sikh community's problems. </p><p> </p><p>'We tried to protect the Sikh community as best as we can, but we were helpless after the Taliban banned us from carrying weapons,' he said, adding: 'Initially, we tried to resist the Taliban but gave up after losing 50 of our men...We could not fight a much stronger force for long, that too without any government help.' </p><p> </p><p>An army official said that security forces have cleared '90 percent of Orakzai Agency' of militants. This enabled displaced tribesmen, along with the Sikh families, to return. </p><p> </p><p>'We are taking good care of them. They are being provided extra security,' the official said. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: left"><a href="http://sify.com/news/sikhs-in-pakistan-pick-up-pieces-of-their-shattered-lives-news-international-klbmOjfffei.html" target="_blank">http://sify.com/news/sikhs-in-pakistan-pick-up-pieces-of-their-shattered-lives-news-international-klbmOjfffei.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaan Pardesi, post: 136099, member: 7047"] Islamabad, Nov 1 (IANS) A group of Sikh families, who fled from Pakistan's Orakzai tribal agency after Taliban rebels unleashed a reign of terror, have now returned home. Said a beaming 11-year-old: 'I'm very happy to have returned to my village.' The family of 11-year-old Rajindar Kaur, a resident of Sam Ferozkhel village in the Orakzai tribal agency, along with dozens of other Sikh families abandoned their village and fled as heavily armed Taliban guerrillas advanced. Rajindar is happy to have returned to her village located in the thickly-forested mountains and surrounded by walnut and apple orchards. 'I'm very happy to have returned to my village,' Rajindar told The Express Tribune. The Sikh girl said they were concerned that they may never see their village again when they left. 'We returned to our village after the authorities told us that the area is safe.' Kaur's family is one of the 26 Sikh families who left the area about 18 months ago. They had been living in Orakzai Agency for generations. The Taliban, after establishing a stronghold in the area, imposed jaziya - a tax levied on non-Muslims in an Islamic state - on the local Sikh community. The Sikhs found it hard to meet the demand and they quietly left, leaving behind their businesses and household items that were looted by militants. Pakistani soldiers flushed out Taliban insurgents and Lower Orakzai has been cleared of the rebels. This helped the displaced Sikh families to return Oct 27. Sikh families are now attempting to rebuild their lives. 'We left our homes and took with us just the clothes we were wearing,' Jaswant Singh, an elder of the Sikh community, was quoted as saying. 'We went to Peshawar and rented a house there.' He added: 'The Taliban asked us to pay Rs.12 million in jaziya. We were able to come up with just Rs.6.5 million. But then they started raiding our houses, demanding the remaining amount. We had no option but to leave the area.' Preetam Singh, who too had fled, said that he had rented out his farmland for Rs.50,000. 'When I was leaving the area, my crop was worth Rs.1 million and was ready for harvest.' Abdul Wali, a Ferozkhel tribesman, said they were pained by the Sikh community's problems. 'We tried to protect the Sikh community as best as we can, but we were helpless after the Taliban banned us from carrying weapons,' he said, adding: 'Initially, we tried to resist the Taliban but gave up after losing 50 of our men...We could not fight a much stronger force for long, that too without any government help.' An army official said that security forces have cleared '90 percent of Orakzai Agency' of militants. This enabled displaced tribesmen, along with the Sikh families, to return. 'We are taking good care of them. They are being provided extra security,' the official said. [LEFT][URL]http://sify.com/news/sikhs-in-pakistan-pick-up-pieces-of-their-shattered-lives-news-international-klbmOjfffei.html[/URL][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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