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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)
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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)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
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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
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Sikhs - Winning, Not Whining
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 106019" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]<span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: #990033"><strong>F</strong></span></span>[/FONT]ROM the ashes of a terrible tragedy has risen a more positive generation. As a success story, there are few that can match up. There are scars, nightmares, justice denied, but at the end of two decades, a moral victory. </p><p> <img src="http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <p style="text-align: center">[FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif]<span style="font-size: 12px"><strong><span style="color: #656543">While the struggle for justice continues, the community has moved on to find its peace.</span></strong></span>[/FONT]</p><p> <img src="http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> <img src="http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> It is now exactly 20 years since what is commonly called the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. An unemotional term swathed in red-tape and apathy. Because behind the terse description is an event that shook the roots of a community.</p><p> In all these years, have the Sikhs asked for more than their share of justice? The men who assassinated Prime Minister Indira Gandhi have been hanged long since. Has anyone been hung for the gruesome murders of Sikhs that began on the night she died? Who does a father go to seek sanity for his son, who has grown retarded because of what happend in November 1984?</p><p></p><p> </p><p> These are unanswered questions and will perhaps remain unanswered for some time. So the Sikh community has found some answers on its own, drawn from centuries of struggle and the simple realisation that they live in a civilised world. And that in such a world, no violence is justifiable. </p><p> So while the struggle for justice continues, the community has refused to be overcome by one event. It has moved on to find its peace. </p><p></p><p></p><p> It is a fact that people of their religion were attacked and killed. In another era, weapons would have been used to get justice. This time, even before the embers of 1984 died out, the community had chosen to use logic as its main weapon. They realised that to be a successful member of society you need to adapt. They found that and it has stood them in good stead these difficult two decades. </p><p></p><p></p><p> It's all about what you chose to build. When a community starts building up a defence mechanism it automatically creates known and unknown enemies. But when it arms itself with a positive attitude and rebuilds itself from and beyond the debris, it creates a space for itself. A bigger and better space than ever existed. That is the Sikh community then. Not a ghetto that an injured minority huddles into usually, but a robust part of the mainstream again. </p><p></p><p></p><p> This lesson was learnt by not only an individual, but an entire community together. Each Sikh has contributed to this positive attitude. And that is why they are winning, not whining.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 106019, member: 1"] [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][SIZE=4][COLOR=#990033][B]F[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]ROM the ashes of a terrible tragedy has risen a more positive generation. As a success story, there are few that can match up. There are scars, nightmares, justice denied, but at the end of two decades, a moral victory. [IMG]http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif[/IMG] [CENTER][FONT=Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif][SIZE=3][B][COLOR=#656543]While the struggle for justice continues, the community has moved on to find its peace.[/COLOR][/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] [IMG]http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif[/IMG] [CENTER][IMG]http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif[/IMG][/CENTER] [IMG]http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://info.indiatimes.com/1984/imgs/spacer.gif[/IMG] It is now exactly 20 years since what is commonly called the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. An unemotional term swathed in red-tape and apathy. Because behind the terse description is an event that shook the roots of a community. In all these years, have the Sikhs asked for more than their share of justice? The men who assassinated Prime Minister Indira Gandhi have been hanged long since. Has anyone been hung for the gruesome murders of Sikhs that began on the night she died? Who does a father go to seek sanity for his son, who has grown retarded because of what happend in November 1984? These are unanswered questions and will perhaps remain unanswered for some time. So the Sikh community has found some answers on its own, drawn from centuries of struggle and the simple realisation that they live in a civilised world. And that in such a world, no violence is justifiable. So while the struggle for justice continues, the community has refused to be overcome by one event. It has moved on to find its peace. It is a fact that people of their religion were attacked and killed. In another era, weapons would have been used to get justice. This time, even before the embers of 1984 died out, the community had chosen to use logic as its main weapon. They realised that to be a successful member of society you need to adapt. They found that and it has stood them in good stead these difficult two decades. It's all about what you chose to build. When a community starts building up a defence mechanism it automatically creates known and unknown enemies. But when it arms itself with a positive attitude and rebuilds itself from and beyond the debris, it creates a space for itself. A bigger and better space than ever existed. That is the Sikh community then. Not a ghetto that an injured minority huddles into usually, but a robust part of the mainstream again. This lesson was learnt by not only an individual, but an entire community together. Each Sikh has contributed to this positive attitude. And that is why they are winning, not whining. [/QUOTE]
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