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Gurbani (14-53)
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Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
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Ashtpadi (129-130)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
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Gurbani (527-536)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 55704" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><a href="http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=0a26dbb5-f298-4f6f-9eec-4ea8eca62165" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #810081">http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=0a26dbb5-f298-4f6f-9eec-4ea8eca62165</span></u></a></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #000080"><strong>Man's sponsored wife runs away one week after arriving from India</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><strong>She's been found but says she won't return to husband, who's financially responsible for her</strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><strong>Jennifer Saltman</strong></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">The Province</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Wednesday, June 27, 2007</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">COQUITLAM - When Burinder Manget married his wife in India a year ago, he pictured an idyllic life in Canada.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">He never thought that a week after her arrival, his wife would disappear.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">"I was just shocked, confused," Manget said quietly. "I thought maybe she was playing a joke."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Now Manget is obligated to his absent wife for the next three years should she demand financial support or need income assistance from the government.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">The 31-year-old married Harpreet Dhami on April 12, 2006, 10 days after their marriage was arranged by a relative.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Manget thought 21-year-old Harpreet was shy, nice and respectful, and the couple clicked during their initial conversations.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">After the wedding, Manget stayed in India for three weeks before returning to Canada to start the process of sponsoring his bride to become a Canadian resident.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">During their time apart, Manget called Harpreet regularly and sent money monthly.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">"She was really happy and I was happy," Manget said.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">"When she used to call, she goes, 'I'm dying to come there, whenever I get my visa I'm going to come running.'"</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Harpreet's visa was approved in May and she arrived in Vancouver June 14.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Sitting on the couch in his mother's Coquitlam home, Manget describes the excitement of finally seeing his wife again after a year of separation.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">The house was decorated and Manget's mother was planning a welcome party.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">The couple spent a week attending gatherings and greeting family and friends dropping by to see the new bride.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Manget's twin brother Gurinder said everything seemed normal.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">"That's why we're so shocked. Usually you'll show signs of being mad or sad or something," he said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">But a week after her arrival, on June 21, Harpreet disappeared.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Her passport, gold jewelry and a few hundred dollars were missing.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">No one saw her leave.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Manget and his mother called Harpreet's mother in India and family in Toronto, but no one knew where she was.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Manget called Coquitlam RCMP, who investigated and released a missing-person notice to media the same day.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">That night, Harpreet called and spoke to Manget's mother.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">She allegedly told her that she was fine and was not coming home before hanging up.</span><span style="color: #000080">On June 22, after seeing herself on the news, Harpreet called Delta police to let them know she was OK.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Const. Brenda Gresiuk, spokeswoman for the Coquitlam RCMP, said investigators spoke with Harpreet and were satisfied that there was no threat to her safety.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">"We've concluded our investigation," Gresiuk said. "This is not a suspicious circumstance."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">An uncle in Toronto, who refused to give his name, said he hasn't heard from Harpreet and has no idea where she is staying.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">The uncle said he has spoken to Harpreet's mother, Balbir Kaur Dhami, and the whole family is worried.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">He said as far as he knew there was no problem with the marriage, and nobody knows why she left.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">"I don't know. I have no clue until I speak to her," he said. "Is there anything wrong? What is the problem? We also would like to find out."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Manget and his family, however, wonder if "it was maybe pre-planned," Manget said, questioning whether "she came here just to come here and use me."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">"It's not just me that's used, it's our whole family, her family."</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Said Manget's sister-in-law Ruby Toor, "it's not like we kicked her out -- she walked out on her own."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Toor said the family has contacted Citizenship and Immigration Canada and was told there is nothing they can do.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">"Sponsorship is a legally binding commitment and it can't be cancelled, regardless of whether a relationship breaks down or not," said Shakila Bezeau of Citizenship and Immigration. "An individual who sponsors someone is pretty well obligated for three years' support for that person."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Manget said that since his wife left, he's heard many similar stories.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">"It has to stop," he said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">A Province investigation in 2005 revealed there are thousands of abandoned brides in India.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Palwinder Gill of the Canadian Fraud Marriage Victims Society said there are just as many abandoned grooms.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">"This is not a one-sided thing," Gill said. "It has always happened."</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Gill said men feel ashamed when their wives leave them, and will not speak out. "They don't talk about it because they think shame," he said. "It's a cultural thing."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Gill said those who flout the law should be punished.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">People proven to have married under false pretenses "should be charged as criminals because they enter Canada by fraud. Fraud is a crime."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">jensaltman@png.canwest.com</span></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000080">© The Vancouver Province 2007</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 55704, member: 884"] [URL="http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=0a26dbb5-f298-4f6f-9eec-4ea8eca62165"][U][COLOR=#810081]http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=0a26dbb5-f298-4f6f-9eec-4ea8eca62165[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [SIZE=5][COLOR=#000080][B]Man's sponsored wife runs away one week after arriving from India[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=#000080][B]She's been found but says she won't return to husband, who's financially responsible for her[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][B]Jennifer Saltman[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]The Province[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Wednesday, June 27, 2007[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]COQUITLAM - When Burinder Manget married his wife in India a year ago, he pictured an idyllic life in Canada.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]He never thought that a week after her arrival, his wife would disappear.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]"I was just shocked, confused," Manget said quietly. "I thought maybe she was playing a joke."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Now Manget is obligated to his absent wife for the next three years should she demand financial support or need income assistance from the government.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]The 31-year-old married Harpreet Dhami on April 12, 2006, 10 days after their marriage was arranged by a relative.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Manget thought 21-year-old Harpreet was shy, nice and respectful, and the couple clicked during their initial conversations.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]After the wedding, Manget stayed in India for three weeks before returning to Canada to start the process of sponsoring his bride to become a Canadian resident.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]During their time apart, Manget called Harpreet regularly and sent money monthly.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]"She was really happy and I was happy," Manget said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]"When she used to call, she goes, 'I'm dying to come there, whenever I get my visa I'm going to come running.'"[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Harpreet's visa was approved in May and she arrived in Vancouver June 14.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Sitting on the couch in his mother's Coquitlam home, Manget describes the excitement of finally seeing his wife again after a year of separation.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]The house was decorated and Manget's mother was planning a welcome party.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]The couple spent a week attending gatherings and greeting family and friends dropping by to see the new bride.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Manget's twin brother Gurinder said everything seemed normal.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]"That's why we're so shocked. Usually you'll show signs of being mad or sad or something," he said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]But a week after her arrival, on June 21, Harpreet disappeared.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Her passport, gold jewelry and a few hundred dollars were missing.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]No one saw her leave.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Manget and his mother called Harpreet's mother in India and family in Toronto, but no one knew where she was.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Manget called Coquitlam RCMP, who investigated and released a missing-person notice to media the same day.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]That night, Harpreet called and spoke to Manget's mother.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]She allegedly told her that she was fine and was not coming home before hanging up.[/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]On June 22, after seeing herself on the news, Harpreet called Delta police to let them know she was OK.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Const. Brenda Gresiuk, spokeswoman for the Coquitlam RCMP, said investigators spoke with Harpreet and were satisfied that there was no threat to her safety.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]"We've concluded our investigation," Gresiuk said. "This is not a suspicious circumstance."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]An uncle in Toronto, who refused to give his name, said he hasn't heard from Harpreet and has no idea where she is staying.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]The uncle said he has spoken to Harpreet's mother, Balbir Kaur Dhami, and the whole family is worried.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]He said as far as he knew there was no problem with the marriage, and nobody knows why she left.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]"I don't know. I have no clue until I speak to her," he said. "Is there anything wrong? What is the problem? We also would like to find out."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Manget and his family, however, wonder if "it was maybe pre-planned," Manget said, questioning whether "she came here just to come here and use me."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]"It's not just me that's used, it's our whole family, her family."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Said Manget's sister-in-law Ruby Toor, "it's not like we kicked her out -- she walked out on her own."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Toor said the family has contacted Citizenship and Immigration Canada and was told there is nothing they can do.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]"Sponsorship is a legally binding commitment and it can't be cancelled, regardless of whether a relationship breaks down or not," said Shakila Bezeau of Citizenship and Immigration. "An individual who sponsors someone is pretty well obligated for three years' support for that person."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Manget said that since his wife left, he's heard many similar stories.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]"It has to stop," he said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]A Province investigation in 2005 revealed there are thousands of abandoned brides in India.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Palwinder Gill of the Canadian Fraud Marriage Victims Society said there are just as many abandoned grooms.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]"This is not a one-sided thing," Gill said. "It has always happened."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Gill said men feel ashamed when their wives leave them, and will not speak out. "They don't talk about it because they think shame," he said. "It's a cultural thing."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Gill said those who flout the law should be punished.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]People proven to have married under false pretenses "should be charged as criminals because they enter Canada by fraud. Fraud is a crime."[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]jensaltman@png.canwest.com[/COLOR] [CENTER][COLOR=#000080]© The Vancouver Province 2007[/COLOR][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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