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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)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
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Thittee (296-300)
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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)
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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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Support For Activism Waning In The Punjabi Community? (an Editorial By Gurpreet Singh)
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 121914" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong>Support for activism waning in the Punjabi community? </strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.southasiapost.org/2010/20100228/canada.htm" target="_blank">South Asia Post</a></p><p></p><p>Gurpreet Singh writes from Vancouver</p><p></p><p>AS the 2010 Winter Olympic ends, the absence of the Punjabis at the anti Olympic rallies held in Vancouver throughout the event has left many wondering whether support for activism is waning in an other wise politically vibrant community.</p><p></p><p>Though half a dozen Punjabis, including a turbaned Sikh were among the torch bearers and the Olympic torch was welcomed at the Main Street Punjabi Market, barring a couple of prominent South Asian activists, the Punjabis did not show up at the rallies that were held by the protesters in downtown Vancouver. Rather a significant number of Punjabis were seen taking transit from Surrey to Vancouver to enjoy the spirit of Olympic. It is not disappointing to see sport loving Punjabis enjoying the Olympic, but it is astonishing to note that there population was not well represented at the rallies that were organized by the members of the civil society.</p><p></p><p>The member of the Olympic Resistance Network, Harjap Grewal, the member of the No One Is Illegal, Harsha Walia, the Chair of the Impact on Communities Coalition, Am Johal and the famous women activist, Sunera Thobani were the only prominent South Asian faces who were either seen at these rallies or heard in the media discussing the negative impact of the Olympic. Whereas, the Punjabis should also be proud of Canada’s participation in the Olympic, but their indifference towards the cause of the anti Olympic protesters sends a discouraging signal.</p><p></p><p>Everything that the protesters are saying or some of them have done is not right, but the establishment also needs to be shaken to some of the valid issues these groups have raised. The government should be made answerable to the problems of homelessness, sex trade, environment, cut backs, wars and the systematic discrimination against the aboriginals. For that the people in general should pay attention to the voices of the activists. However, the Punjabis in particular should be aware of the history of activism in their community. After all, the Punjabis had to fight to get a right to vote in BC in 1947. They were disfranchised in 1907. By virtue of that struggle, there are good number of Punjabis in the BC legislature and the Canadian Parliament today.</p><p></p><p>Likewise, they had launched an agitation against the conspiracy to send all the Punjabi settlers in BC to Honduras in 1908. In 1910, the first Punjabi newspaper outside India was published in Vancouver. It gave voice to those who were struggling for their rights in not only in Canada but back in India that was under occupation of the British Empire. In 1912, they had launched a campaign to pressurize the Canada government to let the immigrants bring their families to this country. Almost a century later, a will to fight seems to be lacking in the community. Some of the negative fallouts of the Olympic like increased house rents or a slow taxi business have affected the Punjabis too, but this did not motivate them to come to the support of the protesters. It would be unfair to solely blame the Punjabis for this trend as the society as a whole is becoming consumerist. Enjoying Olympic is a right thing to do but to be critical of the authorities whose policies have not been inclusive is not an act of anarchy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 121914, member: 35"] [B]Support for activism waning in the Punjabi community? [/B] [url=http://www.southasiapost.org/2010/20100228/canada.htm]South Asia Post[/url] Gurpreet Singh writes from Vancouver AS the 2010 Winter Olympic ends, the absence of the Punjabis at the anti Olympic rallies held in Vancouver throughout the event has left many wondering whether support for activism is waning in an other wise politically vibrant community. Though half a dozen Punjabis, including a turbaned Sikh were among the torch bearers and the Olympic torch was welcomed at the Main Street Punjabi Market, barring a couple of prominent South Asian activists, the Punjabis did not show up at the rallies that were held by the protesters in downtown Vancouver. Rather a significant number of Punjabis were seen taking transit from Surrey to Vancouver to enjoy the spirit of Olympic. It is not disappointing to see sport loving Punjabis enjoying the Olympic, but it is astonishing to note that there population was not well represented at the rallies that were organized by the members of the civil society. The member of the Olympic Resistance Network, Harjap Grewal, the member of the No One Is Illegal, Harsha Walia, the Chair of the Impact on Communities Coalition, Am Johal and the famous women activist, Sunera Thobani were the only prominent South Asian faces who were either seen at these rallies or heard in the media discussing the negative impact of the Olympic. Whereas, the Punjabis should also be proud of Canada’s participation in the Olympic, but their indifference towards the cause of the anti Olympic protesters sends a discouraging signal. Everything that the protesters are saying or some of them have done is not right, but the establishment also needs to be shaken to some of the valid issues these groups have raised. The government should be made answerable to the problems of homelessness, sex trade, environment, cut backs, wars and the systematic discrimination against the aboriginals. For that the people in general should pay attention to the voices of the activists. However, the Punjabis in particular should be aware of the history of activism in their community. After all, the Punjabis had to fight to get a right to vote in BC in 1947. They were disfranchised in 1907. By virtue of that struggle, there are good number of Punjabis in the BC legislature and the Canadian Parliament today. Likewise, they had launched an agitation against the conspiracy to send all the Punjabi settlers in BC to Honduras in 1908. In 1910, the first Punjabi newspaper outside India was published in Vancouver. It gave voice to those who were struggling for their rights in not only in Canada but back in India that was under occupation of the British Empire. In 1912, they had launched a campaign to pressurize the Canada government to let the immigrants bring their families to this country. Almost a century later, a will to fight seems to be lacking in the community. Some of the negative fallouts of the Olympic like increased house rents or a slow taxi business have affected the Punjabis too, but this did not motivate them to come to the support of the protesters. It would be unfair to solely blame the Punjabis for this trend as the society as a whole is becoming consumerist. Enjoying Olympic is a right thing to do but to be critical of the authorities whose policies have not been inclusive is not an act of anarchy. [/QUOTE]
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