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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)
Ashtpadi (109)
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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)
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Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
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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)
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Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
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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)
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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)
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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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 139062" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong>Tackling the Trust Deficit</strong></p><p>(Bangkok Post)</p><p></p><p><em><span style="color: SlateGray">When will politicians finally start work on rebuilding the public's shattered faith in their ability to lead? A 'trust index' would help hold them to account</span></em></p><p></p><p>Published: 26/12/2010 at 12:00 AM</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Exactly five years ago next month, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released the results of a global survey that sought feedback on the level of trust enjoyed by public figures, including politicians and business leaders.</p><p></p><p>Carried out in preparation for the January, 2006 WEF caucus in Davos, this was the first time the WEF ventured into the area of monitoring trust. The survey was the result of interviews with almost 50,000 people in more than 60 countries in November and December of 2005.</p><p></p><p>Some of its key statements are worth recalling. In a press release dated Jan 17, 2006, the WEF said the Voice of the People survey made ''grim reading'' for the world's leaders.</p><p></p><p>''Around the world, survey respondents overwhelmingly found that political leaders are dishonest, have too much power and are too easily influenced,'' it said. ''The survey also finds that business leaders are widely held in better esteem than their political counterparts whose credibility appears to be declining. While business leaders around the world consistently have a better image than political leaders, significant proportions still criticise both sets of leaders on different criteria, with dishonesty being heavily associated with political leaders.''</p><p></p><p>Peter Torreele, managing director of the WEF said:''As the participants meet in Davos, it is important that they take into account the hopes and fears of a wider population and incorporate them into their discussions _ and decisions. In a world where trust in leaders is declining, the forum can make a very real difference in reconnecting the world and preparing people from all sectors of society to tackle shared problems.''</p><p></p><p>That was in 2006. What would the results be like today? Would the level of global trust have risen or fallen?</p><p></p><p>The answer will never be known, because the WEF has not made the monitoring of trust an annual affair. Its surveys have tracked other issues such as corruption, climate change and poverty alleviation, but never trust _ perhaps because the results would have been too embarrassing for the glitterati who attend these global forums.</p><p></p><p>As the WikiLeaks cables have proved, the biggest loss of trust comes when leaders do not practise what they preach, lie to the public and try to fool all the people all the time. In the second decade of this century, beginning next week, the key issue for emerging world powers and the young generation will be to rebuild trust in leadership, and monitor it regularly.</p><p></p><p>No country has squandered its ''trust advantage'' more than the US, whose steady decline in global respect, trust and influence is equivalent to the decline in the value of its currency and its national economy.</p><p></p><p>The trillions of dollars wasted on the ''war on terror'' has sapped the country financially, mentally, spiritually and psychologically. It is no longer considered a vanguard of freedom and democracy, champion of transparency and accountability, slayer of cronyism and corruption.</p><p></p><p>This decline in trust is also because Barack Obama, the change-you-can-believe-in president, has delivered precious little change. I was among the few journalists who did not exult in his election.</p><p></p><p>Promising change comes easy for politicians; delivering on the promises is an entirely different matter.</p><p></p><p>As the world's second largest democracy fades, the focus will shift to the world's largest democracy, the emerging power of India which, eventually, will also be judged by the standards it sets and adheres to. There is hope, especially if it learns from the mistakes of the US.</p><p></p><p>A cantankerous democracy, India has both a large population of young people as well as multiple security issues. Two weeks ago, an uproar broke out when Rahul Gandhi, one of its emerging young leaders, was quoted in a WikiLeaks cable as saying that Hindu extremists are as much a danger to India as other extremists. As he came under fire from the Hindu ideologue political parties for putting them into the same camp as Islamic extremists, Mr Gandhi's mother Sonia, head of the mainstream Congress Party, rose to his defence.</p><p></p><p>This is what she said at the start of annual Congress Party caucus on Dec 18: ''The Congress Party makes no distinction between organisations of the majority and of the minority communities who indulge in communalism and related acts of terrorism. They are all dangerous, they must all be defeated. An India that loses its secular moorings no longer remains the India our founding fathers and great leaders fought for and even gave their lives for. As congressmen and women, it is our sacred duty to honour, protect and promote the secular ideal and always fearlessly practise it.''</p><p></p><p>If that sounds just like another politician mouthing catch-phrases, here's what makes her words different. Mrs Gandhi's husband Rajiv, who was also Mr Gandhi's father, was blown up by a Tamil Tiger terrorist. Her mother-in-law, and Mr Rahul's grandmother, Indira, was assassinated by a Sikh terrorist. Both were prime ministers of India at the time of their deaths.</p><p></p><p>Another Gandhi namesake, the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi (no relation to the aforementioned Gandhi family) was gunned down by a Hindu terrorist named Nathuram Godse.</p><p></p><p>Pakistan, the current ''terrorist'' bogeyman in India, had nothing to do with any of the above killings.</p><p></p><p>So when Mrs Sonia Gandhi says that all extremists and terrorists are of the same hue, regarding of their religious inclinations, she is pinpointing an important and undeniable fact, one with deeply personal links and one her son, an aspiring Indian leader, is also aware of.</p><p></p><p>Will India take the lead in making that all-terrorists-are-the-same policy a global standard? That remains to be seen. A few years down the road, India will certainly be judged on that score.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps the greatest trust deficit is in the leadership of the Islamic world, another emerging power bloc. The reason is simple. The Islamic world is united on the issue of Palestine, but apart from making thundering speeches and issuing meaningless resolutions, it does nothing on the ground to gain statehood for the Palestinians.</p><p></p><p>In the last month or so, recognition of a Palestinian state has come from Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia, all non-Islamic countries. So, why don't Islamic countries follow suit in strength?</p><p></p><p>Perhaps the ambassador of an Islamic country can write to PostBag in response to that question.</p><p></p><p>Indeed, the huge gap between what Arab/Islamic leaders say and do on Palestine defies all rational explanation. This is where the WikiLeaks cables come in. One of them may uncover the truth and identify the backdoor deals that have been cut to ensure that Islamic countries remain silent. That would, of course, only worsen the leadership trust deficit in the Islamic world.</p><p></p><p>George Gallup, the founder of the Gallup Organisation, which does the Voice of the People Survey for the WEF is quoted as saying in February 1981, the year his polling company was launched: ''The right to speak out vigorously on governmental and corporate policies is one of the most staunchly defended freedoms of the Western world. The advent of modern public opinion polls, dealing as they do with important political, social and economic issues of the day help to provide an opportunity to let government officials, public and private institutions, and the public itself know where the people stand on these issues.''</p><p></p><p>That is what the world badly needs _ not another competitiveness index, or stock market index, or human development index but a survey pegged to a trust-in-leadership index. Only then will leaders really deliver on their promises.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/213122/tackling-the-trust-deficit" target="_blank">http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/213122/tackling-the-trust-deficit</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 139062, member: 35"] [B]Tackling the Trust Deficit[/B] (Bangkok Post) [I][COLOR="SlateGray"]When will politicians finally start work on rebuilding the public's shattered faith in their ability to lead? A 'trust index' would help hold them to account[/COLOR][/I] Published: 26/12/2010 at 12:00 AM Exactly five years ago next month, the World Economic Forum (WEF) released the results of a global survey that sought feedback on the level of trust enjoyed by public figures, including politicians and business leaders. Carried out in preparation for the January, 2006 WEF caucus in Davos, this was the first time the WEF ventured into the area of monitoring trust. The survey was the result of interviews with almost 50,000 people in more than 60 countries in November and December of 2005. Some of its key statements are worth recalling. In a press release dated Jan 17, 2006, the WEF said the Voice of the People survey made ''grim reading'' for the world's leaders. ''Around the world, survey respondents overwhelmingly found that political leaders are dishonest, have too much power and are too easily influenced,'' it said. ''The survey also finds that business leaders are widely held in better esteem than their political counterparts whose credibility appears to be declining. While business leaders around the world consistently have a better image than political leaders, significant proportions still criticise both sets of leaders on different criteria, with dishonesty being heavily associated with political leaders.'' Peter Torreele, managing director of the WEF said:''As the participants meet in Davos, it is important that they take into account the hopes and fears of a wider population and incorporate them into their discussions _ and decisions. In a world where trust in leaders is declining, the forum can make a very real difference in reconnecting the world and preparing people from all sectors of society to tackle shared problems.'' That was in 2006. What would the results be like today? Would the level of global trust have risen or fallen? The answer will never be known, because the WEF has not made the monitoring of trust an annual affair. Its surveys have tracked other issues such as corruption, climate change and poverty alleviation, but never trust _ perhaps because the results would have been too embarrassing for the glitterati who attend these global forums. As the WikiLeaks cables have proved, the biggest loss of trust comes when leaders do not practise what they preach, lie to the public and try to fool all the people all the time. In the second decade of this century, beginning next week, the key issue for emerging world powers and the young generation will be to rebuild trust in leadership, and monitor it regularly. No country has squandered its ''trust advantage'' more than the US, whose steady decline in global respect, trust and influence is equivalent to the decline in the value of its currency and its national economy. The trillions of dollars wasted on the ''war on terror'' has sapped the country financially, mentally, spiritually and psychologically. It is no longer considered a vanguard of freedom and democracy, champion of transparency and accountability, slayer of cronyism and corruption. This decline in trust is also because Barack Obama, the change-you-can-believe-in president, has delivered precious little change. I was among the few journalists who did not exult in his election. Promising change comes easy for politicians; delivering on the promises is an entirely different matter. As the world's second largest democracy fades, the focus will shift to the world's largest democracy, the emerging power of India which, eventually, will also be judged by the standards it sets and adheres to. There is hope, especially if it learns from the mistakes of the US. A cantankerous democracy, India has both a large population of young people as well as multiple security issues. Two weeks ago, an uproar broke out when Rahul Gandhi, one of its emerging young leaders, was quoted in a WikiLeaks cable as saying that Hindu extremists are as much a danger to India as other extremists. As he came under fire from the Hindu ideologue political parties for putting them into the same camp as Islamic extremists, Mr Gandhi's mother Sonia, head of the mainstream Congress Party, rose to his defence. This is what she said at the start of annual Congress Party caucus on Dec 18: ''The Congress Party makes no distinction between organisations of the majority and of the minority communities who indulge in communalism and related acts of terrorism. They are all dangerous, they must all be defeated. An India that loses its secular moorings no longer remains the India our founding fathers and great leaders fought for and even gave their lives for. As congressmen and women, it is our sacred duty to honour, protect and promote the secular ideal and always fearlessly practise it.'' If that sounds just like another politician mouthing catch-phrases, here's what makes her words different. Mrs Gandhi's husband Rajiv, who was also Mr Gandhi's father, was blown up by a Tamil Tiger terrorist. Her mother-in-law, and Mr Rahul's grandmother, Indira, was assassinated by a Sikh terrorist. Both were prime ministers of India at the time of their deaths. Another Gandhi namesake, the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi (no relation to the aforementioned Gandhi family) was gunned down by a Hindu terrorist named Nathuram Godse. Pakistan, the current ''terrorist'' bogeyman in India, had nothing to do with any of the above killings. So when Mrs Sonia Gandhi says that all extremists and terrorists are of the same hue, regarding of their religious inclinations, she is pinpointing an important and undeniable fact, one with deeply personal links and one her son, an aspiring Indian leader, is also aware of. Will India take the lead in making that all-terrorists-are-the-same policy a global standard? That remains to be seen. A few years down the road, India will certainly be judged on that score. Perhaps the greatest trust deficit is in the leadership of the Islamic world, another emerging power bloc. The reason is simple. The Islamic world is united on the issue of Palestine, but apart from making thundering speeches and issuing meaningless resolutions, it does nothing on the ground to gain statehood for the Palestinians. In the last month or so, recognition of a Palestinian state has come from Brazil, Argentina and Bolivia, all non-Islamic countries. So, why don't Islamic countries follow suit in strength? Perhaps the ambassador of an Islamic country can write to PostBag in response to that question. Indeed, the huge gap between what Arab/Islamic leaders say and do on Palestine defies all rational explanation. This is where the WikiLeaks cables come in. One of them may uncover the truth and identify the backdoor deals that have been cut to ensure that Islamic countries remain silent. That would, of course, only worsen the leadership trust deficit in the Islamic world. George Gallup, the founder of the Gallup Organisation, which does the Voice of the People Survey for the WEF is quoted as saying in February 1981, the year his polling company was launched: ''The right to speak out vigorously on governmental and corporate policies is one of the most staunchly defended freedoms of the Western world. The advent of modern public opinion polls, dealing as they do with important political, social and economic issues of the day help to provide an opportunity to let government officials, public and private institutions, and the public itself know where the people stand on these issues.'' That is what the world badly needs _ not another competitiveness index, or stock market index, or human development index but a survey pegged to a trust-in-leadership index. Only then will leaders really deliver on their promises. [url]http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/213122/tackling-the-trust-deficit[/url] [/QUOTE]
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