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Composition, Arrangement & Layout
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="spnadmin" data-source="post: 131705" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>There were instances of Muslims rescuing Hindus and vice versa at great risk to themselves. Sociologist<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Ashis%20Nandy" target="_blank">Ashis Nandy</a> says these account for at least 25% to 30% of all those who were saved from death at the hands of a mob. This is no exaggeration. The positive stories have largely remained untold. They were obscured by the larger tension and hatred. </p><p></p><p>Professor Mushirul Hasan, historian and former vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University, was one of the first to highlight such stories, especially the one about Khushdeva Singh, a Sikh doctor, who rescued many Muslims. So has Urvashi Butalia in "The Other Side of Silence"and <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Yasmin%20Khan" target="_blank">Yasmin Khan</a> in "The Great Divide". </p><p></p><p> A recent <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Ford-Foundation" target="_blank">Ford Foundation</a> project by Nandy and <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Rajmohan%20Gandhi" target="_blank">Rajmohan Gandhi</a> stands out as something that specifically deals with the humane side of Partition and is helping the process of reconciliation begin. Its aim is to document the experiences of survivors. Some of their findings are revealing. </p><p></p><p> First, the religious preacher would often save individuals belonging to the other community. This might come as something of a surprise because faith has long been presented as the main cause of Partition and the bloodshed that followed. But, religious shrines were used to hide people and generally, it was women and children who were saved. </p><p></p><p> Some survivors had remarkable stories to tell, not least the one about a senior Muslim politician who sent his Muslim servants to escort his non-Muslim friends to a camp. The servants killed some of their master's friends. The politician murdered his servants when he learnt of their betrayal. This episode underlines the way values such as friendship and honour shone through the violence of Partition. Till now, Partition literature spoke reams about revenge and attacks by one community on the other, but it seldom mentioned the other human emotions on display. </p><p></p><p> For instance, a Muslim family migrating from <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Amritsar" target="_blank">Amritsar</a> to Lahore, took with them two Sikh girls whose father was abroad at the time. Taking the girls along was a perilous thing to do in the circumstances. But the upshot was that they were saved and later returned to Amritsar. </p><p></p><p> Fahmeeda Bano, widow of Muhammad Yahsin, who rescued the girls, reminisces, "We thought that these young girls should not be left alone. We took them as a part of our family – as our own children. So we all came to Pakistan. However, on our way to Lahore, we saw several dead bodies by the railway track. Finally, when we reached Lahore, they stayed with our family for two months. In October 1947, when the tense atmosphere of killing and violence abated, my husband went back to <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/India" target="_blank">India</a> with them. Without much difficulty, the girls were reunited with their father." </p><p></p><p> Bano's son, Awais Sheikh, heads an NGO, Pak-India Peace Initiatives, and represents Sarabjit Singh, the Indian who has been in prison in <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Pakistan" target="_blank">Pakistan</a> for two decades. </p><p></p><p> Parkash Tandon, businessman and writer, says that until August 14, 1947, many non-Muslims were not sure they would have to migrate to India. In fact, they unfurled the flag of Pakistan. <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Research" target="_blank">Research</a> reveals that some Sikhs too unfurled the Pakistani flag. </p><p></p><p> Oral history has been critical in piecing together individual experiences of the other side of a cataclysmic and traumatic event. </p><p></p><p> The writer collaborated on a crossborder book about Partition. <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000">Read more: <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/book-mark/The-brighter-side-of-midnight-/articleshow/6314303.cms#ixzz0wirA505g" target="_blank">The brighter side of midnight - Book Mark - Sunday TOI - Home - The Times of India</a> <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/book-mark/The-brighter-side-of-midnight-/articleshow/6314303.cms#ixzz0wirA505g" target="_blank">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/book-mark/The-brighter-side-of-midnight-/articleshow/6314303.cms#ixzz0wirA505g</a></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: #000000"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 131705, member: 35"] There were instances of Muslims rescuing Hindus and vice versa at great risk to themselves. Sociologist[URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Ashis%20Nandy"]Ashis Nandy[/URL] says these account for at least 25% to 30% of all those who were saved from death at the hands of a mob. This is no exaggeration. The positive stories have largely remained untold. They were obscured by the larger tension and hatred. Professor Mushirul Hasan, historian and former vice-chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University, was one of the first to highlight such stories, especially the one about Khushdeva Singh, a Sikh doctor, who rescued many Muslims. So has Urvashi Butalia in "The Other Side of Silence"and [URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Yasmin%20Khan"]Yasmin Khan[/URL] in "The Great Divide". A recent [URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Ford-Foundation"]Ford Foundation[/URL] project by Nandy and [URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Rajmohan%20Gandhi"]Rajmohan Gandhi[/URL] stands out as something that specifically deals with the humane side of Partition and is helping the process of reconciliation begin. Its aim is to document the experiences of survivors. Some of their findings are revealing. First, the religious preacher would often save individuals belonging to the other community. This might come as something of a surprise because faith has long been presented as the main cause of Partition and the bloodshed that followed. But, religious shrines were used to hide people and generally, it was women and children who were saved. Some survivors had remarkable stories to tell, not least the one about a senior Muslim politician who sent his Muslim servants to escort his non-Muslim friends to a camp. The servants killed some of their master's friends. The politician murdered his servants when he learnt of their betrayal. This episode underlines the way values such as friendship and honour shone through the violence of Partition. Till now, Partition literature spoke reams about revenge and attacks by one community on the other, but it seldom mentioned the other human emotions on display. For instance, a Muslim family migrating from [URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Amritsar"]Amritsar[/URL] to Lahore, took with them two Sikh girls whose father was abroad at the time. Taking the girls along was a perilous thing to do in the circumstances. But the upshot was that they were saved and later returned to Amritsar. Fahmeeda Bano, widow of Muhammad Yahsin, who rescued the girls, reminisces, "We thought that these young girls should not be left alone. We took them as a part of our family – as our own children. So we all came to Pakistan. However, on our way to Lahore, we saw several dead bodies by the railway track. Finally, when we reached Lahore, they stayed with our family for two months. In October 1947, when the tense atmosphere of killing and violence abated, my husband went back to [URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/India"]India[/URL] with them. Without much difficulty, the girls were reunited with their father." Bano's son, Awais Sheikh, heads an NGO, Pak-India Peace Initiatives, and represents Sarabjit Singh, the Indian who has been in prison in [URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Pakistan"]Pakistan[/URL] for two decades. Parkash Tandon, businessman and writer, says that until August 14, 1947, many non-Muslims were not sure they would have to migrate to India. In fact, they unfurled the flag of Pakistan. [URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Research"]Research[/URL] reveals that some Sikhs too unfurled the Pakistani flag. Oral history has been critical in piecing together individual experiences of the other side of a cataclysmic and traumatic event. The writer collaborated on a crossborder book about Partition. [LEFT][COLOR=#000000] Read more: [URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/book-mark/The-brighter-side-of-midnight-/articleshow/6314303.cms#ixzz0wirA505g"]The brighter side of midnight - Book Mark - Sunday TOI - Home - The Times of India[/URL] [URL]http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/book-mark/The-brighter-side-of-midnight-/articleshow/6314303.cms#ixzz0wirA505g[/URL] [/COLOR][/LEFT] [/QUOTE]
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