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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)
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="harbansj24" data-source="post: 111519" data-attributes="member: 4544"><p><strong>Re: The Widow Colony Premiers in UK on Oct 10, 2009</strong></p><p></p><p>Immediately after the riots, Indian Express called for donations to help the riot affected people. George Varghese was the Editor. He set up a committee of prominent citizens which included Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh (Retd), Gen JS Arora (Retd), Retired Cabinet Secretary Mukherjee, TV News Reader Tejeshwar Singh, President and General Secretaries of Delhi University Teacher's Association etc to see how the funds collected could be best used to help the victims. He also invited interested citizens to particpate. An activist colleague requested me and another colleague to come for the meeting. The 3 of us being Engineers offered to use the funds to repair the damaged houses. This was one of the proposals which was immediately accepted by the committee.</p><p>We set out surveying 3 colonies that of Kalyanpuri, sultanpuri and Raj Nagar. In these colonies the residents were still around so the possibility of doing work existed. Trilokpuri, specially street 32 (If I remember right) where the most brutal action occured was completely deserted. We visited the refugee camps to which they had fled to pursuade them to return as their houses would be repaired. But they were so terrorised that they flatly refused. These are the people who went to Tilak Vihar. So no work was taken up in Trilokpuri.</p><p></p><p>The houses in these colonies (Except Raj Nagar)were built on 25 sq yds plots. These were resettlement colonies. The women gave very graphic accounts of their menfork being butchered in very matter of fact way with their eyes completely dry. They talked without any rancour and some even smiled! One women showed us the spot where her husband was burned alive. The ground had a greasy look. When asked about the patch, she just said "Oh, that was the fat in him burning!" An aged man took out 2 photographs from his pocket and poigently told us that they were his sons who were butchered in his presence.</p><p></p><p> Coming to our task, it was early Novemberand the cold winter winds would soon start to blow. So the work had to start immediately if the relief was to be effective. The doors being of wood were esaily damaged or burned down. So that along with some broken walls and in afew cases broken roofs were earmarked as main areas of repair. For walls and roofs, we identified masons and labour from within the affected people to do the work. For doors we got hold of a furniture and door maker ( a Sikh) who had the required mechanised tools. he agreed to supply and fix the doors at cost.</p><p>In a deprived society, there was bound to be a mob mentalty of me first, hiding of doors already supplied or resale of doors etc. But inspite of such problems, the basic shelter as a protction against winter could be provided to persons who stuck on to their homes, by the end of December.</p><p>In many of the homes we could see the cement grills which had images of Ram, Krishna, Ganesh etc lying broken and also torn wall calenders having same pictures. The raiders did not bother for these. They just attacked any one with a turban and a beard!</p><p>I did not see the persons who were the murderers but I did see the persons who gave their time & energy to help. They were Hindus, Christians and Muslims besides ofco{censored} the Sikhs. That is why my faith in human beings still remained intact.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="harbansj24, post: 111519, member: 4544"] [b]Re: The Widow Colony Premiers in UK on Oct 10, 2009[/b] Immediately after the riots, Indian Express called for donations to help the riot affected people. George Varghese was the Editor. He set up a committee of prominent citizens which included Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh (Retd), Gen JS Arora (Retd), Retired Cabinet Secretary Mukherjee, TV News Reader Tejeshwar Singh, President and General Secretaries of Delhi University Teacher's Association etc to see how the funds collected could be best used to help the victims. He also invited interested citizens to particpate. An activist colleague requested me and another colleague to come for the meeting. The 3 of us being Engineers offered to use the funds to repair the damaged houses. This was one of the proposals which was immediately accepted by the committee. We set out surveying 3 colonies that of Kalyanpuri, sultanpuri and Raj Nagar. In these colonies the residents were still around so the possibility of doing work existed. Trilokpuri, specially street 32 (If I remember right) where the most brutal action occured was completely deserted. We visited the refugee camps to which they had fled to pursuade them to return as their houses would be repaired. But they were so terrorised that they flatly refused. These are the people who went to Tilak Vihar. So no work was taken up in Trilokpuri. The houses in these colonies (Except Raj Nagar)were built on 25 sq yds plots. These were resettlement colonies. The women gave very graphic accounts of their menfork being butchered in very matter of fact way with their eyes completely dry. They talked without any rancour and some even smiled! One women showed us the spot where her husband was burned alive. The ground had a greasy look. When asked about the patch, she just said "Oh, that was the fat in him burning!" An aged man took out 2 photographs from his pocket and poigently told us that they were his sons who were butchered in his presence. Coming to our task, it was early Novemberand the cold winter winds would soon start to blow. So the work had to start immediately if the relief was to be effective. The doors being of wood were esaily damaged or burned down. So that along with some broken walls and in afew cases broken roofs were earmarked as main areas of repair. For walls and roofs, we identified masons and labour from within the affected people to do the work. For doors we got hold of a furniture and door maker ( a Sikh) who had the required mechanised tools. he agreed to supply and fix the doors at cost. In a deprived society, there was bound to be a mob mentalty of me first, hiding of doors already supplied or resale of doors etc. But inspite of such problems, the basic shelter as a protction against winter could be provided to persons who stuck on to their homes, by the end of December. In many of the homes we could see the cement grills which had images of Ram, Krishna, Ganesh etc lying broken and also torn wall calenders having same pictures. The raiders did not bother for these. They just attacked any one with a turban and a beard! I did not see the persons who were the murderers but I did see the persons who gave their time & energy to help. They were Hindus, Christians and Muslims besides ofco{censored} the Sikhs. That is why my faith in human beings still remained intact. [/QUOTE]
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