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Gurbani (14-53)
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Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
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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)
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Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
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Gurbani (347-348)
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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)
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Gurbani (557-564)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
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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)
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Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
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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)
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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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Gurbani (1327-1341)
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 169992" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: Navy"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>US Senators Ask Govt to Track Hate Crimes Against Sikhs</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Lalit K Jha - Washington - Aug 23, 2012 </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">A bipartisan group of 19 influential Senators today appealed to the US Department of Justice and the FBI to revise hate crime monitoring process to allow for the and tracking of hate crimes committed against Sikh Americans and collection of their data.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">Led by Senator Dianne Feinstein, the Senators sent a letter to US Attorney General, Eric Holder, who had earlier termed it an act of 'domestic terrorism'.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">The Sikh community, had however, said it believed the Gurudwara shooting by a former Army man, was a hate crime.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">"From all indications, (Wade Michael) Page targeted members of the Sikh Temple because of their religion," the Senators wrote.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">"This tragic shooting is the latest hate crime committed against Sikhs in the United States," they wrote.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">Over the past two years, two Sikhs in California were murdered, a Sikh temple in Michigan was desecrated, a Sikh transit worker in New York City was assaulted, and a Sikh taxi driver in California was severely beaten up.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">"Although the limited data available suggests that a disproportionately high rate of violence and other crimes are committed against Sikhs, it is difficult to understand the true scope of the problem because the Department of Justice does not specifically track hate crimes against Sikhs," the Senators wrote.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">According to a recent survey of 1,370 Sikhs living in the California Bay Area, 10 per cent reported being victims of a hate crime. Sixty-eight per cent of those crimes were in the form of physical attacks, said the letter a copy of which was released to the press.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">The letter noted that as many Sikhs wear turbans and do not cut their facial hair, they are often viewed as foreign and are easy to target for harassment and crime.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">"Sikhs are particularly susceptible to violence committed because of their Sikh identity, even if the perpetrator does not understand that the victim is a Sikh," they wrote.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">The Senators said the Hate Crime Statistics Act in its present form does not allow an officer to denote that a crime was motivated by a bias against Sikhs.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">It is important to collect data on hate crimes committed against Sikhs because this data can identify trends and help federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies properly allocate resources, they argued.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">"We urge you to take prompt action to ensure that hate crimes against Sikhs are recorded and tracked," they said.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">The letter was released on a day the US First Lady Michelle Obama met members of the families of the victims of the Oak Creek Gurudwara shootout.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy">Among the Senators who signed the letter were Dianne Feinstein, Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez, Scott P Brown, Patrick Leahy, Mark Kirk, and Charles E Schumer, among others.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>source:</strong> <a href="http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=772987" target="_blank">http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=772987</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 169992, member: 884"] [COLOR="Navy"][SIZE="5"][B]US Senators Ask Govt to Track Hate Crimes Against Sikhs[/B][/SIZE] Lalit K Jha - Washington - Aug 23, 2012 A bipartisan group of 19 influential Senators today appealed to the US Department of Justice and the FBI to revise hate crime monitoring process to allow for the and tracking of hate crimes committed against Sikh Americans and collection of their data. Led by Senator Dianne Feinstein, the Senators sent a letter to US Attorney General, Eric Holder, who had earlier termed it an act of 'domestic terrorism'. The Sikh community, had however, said it believed the Gurudwara shooting by a former Army man, was a hate crime. "From all indications, (Wade Michael) Page targeted members of the Sikh Temple because of their religion," the Senators wrote. "This tragic shooting is the latest hate crime committed against Sikhs in the United States," they wrote. Over the past two years, two Sikhs in California were murdered, a Sikh temple in Michigan was desecrated, a Sikh transit worker in New York City was assaulted, and a Sikh taxi driver in California was severely beaten up. "Although the limited data available suggests that a disproportionately high rate of violence and other crimes are committed against Sikhs, it is difficult to understand the true scope of the problem because the Department of Justice does not specifically track hate crimes against Sikhs," the Senators wrote. According to a recent survey of 1,370 Sikhs living in the California Bay Area, 10 per cent reported being victims of a hate crime. Sixty-eight per cent of those crimes were in the form of physical attacks, said the letter a copy of which was released to the press. The letter noted that as many Sikhs wear turbans and do not cut their facial hair, they are often viewed as foreign and are easy to target for harassment and crime. "Sikhs are particularly susceptible to violence committed because of their Sikh identity, even if the perpetrator does not understand that the victim is a Sikh," they wrote. The Senators said the Hate Crime Statistics Act in its present form does not allow an officer to denote that a crime was motivated by a bias against Sikhs. It is important to collect data on hate crimes committed against Sikhs because this data can identify trends and help federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies properly allocate resources, they argued. "We urge you to take prompt action to ensure that hate crimes against Sikhs are recorded and tracked," they said. The letter was released on a day the US First Lady Michelle Obama met members of the families of the victims of the Oak Creek Gurudwara shootout. Among the Senators who signed the letter were Dianne Feinstein, Frank Lautenberg, Robert Menendez, Scott P Brown, Patrick Leahy, Mark Kirk, and Charles E Schumer, among others. [B] source:[/B] [url]http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=772987[/url][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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