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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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Weapons Of Mass 'distraction': JUTTI
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 98898" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: #1f497d"><img src="http://uk.reuters.com/resources/images/logo_reuters_media_uk.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p> <strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #1f497d">Indian politicians demand protection from flying shoes</span></span></strong></p><p></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:08pm BST</span></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">By Bappa Majumdar</span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d"><strong>NEW DELHI (Reuters)</strong> - India's politicians contesting in the general election, fearful of shoes hurled at them by disgruntled voters, have asked for more security and are erecting metal nets at rallies.</span><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">Lal Krishna Advani, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate was the latest politician to be at the receiving end on Thursday, as an angry party worker threw a slipper at him during an election meeting in a central state.</span><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">The slipper missed Advani, but was enough for authorities to step up security for all leaders across the country.</span><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">The incident was the latest episode of shoe-throwing as a mark of protest against political leaders, including former U.S. President George W. Bush and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.</span><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">Throwing a shoe at someone is considered an insult in India.</span></p><p></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">Indian politicians have asked party workers to remove shoes at meetings and alerted police and their security staff to keep a tab on people, including journalists in news conferences.</span></p><p></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">"The security is extremely tight for politicians, and we are keeping a close watch on everyone," a Delhi Police spokesman said.</span></p><p></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">Last week, a Sikh journalist hurled a shoe at India's home minister during a news conference after getting angry with the minister's reply to a question about 1984 riots in which hundreds of Sikhs were killed.</span></p><p></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">Three days later, a retired school teacher threw a shoe at popular Congress lawmaker Naveen Jindal, during an election rally in Haryana state.</span></p><p></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">Authorities in Gujarat state built an iron safety net to keep flying shoes away, as Narendra Modi, the chief minister of the BJP-ruled state began his speech at a rally this week.</span></p><p></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">"These are acts of insanity, there is no scope for such acts in India's political system," Rajiv Pratap Rudy, the BJP's candidate in Bihar state where election was held on Thursday said.</span></p><p></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">India's politicians have not taken the shoe attacks personally and not initiated legal action so far.</span><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">"Flying footwear are now the weapons of mass distraction," was the headline in one such report carried by the Mail Today newspaper on Friday.</span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p><span style="color: #1f497d"></span></p><p> <span style="color: #1f497d">(Editing by Alistair Scrutton and Valerie Lee)</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 98898, member: 884"] [COLOR=#1f497d][IMG]http://uk.reuters.com/resources/images/logo_reuters_media_uk.gif[/IMG][/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d] [/COLOR] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=#1f497d]Indian politicians demand protection from flying shoes[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=#1f497d]Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:08pm BST[/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d]By Bappa Majumdar[/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d][B]NEW DELHI (Reuters)[/B] - India's politicians contesting in the general election, fearful of shoes hurled at them by disgruntled voters, have asked for more security and are erecting metal nets at rallies.[/COLOR][COLOR=#1f497d] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d]Lal Krishna Advani, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate was the latest politician to be at the receiving end on Thursday, as an angry party worker threw a slipper at him during an election meeting in a central state.[/COLOR][COLOR=#1f497d] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d]The slipper missed Advani, but was enough for authorities to step up security for all leaders across the country.[/COLOR][COLOR=#1f497d] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d]The incident was the latest episode of shoe-throwing as a mark of protest against political leaders, including former U.S. President George W. Bush and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.[/COLOR][COLOR=#1f497d] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d]Throwing a shoe at someone is considered an insult in India.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d]Indian politicians have asked party workers to remove shoes at meetings and alerted police and their security staff to keep a tab on people, including journalists in news conferences.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d]"The security is extremely tight for politicians, and we are keeping a close watch on everyone," a Delhi Police spokesman said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d]Last week, a Sikh journalist hurled a shoe at India's home minister during a news conference after getting angry with the minister's reply to a question about 1984 riots in which hundreds of Sikhs were killed.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d]Three days later, a retired school teacher threw a shoe at popular Congress lawmaker Naveen Jindal, during an election rally in Haryana state.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d]Authorities in Gujarat state built an iron safety net to keep flying shoes away, as Narendra Modi, the chief minister of the BJP-ruled state began his speech at a rally this week.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d]"These are acts of insanity, there is no scope for such acts in India's political system," Rajiv Pratap Rudy, the BJP's candidate in Bihar state where election was held on Thursday said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d]India's politicians have not taken the shoe attacks personally and not initiated legal action so far.[/COLOR][COLOR=#1f497d] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d]"Flying footwear are now the weapons of mass distraction," was the headline in one such report carried by the Mail Today newspaper on Friday.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d] [/COLOR] [COLOR=#1f497d](Editing by Alistair Scrutton and Valerie Lee)[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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