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Pahre (74-78)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
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Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
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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)
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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)
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Anand (917-922)
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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)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member4" data-source="post: 97664" data-attributes="member: 6184"><p>Here is a article that tells us about the protest against Pashaura Singh and then letters written by Dr. Virinder Singh Grewal in favor of Pashaura Singh appointment to a chair. Read the article first and then read the letters.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.sikhism.us/node/74372" target="_blank"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #0000ff"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: #0000ff">Sikhs to protest Pashaura Singh's appointment on Sep 26 </span></span></span></span></u></strong></a></p><p> </p><p>28 September, 2008 - 17:15 — Balbir Singh </p><p>SAN JOSE:</p><p> </p><p>Dr. Baljeet Sahi, an Altadena veterinarian and president of Sikhs for Preservation of Sikhism and Sikh Heritage, and scores of other Sikhs </p><p>will gather for a peaceful protest on the UC Riverside university's </p><p>grounds from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 26 to underline the community's </p><p>anger at attempts by a scholar Pashaura Singh whose works challenge </p><p>the authenticity of Sikh scriptures. </p><p> </p><p>Pashaura Singh's thesis and subsequent research are based on a manuscript that surfaced in 1987 that he believes is a draft of the 1,430-page document copiled by Guru Arjan. Singh says the so-called 1245 manuscript, part of the rare book collection at Guru Nanak Dev University, includes sections that are blank and others that have </p><p>been crossed out, showing evidence of having been edited. </p><p> </p><p>Such an idea about the scriptures being edited or changed is blasphemous to most Sikhs and virtually negates the core belief that the revealed word of God is the revealed word. </p><p> </p><p>Sahi holds the 1245 manuscript fraudulent and said it was obtained from a scrap dealer. He said it may have been written by one of the guru's rivals, who started a parallel tradition after he was denied a </p><p>guruship. </p><p> </p><p>He said scholars like Pashaura Singh are trying to mix the words of non-gurus with gurus' words. There have been many protests against Pashaura Singh's appointment to the endowed chair for which the Sikh Foundation raised $500,000. The chair is in memory of late Dr. Jasbir Singh Saini, a Phoenix cardiologist. </p><p> </p><p>Sikhs had protested even in 2005 about his appointment. At one stage, even Saini's widow, Saranjit Kaur Saini, had asked the former UCR </p><p>Chancellor France Cordova urging her to choose another Sikh scholar.</p><p>Incidentally, Pashaura Singh courted controversy even with his 1991 doctoral thesis at the University of Toronto which was immediately condemned and later he was indicted in 1994 by the Akal Takht, the Sikhs' highest temporal authority, for blasphemy..</p><p><a href="http://www.worldsikhnews.com/24%20September%202008/Sikhs%20to%20protest%20Pashaura%20Singh%20appointment%20on%20Sep%2026.htm" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">http://www.worldsikhnews.com/24%20September%202008/Sikhs%20to%20protest%20Pashaura%20Singh%20appointment%20on%20Sep%2026.htm</span></u></a></p><p>Submitted by,</p><p>Balbir Singh</p><p>Palo Alto, California</p><p>__________________________________________________________</p><p>See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life.</p><p><a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/</span></u></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Dear all,</p><p>I am pleased to announce that our member Dr. Virinder Singh Grewal </p><p>has taken lead to write directly to the Chancellor of the university </p><p>at Riverside in support of Pashura Singhs appointment. The Chancellor </p><p>has responded with gratitude. We will also be sending all the post </p><p>that appeared on SD in support to the University.</p><p> </p><p>Copied Below exchange of posts between Dr. Greval and the Chancellor.</p><p> </p><p>From: Timothy P. White To: <u><span style="color: #0000ff">virindergrewal@cablespeed.com</span></u> Cc: Jessica </p><p>Darin ; <u><span style="color: #0000ff">ellen.wartella@ucr.edu</span></u> ; <u><span style="color: #0000ff">stephen.cullenberg@ucr.edu</span></u> ; Cynthia </p><p>Giorgio Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 12:57 AMSubject: Re: Dr. </p><p>Pashaura Singh</p><p>Dr. Grewal,</p><p> </p><p>Thank you for sharing your informative thoughts...they are helpful to </p><p>us.</p><p>Sincerely,</p><p>Tim White</p><p>Chancellor</p><p> </p><p>----- Original Message -----</p><p>From: Virinder S.Grewal M.D.,F.A.C.S. <<u><span style="color: #0000ff">virindergrewal@cablespeed.com</span></u>></p><p>To: <u><span style="color: #0000ff">timothy.white@ucr.edu</span></u> <<u><span style="color: #0000ff">timothy.white@ucr.edu</span></u>></p><p>Sent: Wed Oct 01 12:44:54 2008</p><p>Subject: Dr. Pashaura Singh</p><p>The Sikh Studies Association of America Inc.</p><p>765 E. Sherwood Rd</p><p>Williamston, Michigan, 48895</p><p>Phone: (517) 655-4507</p><p><u><span style="color: #0000ff">Virindergrewal@cablespeed.com</span></u></p><p>Dated; October 1, 2008</p><p>Chancellor Timothy P. White</p><p>Office of the Chancellor</p><p>University of California, Riverside</p><p>4108 Hinderaker Hall</p><p>900 University Avenue</p><p>Riverside, CA - 92521</p><p>USA</p><p>E-mail: <u><span style="color: #0000ff">timothy.white@ucr.edu</span></u></p><p>Ref: Dr. Pashaura Singh</p><p>Dear Chancellor White:</p><p>I am honored to write this letter on behalf of Dr. Pashaura Singh. I </p><p>would like to introduce myself to you. I am a retired Urologist and </p><p>Associate Professor of Surgery (Urology) from Michigan State </p><p>University (MSU). I am also President of ‘The Sikh Studies </p><p>Association of America’ and ‘The Sikh Gurudwara of Michigan’ since </p><p>its inception in 1978.</p><p> </p><p>The Sikh Studies association has been involved in many Sikh programs. </p><p>One of these was establishing a Sikh Studies Endowed Chair at the </p><p>University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. I took the initiative in 1984 and </p><p>was able to collect 1.2 million dollars, finally establishing the </p><p>Sikh Studies Chair at the University of Michigan.</p><p> </p><p>I have known Dr. Singh from the last 25 years and was instrumental in </p><p>getting him at the University of Michigan in 1992. I am fully aware </p><p>of his accomplishments, research, teaching and other work in Sikh </p><p>theology. I am fully aware of his disputed thesis before it was </p><p>published. His research and writings about Sikh Faith are exceptional.</p><p>By the way I am equally aware of the individuals protesting against </p><p>him unreasonably and distastefully in an ignorant and egotistical </p><p>manner for their own publicity. I find their actions immature and </p><p>self-destructive in nature for the Sikh faith.</p><p> </p><p>I am more knowledgeable about the Sikh Faith than these protestors, </p><p>whom I know personally and in no way their observations are even </p><p>close to the Sikh ethos of tolerance. Mostly, they are counter-</p><p>productive and self-destructive, acting like illiterates. They tried </p><p>the same tactics at the University of Michigan but their efforts </p><p>totally failed.</p><p> </p><p>Dr. Singh’s practice of his faith and knowledge is closer to the </p><p>teachings of the Sikh Gurus than that of ignorant protestors. I am </p><p>enclosing a list of individuals from all over the United States of </p><p>America, who are members of the Sikh Studies Association and are with </p><p>me in recommending Dr. Pashaura Singh holding the Sikh Studies </p><p>Chair/Program at UC Riverside.</p><p> </p><p>I will humbly suggest to you, Sir, please ignore the protestors as </p><p>they are ignorant and destructive to the cause of Sikh Studies as </p><p>well Sikh Faith. This challenge has to be dealt with human maturity </p><p>in a constructive way.</p><p> </p><p>Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.</p><p>Cordially,</p><p> </p><p>Virinder S. Grewal, M.D., F.A.C.S</p><p>Retired Professor of Surgery at MSU</p><p>765 E Sherwood Rd,</p><p>Williamston, MI</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member4, post: 97664, member: 6184"] Here is a article that tells us about the protest against Pashaura Singh and then letters written by Dr. Virinder Singh Grewal in favor of Pashaura Singh appointment to a chair. Read the article first and then read the letters. [URL="http://www.sikhism.us/node/74372"][B][U][SIZE=5][COLOR=#0000ff][SIZE=5][COLOR=#0000ff]Sikhs to protest Pashaura Singh's appointment on Sep 26 [/COLOR][/SIZE][/COLOR][/SIZE][/U][/B][/URL] 28 September, 2008 - 17:15 — Balbir Singh SAN JOSE: Dr. Baljeet Sahi, an Altadena veterinarian and president of Sikhs for Preservation of Sikhism and Sikh Heritage, and scores of other Sikhs will gather for a peaceful protest on the UC Riverside university's grounds from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 26 to underline the community's anger at attempts by a scholar Pashaura Singh whose works challenge the authenticity of Sikh scriptures. Pashaura Singh's thesis and subsequent research are based on a manuscript that surfaced in 1987 that he believes is a draft of the 1,430-page document copiled by Guru Arjan. Singh says the so-called 1245 manuscript, part of the rare book collection at Guru Nanak Dev University, includes sections that are blank and others that have been crossed out, showing evidence of having been edited. Such an idea about the scriptures being edited or changed is blasphemous to most Sikhs and virtually negates the core belief that the revealed word of God is the revealed word. Sahi holds the 1245 manuscript fraudulent and said it was obtained from a scrap dealer. He said it may have been written by one of the guru's rivals, who started a parallel tradition after he was denied a guruship. He said scholars like Pashaura Singh are trying to mix the words of non-gurus with gurus' words. There have been many protests against Pashaura Singh's appointment to the endowed chair for which the Sikh Foundation raised $500,000. The chair is in memory of late Dr. Jasbir Singh Saini, a Phoenix cardiologist. Sikhs had protested even in 2005 about his appointment. At one stage, even Saini's widow, Saranjit Kaur Saini, had asked the former UCR Chancellor France Cordova urging her to choose another Sikh scholar. Incidentally, Pashaura Singh courted controversy even with his 1991 doctoral thesis at the University of Toronto which was immediately condemned and later he was indicted in 1994 by the Akal Takht, the Sikhs' highest temporal authority, for blasphemy.. [URL="http://www.worldsikhnews.com/24%20September%202008/Sikhs%20to%20protest%20Pashaura%20Singh%20appointment%20on%20Sep%2026.htm"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.worldsikhnews.com/24%20September%202008/Sikhs%20to%20protest%20Pashaura%20Singh%20appointment%20on%20Sep%2026.htm[/COLOR][/U][/URL] Submitted by, Balbir Singh Palo Alto, California __________________________________________________________ See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. [URL="http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/[/COLOR][/U][/URL] Dear all, I am pleased to announce that our member Dr. Virinder Singh Grewal has taken lead to write directly to the Chancellor of the university at Riverside in support of Pashura Singhs appointment. The Chancellor has responded with gratitude. We will also be sending all the post that appeared on SD in support to the University. Copied Below exchange of posts between Dr. Greval and the Chancellor. From: Timothy P. White To: [U][COLOR=#0000ff]virindergrewal@cablespeed.com[/COLOR][/U] Cc: Jessica Darin ; [U][COLOR=#0000ff]ellen.wartella@ucr.edu[/COLOR][/U] ; [U][COLOR=#0000ff]stephen.cullenberg@ucr.edu[/COLOR][/U] ; Cynthia Giorgio Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 12:57 AMSubject: Re: Dr. Pashaura Singh Dr. Grewal, Thank you for sharing your informative thoughts...they are helpful to us. Sincerely, Tim White Chancellor ----- Original Message ----- From: Virinder S.Grewal M.D.,F.A.C.S. <[U][COLOR=#0000ff]virindergrewal@cablespeed.com[/COLOR][/U]> To: [U][COLOR=#0000ff]timothy.white@ucr.edu[/COLOR][/U] <[U][COLOR=#0000ff]timothy.white@ucr.edu[/COLOR][/U]> Sent: Wed Oct 01 12:44:54 2008 Subject: Dr. Pashaura Singh The Sikh Studies Association of America Inc. 765 E. Sherwood Rd Williamston, Michigan, 48895 Phone: (517) 655-4507 [U][COLOR=#0000ff]Virindergrewal@cablespeed.com[/COLOR][/U] Dated; October 1, 2008 Chancellor Timothy P. White Office of the Chancellor University of California, Riverside 4108 Hinderaker Hall 900 University Avenue Riverside, CA - 92521 USA E-mail: [U][COLOR=#0000ff]timothy.white@ucr.edu[/COLOR][/U] Ref: Dr. Pashaura Singh Dear Chancellor White: I am honored to write this letter on behalf of Dr. Pashaura Singh. I would like to introduce myself to you. I am a retired Urologist and Associate Professor of Surgery (Urology) from Michigan State University (MSU). I am also President of ‘The Sikh Studies Association of America’ and ‘The Sikh Gurudwara of Michigan’ since its inception in 1978. The Sikh Studies association has been involved in many Sikh programs. One of these was establishing a Sikh Studies Endowed Chair at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. I took the initiative in 1984 and was able to collect 1.2 million dollars, finally establishing the Sikh Studies Chair at the University of Michigan. I have known Dr. Singh from the last 25 years and was instrumental in getting him at the University of Michigan in 1992. I am fully aware of his accomplishments, research, teaching and other work in Sikh theology. I am fully aware of his disputed thesis before it was published. His research and writings about Sikh Faith are exceptional. By the way I am equally aware of the individuals protesting against him unreasonably and distastefully in an ignorant and egotistical manner for their own publicity. I find their actions immature and self-destructive in nature for the Sikh faith. I am more knowledgeable about the Sikh Faith than these protestors, whom I know personally and in no way their observations are even close to the Sikh ethos of tolerance. Mostly, they are counter- productive and self-destructive, acting like illiterates. They tried the same tactics at the University of Michigan but their efforts totally failed. Dr. Singh’s practice of his faith and knowledge is closer to the teachings of the Sikh Gurus than that of ignorant protestors. I am enclosing a list of individuals from all over the United States of America, who are members of the Sikh Studies Association and are with me in recommending Dr. Pashaura Singh holding the Sikh Studies Chair/Program at UC Riverside. I will humbly suggest to you, Sir, please ignore the protestors as they are ignorant and destructive to the cause of Sikh Studies as well Sikh Faith. This challenge has to be dealt with human maturity in a constructive way. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Cordially, Virinder S. Grewal, M.D., F.A.C.S Retired Professor of Surgery at MSU 765 E Sherwood Rd, Williamston, MI [/QUOTE]
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