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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)
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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: 125411" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong>Ads: Brides, grooms for ride to Canada</strong></p><p><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5846715.cms?frm=mailtofri" target="_blank">Ads: Brides, grooms for ride to Canada - Chandigarh - City - The Times of India</a></p><p></p><p> JALANDHAR: Indo-Canadian marriage market is thriving, and how! “Court marriage partner sought for Canadian Jat widower, 62, 5’8”. Contact soon,” reads an advertisement in a vernacular daily. “Above 40 contact for court marriage with Canadian citizen, 60, divorcee woman. (mobile number),” screams out another one. </p><p></p><p> Scan the matrimonial columns and they are full of “court marriage” offers. And, age is no bar — prospective grooms or brides are anywhere between their 20s and 60s. When this correspondent followed up some of the phone numbers advertised in these columns, pretending to a relative of an alliance-seeker, the negotiations that followed were most business-like. </p><p></p><p> In one case, a woman who took the call and claimed to be a relative, quoted a price of “Rs 25 lakh” for the alliance. “She (prospective bride) hails from Ludhiana and is settled in Toronto along with her family. There is no possibility of a permanent marriage. It is being done for the sake of money only,” she said. </p><p></p><p> In another case, the price was pegged at Rs 22 lakh. The person at the other end said the “groom” had left Sangrur for Surrey where he lives with his children and grandchildren. </p><p></p><p> Apparently, the term “court marriage” is increasingly being used for alliances made for taking an Indian partner to Canada and helping get permanent residency there. If a 60 years old divorcee woman demands Rs 22 lakh in exchange, a young girl can cite a figure as high as Rs 42 lakh. </p><p></p><p> “Canadian citizen, Jat Sikh, two girls and a boy, seek partners for court marriages,” reads another ad. When contacted, the man revealed that he was running a marriage bureau in Barnala and that “the girl is in Surrey and is demanding Rs 42 lakh. The boys are settled in Toronto and Vancouver, and want Rs 32 lakh each”. </p><p></p><p> All his three clients have their roots in Barnala. Explaining the price tag, he said, “In three years time, one gets permanent residency and is free to go in for divorce. They (his clients) would own complete responsibility for settlement of their married partners,” he assured. </p><p></p><p> While a 30-year-old girl from Moga, who emigrated a year back and is now based in Toronto, offers marriage in exchange for Rs 35 lakh, a 52-year-old widower from Canada (originally from Patiala) wants Rs 27 lakh.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 125411, member: 35"] [B]Ads: Brides, grooms for ride to Canada[/B] [URL="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5846715.cms?frm=mailtofri"]Ads: Brides, grooms for ride to Canada - Chandigarh - City - The Times of India[/URL] JALANDHAR: Indo-Canadian marriage market is thriving, and how! “Court marriage partner sought for Canadian Jat widower, 62, 5’8”. Contact soon,” reads an advertisement in a vernacular daily. “Above 40 contact for court marriage with Canadian citizen, 60, divorcee woman. (mobile number),” screams out another one. Scan the matrimonial columns and they are full of “court marriage” offers. And, age is no bar — prospective grooms or brides are anywhere between their 20s and 60s. When this correspondent followed up some of the phone numbers advertised in these columns, pretending to a relative of an alliance-seeker, the negotiations that followed were most business-like. In one case, a woman who took the call and claimed to be a relative, quoted a price of “Rs 25 lakh” for the alliance. “She (prospective bride) hails from Ludhiana and is settled in Toronto along with her family. There is no possibility of a permanent marriage. It is being done for the sake of money only,” she said. In another case, the price was pegged at Rs 22 lakh. The person at the other end said the “groom” had left Sangrur for Surrey where he lives with his children and grandchildren. Apparently, the term “court marriage” is increasingly being used for alliances made for taking an Indian partner to Canada and helping get permanent residency there. If a 60 years old divorcee woman demands Rs 22 lakh in exchange, a young girl can cite a figure as high as Rs 42 lakh. “Canadian citizen, Jat Sikh, two girls and a boy, seek partners for court marriages,” reads another ad. When contacted, the man revealed that he was running a marriage bureau in Barnala and that “the girl is in Surrey and is demanding Rs 42 lakh. The boys are settled in Toronto and Vancouver, and want Rs 32 lakh each”. All his three clients have their roots in Barnala. Explaining the price tag, he said, “In three years time, one gets permanent residency and is free to go in for divorce. They (his clients) would own complete responsibility for settlement of their married partners,” he assured. While a 30-year-old girl from Moga, who emigrated a year back and is now based in Toronto, offers marriage in exchange for Rs 35 lakh, a 52-year-old widower from Canada (originally from Patiala) wants Rs 27 lakh. [/QUOTE]
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