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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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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
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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)
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Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
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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)
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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
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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)
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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)
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Gurbani (1319-23)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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Are India's Rich Charitable?
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 123076" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: navy">source: </span><a href="http://www.expressindia.com/story_print.php?storyId=594521" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: navy">http://www.expressindia.com/story_print.php?storyId=594521</span></u></a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.expressindia.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: navy"><img src="http://static.expressindia.com/expressindia/images/logo.png?a=123" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></a></p><p> </p><p><!--header end--><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">Are India's rich charitable?</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>Reuters</strong> Posted: Mar 23, 2010 at 1219 hrs</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>Mumbai</strong> The number of wealthy Indians has been rising fast over the last decade, but they're not ready yet to let go of their hard-earned cash, even for charity, according to a study by business consultancy Bain & Co. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">The number of so-called high net worth individuals in India has grown at about 11 per cent every year since 2000, possibly the fastest pace in the world, to more than 115,000 now. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Two industrialists, Reliance Industries' Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal, are among the five wealthiest individuals in the world, according to Forbes magazine. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">But when it comes to giving away money, India's rich are not very keen on loosening their purse-strings. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Charitable giving in India probably totaled about $7.5 billion in 2009, according to the study by Bain & Co, equivalent to about 0.6 percent of the country's GDP. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">That percentage is higher than Brazil's 0.3 percent and rival China's 0.1 percent, but it falls way short of the 2.2 percent in the United States, and 1.3 percent in Britain, the report said. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Most Indians have no qualms about giving cash to family, friends, household staff and religious institutions, but given the scale of poverty -- an estimated 40 percent of India's 1.1-billion population lives on less than $1.25 a day -- Indians need to become way more generous, said Bain partner Arpan Sheth.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Should individuals, particularly the well-off, be giving more? Can they afford to make larger donations? The answer to both these questions is absolutely yes, Sheth said at the first Indian Philanthropy Forum in Mumbai, the country's financial hub. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">There are an estimated 2.5 million non-profit organisations in India, and about half of all donations in the country go to religious, sports and cultural organisations, the Bain study showed. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">A huge 65 percent of donations comes from the central and state governments, with a focus on disaster relief. A large amount also comes from foreign organisations. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Only 10 percent comes from individuals and corporates, in sharp contrast to the United States, where 75 percent of charitable giving is from individuals and corporates, Sheth said. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">And in India, its not about who has more money: in fact, the wealthiest social class has the lowest level of giving, just 1.6 percent of household income, which palls when compared to billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who has given away some 82 percent of his net worth. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Bain & Co's Sheth said Indians' reluctance to part with their cash stemmed from a variety of reasons including no tax breaks for charitable donations and a deep-seated suspicion of what charitable organisations really do with the money. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Accumulation of wealth is a fairly recent phenomenon in India -- it really began only with the opening of the markets, and we do have a history of scarcity, Sheth added. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">So it may be harder for people to let go of their newly-earned wealth. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">But change is coming: software czar Azim Premji and telecom tycoon Sunil Mittal have set up charitable foundations, and Vineet Nayyar, head of software firm Tech Mahindra recently gifted a third of his shares to another charity. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Such high-profile donations, private foundations, greater organisation in the NGO landscape and mass events that encourage fund raising, will encourage a greater culture of philanthropy in India, Sheth said. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">What's also needed are conducive tax laws, he added.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>NRI honoured in UK for charity work</strong> </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">However, there are others who do contribute to society in other ways. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Ajmar Singh Basra, an active member of Leicester's Sikh community who is involved in voluntary, social and charity work has been rewarded with an Honoured Citizen Award. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Basra is president of the Sikh Temple in Leicester and has been involved as a spokesman and sports organiser for the temple for many years. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">He is also involved in local fundraising events, and organising free camps in Punjab, as well as being a leading member of Leicestershire's Vaisakhi festival committee. </span></p><p><span style="color: navy">Basra yesterday joined Leicester Lord Mayor Councillor Roger Blackmore for afternoon tea to receive the award.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 123076, member: 884"] [COLOR=navy]source: [/COLOR][URL="http://www.expressindia.com/story_print.php?storyId=594521"][U][COLOR=navy]http://www.expressindia.com/story_print.php?storyId=594521[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [URL="http://www.expressindia.com"][COLOR=navy][IMG]http://static.expressindia.com/expressindia/images/logo.png?a=123[/IMG][/COLOR][/URL] <!--header end-->[B][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]Are India's rich charitable?[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=navy][B]Reuters[/B] Posted: Mar 23, 2010 at 1219 hrs[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]Mumbai[/B] The number of wealthy Indians has been rising fast over the last decade, but they're not ready yet to let go of their hard-earned cash, even for charity, according to a study by business consultancy Bain & Co. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The number of so-called high net worth individuals in India has grown at about 11 per cent every year since 2000, possibly the fastest pace in the world, to more than 115,000 now. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Two industrialists, Reliance Industries' Mukesh Ambani and Lakshmi Mittal, are among the five wealthiest individuals in the world, according to Forbes magazine. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]But when it comes to giving away money, India's rich are not very keen on loosening their purse-strings. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Charitable giving in India probably totaled about $7.5 billion in 2009, according to the study by Bain & Co, equivalent to about 0.6 percent of the country's GDP. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]That percentage is higher than Brazil's 0.3 percent and rival China's 0.1 percent, but it falls way short of the 2.2 percent in the United States, and 1.3 percent in Britain, the report said. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Most Indians have no qualms about giving cash to family, friends, household staff and religious institutions, but given the scale of poverty -- an estimated 40 percent of India's 1.1-billion population lives on less than $1.25 a day -- Indians need to become way more generous, said Bain partner Arpan Sheth.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy] [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Should individuals, particularly the well-off, be giving more? Can they afford to make larger donations? The answer to both these questions is absolutely yes, Sheth said at the first Indian Philanthropy Forum in Mumbai, the country's financial hub. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]There are an estimated 2.5 million non-profit organisations in India, and about half of all donations in the country go to religious, sports and cultural organisations, the Bain study showed. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]A huge 65 percent of donations comes from the central and state governments, with a focus on disaster relief. A large amount also comes from foreign organisations. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Only 10 percent comes from individuals and corporates, in sharp contrast to the United States, where 75 percent of charitable giving is from individuals and corporates, Sheth said. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]And in India, its not about who has more money: in fact, the wealthiest social class has the lowest level of giving, just 1.6 percent of household income, which palls when compared to billionaire investor Warren Buffett, who has given away some 82 percent of his net worth. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Bain & Co's Sheth said Indians' reluctance to part with their cash stemmed from a variety of reasons including no tax breaks for charitable donations and a deep-seated suspicion of what charitable organisations really do with the money. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Accumulation of wealth is a fairly recent phenomenon in India -- it really began only with the opening of the markets, and we do have a history of scarcity, Sheth added. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]So it may be harder for people to let go of their newly-earned wealth. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]But change is coming: software czar Azim Premji and telecom tycoon Sunil Mittal have set up charitable foundations, and Vineet Nayyar, head of software firm Tech Mahindra recently gifted a third of his shares to another charity. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Such high-profile donations, private foundations, greater organisation in the NGO landscape and mass events that encourage fund raising, will encourage a greater culture of philanthropy in India, Sheth said. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]What's also needed are conducive tax laws, he added.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]NRI honoured in UK for charity work[/B] [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]However, there are others who do contribute to society in other ways. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Ajmar Singh Basra, an active member of Leicester's Sikh community who is involved in voluntary, social and charity work has been rewarded with an Honoured Citizen Award. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Basra is president of the Sikh Temple in Leicester and has been involved as a spokesman and sports organiser for the temple for many years. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]He is also involved in local fundraising events, and organising free camps in Punjab, as well as being a leading member of Leicestershire's Vaisakhi festival committee. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Basra yesterday joined Leicester Lord Mayor Councillor Roger Blackmore for afternoon tea to receive the award.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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