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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)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
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ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 140774" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Related story</span></strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Sikh MP 'shocked' over proposal to ban kirpan</strong></p><p></p><p>CTV.ca News Staff</p><p></p><p>Ontario Liberal MP Navdeep Bains says he can't believe the Bloc Quebecois wants to bar Sikhs from wearing ceremonial daggers in Parliament.</p><p></p><p>Bains has been wearing a kirpan under his clothes in the House of Commons since he was elected in the riding of Mississauga-Brampton South in 2004 -- and he said it's never raised eyebrows.</p><p></p><p>"I've worn it to the Supreme Court of Canada, even to the U.S. Congress and it's never been an issue," he told CTV News Channel.</p><p></p><p>Bains said he's disappointed that it's becoming an issue six years after he first entered Parliament wearing what he calls an article of faith.</p><p></p><p>"If there's legitimate concerns around the kirpan I think we should have an open and frank and honest discussion," rather than simply calling for a ban, he said.</p><p></p><p>"I expected better from my elected-official federal colleagues," Bains added. "We shouldn't politicize the matter. We should avoid fear-mongering."</p><p></p><p>The kirpan is an article of faith that represents a commitment to the fight against injustice and inequality.</p><p></p><p>"It's designed to remind me that I have a certain obligations to myself and society, and to look out for others," Bains said. "It really is a symbolic and internal way to focus myself, and hold myself accountable in a public way."</p><p></p><p>The Liberal MP's comments follow calls Wednesday from the Bloc Quebecois to pursue a Parliament-wide ban on the ceremonial dagger.</p><p></p><p>The Bloc picked up the issue after security guards at the Quebec legislature barred four Sikhs from entering the building on Tuesday because some were carrying kirpans.</p><p></p><p>Media commentators in the province reacted to the incident with near universal support. Some also criticized observers outside Quebec who raised questions about the security guard's actions.</p><p></p><p>A heated debate over multiculturalism and minority rights has been raging in Quebec for several years, and the proposed kirpan ban appears to have brought it to the corridors of power in Ottawa.</p><p></p><p>However, the Bloc's proposed ban may not have much of a chance at becoming reality. An all-party body in the House of Commons will decide by consensus whether to pursue the ban, and both the Liberals and the NDP have sharply criticized the idea.</p><p></p><p>"Shame on the Bloc for playing divisive political games," said Olivia Chow, a New Democrat MP and wife of NDP Leader Jack Layton. "There have been Sikh MPs in the House for years. This has never been an issue nor should it be."</p><p></p><p>Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said the ceremonial dagger should not be considered a weapon.</p><p></p><p>Reaction from the Conservative party was more cautious. A spokesman for Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney said that issues pertaining to the security on Parliament Hill should be dealt with by the sergeant-at-arms.</p><p></p><p>Meanwhile Claude DeBellefeuille, the Bloc's whip, defended the proposal.</p><p></p><p>"It's not a debate about religious symbols or a social debate above and beyond that," she said. "It is really a security question and we have to look again at our practices."</p><p></p><p>Apart from Bains, at least two other MPs are practising Sikhs, although it's not clear whether they wear kirpans.</p><p></p><p>In 2006, the Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that banning the ceremonial dagger in a Quebec school breached the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. However, the decision also stipulated that school boards could impose certain restrictions based on public safety concerns.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110120/bloc-quebecois-kirpan-daggers-house-of-commons-110120/20110120/?hub=CalgaryHome" target="_blank">http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110120/bloc-quebecois-kirpan-daggers-house-of-commons-110120/20110120/?hub=CalgaryHome</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 140774, member: 35"] [B][COLOR="Blue"]Related story[/COLOR][/B] [B] Sikh MP 'shocked' over proposal to ban kirpan[/B] CTV.ca News Staff Ontario Liberal MP Navdeep Bains says he can't believe the Bloc Quebecois wants to bar Sikhs from wearing ceremonial daggers in Parliament. Bains has been wearing a kirpan under his clothes in the House of Commons since he was elected in the riding of Mississauga-Brampton South in 2004 -- and he said it's never raised eyebrows. "I've worn it to the Supreme Court of Canada, even to the U.S. Congress and it's never been an issue," he told CTV News Channel. Bains said he's disappointed that it's becoming an issue six years after he first entered Parliament wearing what he calls an article of faith. "If there's legitimate concerns around the kirpan I think we should have an open and frank and honest discussion," rather than simply calling for a ban, he said. "I expected better from my elected-official federal colleagues," Bains added. "We shouldn't politicize the matter. We should avoid fear-mongering." The kirpan is an article of faith that represents a commitment to the fight against injustice and inequality. "It's designed to remind me that I have a certain obligations to myself and society, and to look out for others," Bains said. "It really is a symbolic and internal way to focus myself, and hold myself accountable in a public way." The Liberal MP's comments follow calls Wednesday from the Bloc Quebecois to pursue a Parliament-wide ban on the ceremonial dagger. The Bloc picked up the issue after security guards at the Quebec legislature barred four Sikhs from entering the building on Tuesday because some were carrying kirpans. Media commentators in the province reacted to the incident with near universal support. Some also criticized observers outside Quebec who raised questions about the security guard's actions. A heated debate over multiculturalism and minority rights has been raging in Quebec for several years, and the proposed kirpan ban appears to have brought it to the corridors of power in Ottawa. However, the Bloc's proposed ban may not have much of a chance at becoming reality. An all-party body in the House of Commons will decide by consensus whether to pursue the ban, and both the Liberals and the NDP have sharply criticized the idea. "Shame on the Bloc for playing divisive political games," said Olivia Chow, a New Democrat MP and wife of NDP Leader Jack Layton. "There have been Sikh MPs in the House for years. This has never been an issue nor should it be." Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said the ceremonial dagger should not be considered a weapon. Reaction from the Conservative party was more cautious. A spokesman for Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney said that issues pertaining to the security on Parliament Hill should be dealt with by the sergeant-at-arms. Meanwhile Claude DeBellefeuille, the Bloc's whip, defended the proposal. "It's not a debate about religious symbols or a social debate above and beyond that," she said. "It is really a security question and we have to look again at our practices." Apart from Bains, at least two other MPs are practising Sikhs, although it's not clear whether they wear kirpans. In 2006, the Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that banning the ceremonial dagger in a Quebec school breached the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. However, the decision also stipulated that school boards could impose certain restrictions based on public safety concerns. [url]http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20110120/bloc-quebecois-kirpan-daggers-house-of-commons-110120/20110120/?hub=CalgaryHome[/url] [/QUOTE]
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