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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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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 140775" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Second related story</span></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Liberals and NDP side against ban on Sikh kirpan in Parliament, Tories mum</strong></p><p></p><p>MONTREAL - A proposal to ban a Sikh ceremonial dagger from Parliament had two of Canada's three main national parties racing to the defence of the religious symbol — while the Conservatives refused to take a public stand.</p><p></p><p>The leaders of both the Liberals and the NDP came out strongly against the Bloc Quebecois proposal Thursday, expressing sadness and even anger that anyone would seek to ban a religious accessory from Parliament.</p><p></p><p>The Conservative government, however, described the dispute as a private matter.</p><p>"Our Government does not believe parliamentary security should be directed by partisan politics," said an emailed statement from Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney.</p><p></p><p>"Specific questions on the security of the House of Commons should be directed to the (chamber's) Sergeant-at-Arms."</p><p></p><p>That leaves the Conservatives as the only party refusing to take a public position on the matter. The Bloc Quebecois, transferring a dispute to Ottawa that originated in Quebec, wants to ask the House of Commons' board of internal economy to ban the article as a security threat.</p><p></p><p>The measure appears to have no chance of passing — now that the other major parties have quashed it. The NDP called the move shameful in a statement earlier this week.</p><p></p><p>And on Thursday Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff described the matter as one of religious freedom and tolerance — instead of a security issue.</p><p></p><p>He made his remarks in French in response to a reporter's question in Quebec, where such a ban has prompted no complaints from any prominent politician or pundit.</p><p></p><p>Ignatieff told reporters that he has kirpan-wearing Sikh colleagues who represent their constituents well and who do not deserve to be excluded from Parliament because of their religious beliefs.</p><p></p><p>"All Canadians have the right to have access to democratic spaces and legislatures," Ignatieff told reporters in Montreal.</p><p></p><p>"I have colleagues in the Liberal party who wear a kirpan and who represent their riding proudly. They have the right to have access to the House of Commons."</p><p></p><p>He added: "The kirpan is not a weapon. It's a religious symbol and we have to respect it."</p><p>Liberal MP Navdeep Bains, who has spoken openly about wearing his kirpan in the House of Commons, accused the Bloc of "fear-mongering" earlier this week for portraying the kirpan as a security threat.</p><p></p><p>In issuing their own condemnation, the NDP sought to upstage the Liberals.</p><p></p><p>A statement issued by the party said New Democrats were the first to propose a parliamentary motion defending Sikhs' five articles of faith, which includes wearing the kirpan at all times.</p><p></p><p>The 2001 motion "failed to pass when the Liberals refused to support it," the statement said.</p><p></p><p>"We stand with the Sikh community in solidarity," it added.</p><p></p><p>Such opposition to the Bloc proposal might kill the attempt to change the security rules at the Commons' board of economy, which require all-party consensus for any modification.</p><p></p><p>But any member of Parliament could still, in theory, put a motion before the House seeking to ban an item like the kirpan. Such a move would require the support of at least two parties to win a Commons vote.</p><p></p><p>The issue surfaces on the same week that the Conservatives have made a visible display of wooing the Sikh vote in suburban Toronto.</p><p></p><p>A party candidate in Brampton-Springdale issued a news release celebrating defections from the riding association of his rival, Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla, and declaring that the Conservative party cared about delivering results for new Canadians.</p><p></p><p>At the same time the Conservative party is hoping to gain ground in Quebec — where the kirpan ban has ignited no major opposition and, based on initial reaction, may be quite popular.</p><p></p><p>Unlike the Conservatives, Liberal support in the province is mainly concentrated in Montreal's multiethnic areas.</p><p></p><p>The Tory support base, meanwhile, is in the province's francophone heartland, mainly around Quebec City.</p><p></p><p>That's the same territory where the right-leaning, populist ADQ achieved considerable success in a 2007 provincial election after helping to fan the flames of what has become known as Quebec's "reasonable accommodation" debate on multiculturalism.</p><p></p><p>On Thursday, Ignatieff was in Montreal as part of a cross-country tour of ridings the Liberals plan to target when the next writ is dropped.</p><p></p><p>Among those is Jeanne-Le Ber, a multiethnic riding near downtown Montreal which they narrowly lost to the Bloc in 2006.</p><p></p><p>During a luncheon speech, the Liberal leader confessed he was getting tired of the constant speculation about when the next election might be.</p><p></p><p>"I don't know when an election is going to be held," he said.</p><p></p><p>"Frankly, I no longer care — although election speculation gets the crowds larger in every room I go to."</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/ignatieff-says-kirpan-is-not-a-weapon-and-should-be-allowed-in-all-legislatures-114295289.html" target="_blank">http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/ignatieff-says-kirpan-is-not-a-weapon-and-should-be-allowed-in-all-legislatures-114295289.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 140775, member: 35"] [B][COLOR="Blue"]Second related story[/COLOR][/B] [B]Liberals and NDP side against ban on Sikh kirpan in Parliament, Tories mum[/B] MONTREAL - A proposal to ban a Sikh ceremonial dagger from Parliament had two of Canada's three main national parties racing to the defence of the religious symbol — while the Conservatives refused to take a public stand. The leaders of both the Liberals and the NDP came out strongly against the Bloc Quebecois proposal Thursday, expressing sadness and even anger that anyone would seek to ban a religious accessory from Parliament. The Conservative government, however, described the dispute as a private matter. "Our Government does not believe parliamentary security should be directed by partisan politics," said an emailed statement from Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney. "Specific questions on the security of the House of Commons should be directed to the (chamber's) Sergeant-at-Arms." That leaves the Conservatives as the only party refusing to take a public position on the matter. The Bloc Quebecois, transferring a dispute to Ottawa that originated in Quebec, wants to ask the House of Commons' board of internal economy to ban the article as a security threat. The measure appears to have no chance of passing — now that the other major parties have quashed it. The NDP called the move shameful in a statement earlier this week. And on Thursday Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff described the matter as one of religious freedom and tolerance — instead of a security issue. He made his remarks in French in response to a reporter's question in Quebec, where such a ban has prompted no complaints from any prominent politician or pundit. Ignatieff told reporters that he has kirpan-wearing Sikh colleagues who represent their constituents well and who do not deserve to be excluded from Parliament because of their religious beliefs. "All Canadians have the right to have access to democratic spaces and legislatures," Ignatieff told reporters in Montreal. "I have colleagues in the Liberal party who wear a kirpan and who represent their riding proudly. They have the right to have access to the House of Commons." He added: "The kirpan is not a weapon. It's a religious symbol and we have to respect it." Liberal MP Navdeep Bains, who has spoken openly about wearing his kirpan in the House of Commons, accused the Bloc of "fear-mongering" earlier this week for portraying the kirpan as a security threat. In issuing their own condemnation, the NDP sought to upstage the Liberals. A statement issued by the party said New Democrats were the first to propose a parliamentary motion defending Sikhs' five articles of faith, which includes wearing the kirpan at all times. The 2001 motion "failed to pass when the Liberals refused to support it," the statement said. "We stand with the Sikh community in solidarity," it added. Such opposition to the Bloc proposal might kill the attempt to change the security rules at the Commons' board of economy, which require all-party consensus for any modification. But any member of Parliament could still, in theory, put a motion before the House seeking to ban an item like the kirpan. Such a move would require the support of at least two parties to win a Commons vote. The issue surfaces on the same week that the Conservatives have made a visible display of wooing the Sikh vote in suburban Toronto. A party candidate in Brampton-Springdale issued a news release celebrating defections from the riding association of his rival, Liberal MP Ruby Dhalla, and declaring that the Conservative party cared about delivering results for new Canadians. At the same time the Conservative party is hoping to gain ground in Quebec — where the kirpan ban has ignited no major opposition and, based on initial reaction, may be quite popular. Unlike the Conservatives, Liberal support in the province is mainly concentrated in Montreal's multiethnic areas. The Tory support base, meanwhile, is in the province's francophone heartland, mainly around Quebec City. That's the same territory where the right-leaning, populist ADQ achieved considerable success in a 2007 provincial election after helping to fan the flames of what has become known as Quebec's "reasonable accommodation" debate on multiculturalism. On Thursday, Ignatieff was in Montreal as part of a cross-country tour of ridings the Liberals plan to target when the next writ is dropped. Among those is Jeanne-Le Ber, a multiethnic riding near downtown Montreal which they narrowly lost to the Bloc in 2006. During a luncheon speech, the Liberal leader confessed he was getting tired of the constant speculation about when the next election might be. "I don't know when an election is going to be held," he said. "Frankly, I no longer care — although election speculation gets the crowds larger in every room I go to." [url]http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/breakingnews/ignatieff-says-kirpan-is-not-a-weapon-and-should-be-allowed-in-all-legislatures-114295289.html[/url] [/QUOTE]
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