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ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
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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)
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)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
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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: 129297" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/Britain-delays-new-EU-airport-security-rules-over-Sikh-concerns/Article1-566092.aspx" target="_blank">Britain delays new EU airport security rules over Sikh concerns- Hindustan Times</a> <strong>Indo-Asian News Service</strong></p><p>London, July 01, 2010</p><p></p><p>Britain has delayed implementation of new European Union (EU) airport security rules for hand searches of passengers after concerns from the Sikh community that this could also mean searches of their religious headgear, officials on Thursday said. </p><p></p><p> Consultations are currently going on with the Sikh community over the issue, a spokesperson of the the British transport department told <em>IANS</em>.</p><p></p><p> At present, passengers walk through metal detectors at airports in Britain and, if the alarm goes off, they are then searched again with hand-held metal detectors. The new rules, implemented all over the EU, instead tell security staff to use their hands for the second checks. Sikhs are concerned it could mean hand checks of turbans or demands for the religious headwear to be removed. </p><p></p><p> "We have written to airports to advise them to continue using the previous methods of screening religious headwear. These methods do not require all headgear to be touched. We will then work with the airport industry and religious communities to find an acceptable long-term solution to this issue," the department spokesperson said. </p><p></p><p> According to <em>Daily Mail</em>, a spokesperson for Birmingham International Airport said: "On Thursday the Department for Transport advised all UK airports to continue using the previous methods of screening religious headwear, which eliminates the need to carry out hand searches. We have reacted accordingly."</p><p></p><p> The Sikh Federation is worried that the new EU security rules will mean more embarrassment and upset at airports. The federation's Dabinderjit Singh said: "It is disrespectful for anyone else to touch the turban other than the individual (wearer) themselves. It is almost a humiliation. It is very difficult to describe when someone touches your turban. Sikhs regard it as a crown."</p><p></p><p> Wearing a turban is protected by British law, following a landmark ruling by the House of Lords in 1983 in a case in which a Birmingham teenager was refused entry to a school because of his turban. </p><p></p><p> It is not clear how long it will take before the transport department recommends any changes to the EU rules. Another issue is that the EU rarely changes its regulations and, when it does, it can often take years. The Sikh Federation fears the issue has the potential to flare up because the new rules are in force in other European countries. </p><p></p><p> "The reports that we've had from France and Italy in the last few weeks is that Sikhs are being asked to remove their turbans," Singh said.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 129297, member: 35"] [url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Britain-delays-new-EU-airport-security-rules-over-Sikh-concerns/Article1-566092.aspx]Britain delays new EU airport security rules over Sikh concerns- Hindustan Times[/url] [B]Indo-Asian News Service[/B] London, July 01, 2010 Britain has delayed implementation of new European Union (EU) airport security rules for hand searches of passengers after concerns from the Sikh community that this could also mean searches of their religious headgear, officials on Thursday said. Consultations are currently going on with the Sikh community over the issue, a spokesperson of the the British transport department told [I]IANS[/I]. At present, passengers walk through metal detectors at airports in Britain and, if the alarm goes off, they are then searched again with hand-held metal detectors. The new rules, implemented all over the EU, instead tell security staff to use their hands for the second checks. Sikhs are concerned it could mean hand checks of turbans or demands for the religious headwear to be removed. "We have written to airports to advise them to continue using the previous methods of screening religious headwear. These methods do not require all headgear to be touched. We will then work with the airport industry and religious communities to find an acceptable long-term solution to this issue," the department spokesperson said. According to [I]Daily Mail[/I], a spokesperson for Birmingham International Airport said: "On Thursday the Department for Transport advised all UK airports to continue using the previous methods of screening religious headwear, which eliminates the need to carry out hand searches. We have reacted accordingly." The Sikh Federation is worried that the new EU security rules will mean more embarrassment and upset at airports. The federation's Dabinderjit Singh said: "It is disrespectful for anyone else to touch the turban other than the individual (wearer) themselves. It is almost a humiliation. It is very difficult to describe when someone touches your turban. Sikhs regard it as a crown." Wearing a turban is protected by British law, following a landmark ruling by the House of Lords in 1983 in a case in which a Birmingham teenager was refused entry to a school because of his turban. It is not clear how long it will take before the transport department recommends any changes to the EU rules. Another issue is that the EU rarely changes its regulations and, when it does, it can often take years. The Sikh Federation fears the issue has the potential to flare up because the new rules are in force in other European countries. "The reports that we've had from France and Italy in the last few weeks is that Sikhs are being asked to remove their turbans," Singh said. [/QUOTE]
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