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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)
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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Bullying, Sikh Children, And Awareness
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 208591" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>As I was in an elevator at a hotel last week, a man in the elevator approached my turbaned father as we walked out and asked him if he was a Sikh. After my father answered “yes” the man proceeded to say, “The world needs more Sikhs. Your people are amazing”.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]19954[/ATTACH] </p><p></p><p>It’s actually disappointing that I was completely surprised by this man’s comment, as I am used to people simply staring at my father with his turban and beard or whispering to one another as they glance at him. I was stunned and astonished he even knew who Sikhs are and how they look; a lump grew in my throat and I was on the verge of tears of happiness that my community’s hard work on raising awareness has had some impact in this world despite the recent wave of hate.</p><p></p><p>However, my next encounter with a little Sikh boy made me realize how much work we still need to do for making<em> children</em> aware of Sikhism.</p><p></p><p>A few days after the positive encounter, I ran into a little Sikh boy who was one of my campers from a Sikh youth camp I volunteered at. As I spoke with him, I couldn’t help but think of the pain the boy faces on a daily basis. At the youth camp, the counselors held a session which gave Sikh children the chance to freely ask any questions and seek advice from the counselors, and I was not prepared for what these children were about to tell me.</p><p></p><p>There were stories of Sikh boys having their patkas (a version of the turban for young Sikhs) being tampered with and even pulled off, racial slurs being shouted in their faces, slurs about their appearances and turbans, their turbans being compared to unthinkable objects, stories of Sikh girls being humiliated for their long braids and facial hair, and the list went on.</p><p></p><p>Although I was aware of the bullying that Sikh children face, it was distressing to hear of the bullying first-hand from the children themselves. Though I also experienced bullying in middle school, I could never imagine what Sikh children with patkas and turbans went through. I tried my best to maintain a positive environment for these children by telling them how Sikhism and their appearance make them unique, stronger, and closer to God. Yet they simply smiled, nodded and my sorrow grew, realizing how deep the problem of bullying is for the Sikh community and as whole.</p><p></p><p>When I ran into the little Sikh boy after the positive encounter in the elevator with my father, I recognized and registered that bullying is also a major component of awareness. How to make children aware of diversity, culture, and religion from the beginning of their schooling journeys is crucial for reaching a step toward bullying prevention and even hate crime prevention. We have multiple media platforms that have helped immensely with Sikhism awareness as a whole, yet the community must seek more paths to educate children about the many different cultures of the globe, and this comes with educating <em>both</em> children and the parents. I hope that with awareness and education efforts, less children will be targeted for being “different” and more people will recognize the amazingness of marginalized communities.</p><p></p><p><em>To read more on the bullying children of the Sikh community face, check out <a href="http://www.sikhcoalition.org" target="_blank">The Sikh Coalition’s</a> <a href="https://issuu.com/thesikhcoalition/docs/go-home-terrorist/3?e=6913675/7070140" target="_blank"> “Go Home Terrorist” bullying report</a>.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>By Sehej Kaur - University of Southern California International Relations Student and Civil Rights Advocate</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 208591, member: 1"] As I was in an elevator at a hotel last week, a man in the elevator approached my turbaned father as we walked out and asked him if he was a Sikh. After my father answered “yes” the man proceeded to say, “The world needs more Sikhs. Your people are amazing”. [ATTACH=full]19954[/ATTACH] It’s actually disappointing that I was completely surprised by this man’s comment, as I am used to people simply staring at my father with his turban and beard or whispering to one another as they glance at him. I was stunned and astonished he even knew who Sikhs are and how they look; a lump grew in my throat and I was on the verge of tears of happiness that my community’s hard work on raising awareness has had some impact in this world despite the recent wave of hate. However, my next encounter with a little Sikh boy made me realize how much work we still need to do for making[I] children[/I] aware of Sikhism. A few days after the positive encounter, I ran into a little Sikh boy who was one of my campers from a Sikh youth camp I volunteered at. As I spoke with him, I couldn’t help but think of the pain the boy faces on a daily basis. At the youth camp, the counselors held a session which gave Sikh children the chance to freely ask any questions and seek advice from the counselors, and I was not prepared for what these children were about to tell me. There were stories of Sikh boys having their patkas (a version of the turban for young Sikhs) being tampered with and even pulled off, racial slurs being shouted in their faces, slurs about their appearances and turbans, their turbans being compared to unthinkable objects, stories of Sikh girls being humiliated for their long braids and facial hair, and the list went on. Although I was aware of the bullying that Sikh children face, it was distressing to hear of the bullying first-hand from the children themselves. Though I also experienced bullying in middle school, I could never imagine what Sikh children with patkas and turbans went through. I tried my best to maintain a positive environment for these children by telling them how Sikhism and their appearance make them unique, stronger, and closer to God. Yet they simply smiled, nodded and my sorrow grew, realizing how deep the problem of bullying is for the Sikh community and as whole. When I ran into the little Sikh boy after the positive encounter in the elevator with my father, I recognized and registered that bullying is also a major component of awareness. How to make children aware of diversity, culture, and religion from the beginning of their schooling journeys is crucial for reaching a step toward bullying prevention and even hate crime prevention. We have multiple media platforms that have helped immensely with Sikhism awareness as a whole, yet the community must seek more paths to educate children about the many different cultures of the globe, and this comes with educating [I]both[/I] children and the parents. I hope that with awareness and education efforts, less children will be targeted for being “different” and more people will recognize the amazingness of marginalized communities. [I]To read more on the bullying children of the Sikh community face, check out [URL='http://www.sikhcoalition.org']The Sikh Coalition’s[/URL] [URL='https://issuu.com/thesikhcoalition/docs/go-home-terrorist/3?e=6913675/7070140'] “Go Home Terrorist” bullying report[/URL]. By Sehej Kaur - University of Southern California International Relations Student and Civil Rights Advocate[/I] [/QUOTE]
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