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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)
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Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
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Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
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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)
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)
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Gurbani (1319-23)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
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Gurbani (1352-53)
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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 122044" data-attributes="member: 35"><p><strong> Can palm oil help Indonesia's poor? </strong></p><p></p><p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8534031.stm" target="_blank">BBC News - Can palm oil help Indonesia's poor?</a></p><p></p><p>Are these palm oil saplings on cleared rainforest a sign of hope or of doom?</p><p> </p><p>Panorama last week reported on the disturbing destruction of orangutan habitats in Indonesia for palm oil plantations. But are there benefits from these plantations for local people?</p><p></p><p>Environmentalists have long decried the destruction of Indonesia's rainforests, first for timber and more recently for palm oil. </p><p></p><p>The logging was a one-time deal that mostly benefitted the country's corrupt elite and foreign corporations. </p><p></p><p>But does palm oil have the potential to generate new wealth for this nation of 250 million people? </p><p></p><p>There is one key fact that is often overlooked in the debate. </p><p><strong>Rural middle class</strong></p><p></p><p>Of the more than 7 million hectares (17.2 million acres) in palm oil cultivation, nearly half is in the hands of smallholders, ordinary folk trying to better themselves and look after their families.</p><p></p><p>"We are seeing the emergence of a rural middle class," says John McCarthy of the Australian National University. </p><p></p><p>He is an economist and expert on the Indonesian palm oil industry. </p><p>"I was doing research in a town in Sumatra and I went to a local school and nine of the 13 teachers had oil palm plantations," he said. </p><p></p><p>Intrigued, Mr McCarthy carried out a survey in several villages in the region. What he found startled him. </p><p></p><p>Villagers with four hectares (10 acres) or more were earning on average $12,000 (£7,775) a year. A second group with 2 hectares were earning much less -$2,000 (£1,300) a year - but were still enough to provide financial security for themselves and their families. </p><p></p><p>Villagers without palm oil all fell below the poverty line. </p><p></p><p>The growth of this new middle class has profound implications for both prosperity and the prospects of furthering democracy in Indonesia. </p><p><strong>Fairer</strong></p><p></p><p>There are huge abuses. Plantations continue to be opened up that flout the laws. Corruption flourishes. Local communities are being marginalised, habitats terribly degraded. So what is the way forward? </p><p></p><p>In the often polarised debate about palm oil, it is rare to find converging views between activists and owners.</p><p> Sawit Watch is an Indonesian NGO that has campaigned for several years on the palm oil front. </p><p></p><p>Achmad Surambo is the executive director of Sawit Watch. </p><p></p><p>When I meet him he is happy to make one point clear to me: palm oil in itself is not a bad thing for Indonesia. But the system needs to change. </p><p></p><p>Laws have to be enforced, people and the environment need to be </p><p>protected, the land rights of local communities must be respected. </p><p></p><p>"We have to make the system more fair, accommodate the interests of farmers, communities and labourers," he says. </p><p></p><p>"The system right now is tilted toward the big companies and that has to change." </p><p></p><p>Lyman Agro is a small plantation company managing 60,000 hectares in West Kalimantan (Borneo). </p><p></p><p>Steaven Halim of Lyman Agro points to the roads, schools and health clinics that have been built as proof of the company's commitment to its social responsibility.</p><p></p><p>We have also helped (smallholders) build up cooperatives so they can handle their own business," he says. </p><p></p><p>The government and the industry until recently talked about doubling the land area in production. </p><p></p><p>Sensitive to negative press about deforestation, they are now talking instead about doubling the output in 10 years from 20 million to 40 million tonnes to help meet world demand. </p><p></p><p>When I ask Mr Halim whether this can be achieved with existing plantations he nods vigorously. </p><p></p><p>"Yes, indeed. Indeed it can," he says. </p><p></p><p>The key for him is increasing productivity for smallholders. </p><p></p><p>"If we can get them to 35 tonnes a hectare per year [it now is about 20 tonnes] we can do it." </p><p></p><p>That is not far off what Sawit Watch wants. It has called for a moratorium on expansion, as well as more support and better treatment of farmers and labourers. </p><p></p><p>Steaven Halim acknowledges there are "some bad guys, no doubt" in the industry, but that the time is now to talk. </p><p>"Let's sit down together and try to find the way out. People have to be fed."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 122044, member: 35"] [B] Can palm oil help Indonesia's poor? [/B] [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8534031.stm]BBC News - Can palm oil help Indonesia's poor?[/url] Are these palm oil saplings on cleared rainforest a sign of hope or of doom? Panorama last week reported on the disturbing destruction of orangutan habitats in Indonesia for palm oil plantations. But are there benefits from these plantations for local people? Environmentalists have long decried the destruction of Indonesia's rainforests, first for timber and more recently for palm oil. The logging was a one-time deal that mostly benefitted the country's corrupt elite and foreign corporations. But does palm oil have the potential to generate new wealth for this nation of 250 million people? There is one key fact that is often overlooked in the debate. [B]Rural middle class[/B] Of the more than 7 million hectares (17.2 million acres) in palm oil cultivation, nearly half is in the hands of smallholders, ordinary folk trying to better themselves and look after their families. "We are seeing the emergence of a rural middle class," says John McCarthy of the Australian National University. He is an economist and expert on the Indonesian palm oil industry. "I was doing research in a town in Sumatra and I went to a local school and nine of the 13 teachers had oil palm plantations," he said. Intrigued, Mr McCarthy carried out a survey in several villages in the region. What he found startled him. Villagers with four hectares (10 acres) or more were earning on average $12,000 (£7,775) a year. A second group with 2 hectares were earning much less -$2,000 (£1,300) a year - but were still enough to provide financial security for themselves and their families. Villagers without palm oil all fell below the poverty line. The growth of this new middle class has profound implications for both prosperity and the prospects of furthering democracy in Indonesia. [B]Fairer[/B] There are huge abuses. Plantations continue to be opened up that flout the laws. Corruption flourishes. Local communities are being marginalised, habitats terribly degraded. So what is the way forward? In the often polarised debate about palm oil, it is rare to find converging views between activists and owners. Sawit Watch is an Indonesian NGO that has campaigned for several years on the palm oil front. Achmad Surambo is the executive director of Sawit Watch. When I meet him he is happy to make one point clear to me: palm oil in itself is not a bad thing for Indonesia. But the system needs to change. Laws have to be enforced, people and the environment need to be protected, the land rights of local communities must be respected. "We have to make the system more fair, accommodate the interests of farmers, communities and labourers," he says. "The system right now is tilted toward the big companies and that has to change." Lyman Agro is a small plantation company managing 60,000 hectares in West Kalimantan (Borneo). Steaven Halim of Lyman Agro points to the roads, schools and health clinics that have been built as proof of the company's commitment to its social responsibility. We have also helped (smallholders) build up cooperatives so they can handle their own business," he says. The government and the industry until recently talked about doubling the land area in production. Sensitive to negative press about deforestation, they are now talking instead about doubling the output in 10 years from 20 million to 40 million tonnes to help meet world demand. When I ask Mr Halim whether this can be achieved with existing plantations he nods vigorously. "Yes, indeed. Indeed it can," he says. The key for him is increasing productivity for smallholders. "If we can get them to 35 tonnes a hectare per year [it now is about 20 tonnes] we can do it." That is not far off what Sawit Watch wants. It has called for a moratorium on expansion, as well as more support and better treatment of farmers and labourers. Steaven Halim acknowledges there are "some bad guys, no doubt" in the industry, but that the time is now to talk. "Let's sit down together and try to find the way out. People have to be fed." [/QUOTE]
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