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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)
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Thintteen (343-344)
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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)
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
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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Devanagari As A Writing System For Punjabi: Plus Or Minus For Punjabi?
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<blockquote data-quote="Guglani" data-source="post: 188586" data-attributes="member: 4261"><p>Recently I read in a chapter in book published by Cambridge University Press titled "language in South Asia" , quote"Sikhs often write Punjabi in Gurmukhi, Hindus in Devanagri and Muslims in perso-Arabic ."unquote . Earlier author Tej K. Bhatia,who has written this chapter about punjabi language in this book , and who claims himself a linguistic expert and is engaged in Syracuse university U S A as Professor of a linguistic department and Director of South Asian Languages,writes quote" Punjabi is written in four scripts ,Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic(Shahmukhi),Devanagri and the. Dying business script Landa."unquote.My contention is that none of Hindus in India write Punjabi in Devanagri script,neither in any schools it is taught, nor are there any newspapers ,periodicals or Print media published in Punjabi (Devanagri) script. No wikipedia Punjabi (Devanagri) site is existing like there are sites in Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi as <a href="http://pa.wikipedia.org" target="_blank">http://pa.wikipedia.org</a> and <a href="http://pnb.wikipedia.org" target="_blank">http://pnb.wikipedia.org</a>. Then question arises what motive is there behind such <span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Red">deleted</span></span></span></span> statements published in such books <span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Red">deleted</span></span>.Now some in many sites are quoting this reference and giving same information on their sites like <a href="http://books.google.co.in/books?id=F2SRqDzB50wC&pg=PA886&dq=concise+encyclopedia+of+languages+of+the+world+gurmukhi&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BGP3Uba_IIfjrAe624DgDQ&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=concise%20encyclopedia%20of%20languages%20of%20the%20world%20gurmukhi&f=false" target="_blank">http://books.google.co.in/books?id=F2SRqDzB50wC&pg=PA886&dq=concise+encyclopedia+of+languages+of+the+world+gurmukhi&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BGP3Uba_IIfjrAe624DgDQ&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=concise%20encyclopedia%20of%20languages%20of%20the%20world%20gurmukhi&f=false</a>. I would request SPN community to put an halt against this<span style="color: Red"><span style="color: Red"> deleted</span></span> about Gurmukhi by some mischievous people by counter propagating and participating in discussion forums at relevant wikipedia sites.</p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red">spnadmin note: Possibly libelous comments have been deleted. The book in linked in this comment refers to Devanagari as a writing system and not as a Punjabi script. SPN does not vouch for the accuracy of comments posted by members.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guglani, post: 188586, member: 4261"] Recently I read in a chapter in book published by Cambridge University Press titled "language in South Asia" , quote"Sikhs often write Punjabi in Gurmukhi, Hindus in Devanagri and Muslims in perso-Arabic ."unquote . Earlier author Tej K. Bhatia,who has written this chapter about punjabi language in this book , and who claims himself a linguistic expert and is engaged in Syracuse university U S A as Professor of a linguistic department and Director of South Asian Languages,writes quote" Punjabi is written in four scripts ,Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic(Shahmukhi),Devanagri and the. Dying business script Landa."unquote.My contention is that none of Hindus in India write Punjabi in Devanagri script,neither in any schools it is taught, nor are there any newspapers ,periodicals or Print media published in Punjabi (Devanagri) script. No wikipedia Punjabi (Devanagri) site is existing like there are sites in Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi as [URL="http://pa.wikipedia.org"]http://pa.wikipedia.org[/URL] and [URL="http://pnb.wikipedia.org"]http://pnb.wikipedia.org[/URL]. Then question arises what motive is there behind such [COLOR="Red"][COLOR="Red"][COLOR="Red"][COLOR="Red"]deleted[/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR][/COLOR] statements published in such books [COLOR="Red"][COLOR="Red"]deleted[/COLOR][/COLOR].Now some in many sites are quoting this reference and giving same information on their sites like [URL="http://books.google.co.in/books?id=F2SRqDzB50wC&pg=PA886&dq=concise+encyclopedia+of+languages+of+the+world+gurmukhi&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BGP3Uba_IIfjrAe624DgDQ&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=concise%20encyclopedia%20of%20languages%20of%20the%20world%20gurmukhi&f=false"]http://books.google.co.in/books?id=F2SRqDzB50wC&pg=PA886&dq=concise+encyclopedia+of+languages+of+the+world+gurmukhi&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BGP3Uba_IIfjrAe624DgDQ&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=concise%20encyclopedia%20of%20languages%20of%20the%20world%20gurmukhi&f=false[/URL]. I would request SPN community to put an halt against this[COLOR="Red"][COLOR="Red"] deleted[/COLOR][/COLOR] about Gurmukhi by some mischievous people by counter propagating and participating in discussion forums at relevant wikipedia sites. [COLOR="Red"] spnadmin note: Possibly libelous comments have been deleted. The book in linked in this comment refers to Devanagari as a writing system and not as a Punjabi script. SPN does not vouch for the accuracy of comments posted by members.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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