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Gurbani (14-53)
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Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
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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)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
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Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
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Chhant (435-462)
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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)
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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
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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Punjab, Punjabi, Punjabiyat
Devanagari As A Writing System For Punjabi: Plus Or Minus For Punjabi?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tejwant Singh" data-source="post: 188627" data-attributes="member: 138"><p>Gyani ji,</p><p></p><p>Guru Fateh.</p><p></p><p>Sadly, this is the difference between East and West Punjab. On our side, even Sikhs feel ashamed to speak Punjabi in Punjab. They talk to each other in Hindi. Punjabi used to be spoken not only in Punjab but also in Delhi, UP, Haryana and parts of HP and Rajasthan. Now, all these Punjabi Delhivallahs speak Hindi instead. We can blame the Hindutva government as much as we want to, which does have its agenda to make Hindi the only language. But one should ask oneself why it has only influenced the Punjabi speaking people not the Malay, or other people who speak their languages in the southern states with great pride.</p><p></p><p>When a language like Punjabi has been an oral language for many centuries and has been written in different alphabets, then it becomes incumbent on the Punjabis to irrigate it so it can flourish despite the outer pressures.</p><p></p><p>We should learn from our Pakistani brethren how to keep the language alive by speaking it at home. This is the only way we give it a life support it needs on our side where this rich language has been made into a sub cultured one by the Hindutva propaganda but the actual blame lies on us Punjabis.</p><p></p><p>I was shocked to notice when I went back to India in 1985 after 15 years that two of my own brothers in law, whom I had the chance to meet for the first time, did not know how to read Gurmukhi. One of them is a retired Brigadier born and raised in Amritsar, the other is from Faridabad. </p><p></p><p>It is also a fallacy to claim that one forgets the language/s after sometime. I only studied Gurmukhi till 5th grade and then was sent to a school where it was not taught. I was able to convince the school principle to have it as an optional language like Sanskrit was. It started in the 7th grade. I had some say with her because she was a family friend.All my younger siblings learned Gurmukhi at home so they could read Gurbani from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. It was encouraged in our home.</p><p></p><p>I had not spoken Punjabi for 15 years. Yes, I taught Punjabi as a teacher's training tool for the ESL teachers in Brasil, but those were broken sentences for them to have the flavour of the difficulties of learning another language.</p><p></p><p>When I landed in India, I understood Punjabi but could not speak it because my muscles were not used to it.I responded in English. It just took me a week to get it all back. I had never forgotten how to read or write it though.</p><p></p><p>I can say the same for Portuguese. I left Brasil in 1985 and had been back 3 times till 1988 but I still speak, write, read it fluently like English and Punjabi. Thanks to Portuguese, I am also able to read, speak Spanish without even having learnt it through any school or books. </p><p></p><p>There is an interesting comparison that can be made between Punjabi and Portuguese because of the syntax/is in both languages. One who speaks Punjabi can speak,understand Hindi and Urdu and also is able to make sense of Pahari, Rajasthani to certain extent but the vice versa is not possible. The same goes for Portuguese. We can speak,understand Spanish and make sense of Italian and French when they are spoken but the vice versa is not possible unless one is familiar with Latin.</p><p></p><p>So, if we want the language of our land, of our Gurus, of our Punjabi writers like Amrita Pritam, Sohan Singh Seetal, Nanak Singh and others like them along with of the great Sufi Punjabi poets like Bulleh Shah, Waris Shah and many more; not to be put on a pyre, then it becomes our responsibility not to kill it. </p><p></p><p>All it needs for a revival is a bit of oral exercise, on which we Punjabis have sadly bit our tongue.</p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p></p><p>Tejwant Singh</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tejwant Singh, post: 188627, member: 138"] Gyani ji, Guru Fateh. Sadly, this is the difference between East and West Punjab. On our side, even Sikhs feel ashamed to speak Punjabi in Punjab. They talk to each other in Hindi. Punjabi used to be spoken not only in Punjab but also in Delhi, UP, Haryana and parts of HP and Rajasthan. Now, all these Punjabi Delhivallahs speak Hindi instead. We can blame the Hindutva government as much as we want to, which does have its agenda to make Hindi the only language. But one should ask oneself why it has only influenced the Punjabi speaking people not the Malay, or other people who speak their languages in the southern states with great pride. When a language like Punjabi has been an oral language for many centuries and has been written in different alphabets, then it becomes incumbent on the Punjabis to irrigate it so it can flourish despite the outer pressures. We should learn from our Pakistani brethren how to keep the language alive by speaking it at home. This is the only way we give it a life support it needs on our side where this rich language has been made into a sub cultured one by the Hindutva propaganda but the actual blame lies on us Punjabis. I was shocked to notice when I went back to India in 1985 after 15 years that two of my own brothers in law, whom I had the chance to meet for the first time, did not know how to read Gurmukhi. One of them is a retired Brigadier born and raised in Amritsar, the other is from Faridabad. It is also a fallacy to claim that one forgets the language/s after sometime. I only studied Gurmukhi till 5th grade and then was sent to a school where it was not taught. I was able to convince the school principle to have it as an optional language like Sanskrit was. It started in the 7th grade. I had some say with her because she was a family friend.All my younger siblings learned Gurmukhi at home so they could read Gurbani from the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. It was encouraged in our home. I had not spoken Punjabi for 15 years. Yes, I taught Punjabi as a teacher's training tool for the ESL teachers in Brasil, but those were broken sentences for them to have the flavour of the difficulties of learning another language. When I landed in India, I understood Punjabi but could not speak it because my muscles were not used to it.I responded in English. It just took me a week to get it all back. I had never forgotten how to read or write it though. I can say the same for Portuguese. I left Brasil in 1985 and had been back 3 times till 1988 but I still speak, write, read it fluently like English and Punjabi. Thanks to Portuguese, I am also able to read, speak Spanish without even having learnt it through any school or books. There is an interesting comparison that can be made between Punjabi and Portuguese because of the syntax/is in both languages. One who speaks Punjabi can speak,understand Hindi and Urdu and also is able to make sense of Pahari, Rajasthani to certain extent but the vice versa is not possible. The same goes for Portuguese. We can speak,understand Spanish and make sense of Italian and French when they are spoken but the vice versa is not possible unless one is familiar with Latin. So, if we want the language of our land, of our Gurus, of our Punjabi writers like Amrita Pritam, Sohan Singh Seetal, Nanak Singh and others like them along with of the great Sufi Punjabi poets like Bulleh Shah, Waris Shah and many more; not to be put on a pyre, then it becomes our responsibility not to kill it. All it needs for a revival is a bit of oral exercise, on which we Punjabis have sadly bit our tongue. Regards Tejwant Singh [/QUOTE]
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