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ਜਪੁ | Jup
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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<blockquote data-quote="spnadmin" data-source="post: 132584" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Dharmendra Rataul , Dinker Vashisht</p><p>Posted: Wed Sep 01 2010, 01:11 hrs</p><p>Chandigarh:</p><p></p><p></p><p>With barely a year and a half to go for the Assembly elections, politics in Punjab is falling back on ghosts of past controversies to liven up the debate. The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal has found the quarter century of the Punjab Accord and the killing of one of its main architects, Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a convenient tool to stir a controversy.</p><p></p><p>The Longowal accord, an attempt to find a political solution for the grievances of the Sikhs, was signed between former Prime Minister the late Rajiv Gandhi and Harchand Singh Longowal, the then president of the Akali Dal, who was assassinated a few months later by separatists. The accord recognised the religious, territorial and economic demands of the Sikhs (see box). The agreement provided a basis for a return to normalcy, but it was denounced by a few Sikh militants who refused to give up demand for an independent Khalistan.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The current blame game over the Punjab Accord was sparked off by none other than Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who claimed that Longowal, who was the president of Akali Dal in 1985, regretted signing the peace accord with Rajiv Gandhi in July 1985. He said Longowal, within days of signing the accord, had personally told him that “he had been betrayed by the Centre”. The Chief Minister also claimed that Arjun Singh, who was Rajiv’s choice as Governor of Punjab, had approached him with the post of chief minister in lieu of signing an agreement that the Centre wanted.</p><p></p><p>The Chief Minister’s comments provoked sharp reactions from all quarters. Leader of Opposition Rajinder Kaur Bhattal termed him an opportunist who was raking up an old issue because of forthcoming Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) elections. Former Congress chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has, in turn, blamed Badal’s “indecisiveness” for the failure of the accord. “He could never take a stand. At one moment he agreed on some points and then suddenly after a few hours he would do a volte-face.”</p><p></p><p>However, Manjit Singh Khaira, legal advisor and close friend of Harchand Singh Longowal, told The Indian Express, “I find it improper that these people are now voicing their opinions when they know that the four original parties to the accord — Rajiv Gandhi, Sant Longowal, Attar Singh and Balwant Singh — are now dead.”</p><p></p><p>Khaira would draft the letters on behalf of Longowal to Rajiv Gandhi which went on to become part of the Longowal accord. Recollecting those days, he too blamed Badal for being “indecisive” and alleged that he would often develop cold feet and more often than not, he would take the side of the radicals. “It is all very fine for him to speak that Sant Longowal was naïve but why does he conveniently forget that it was him and Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Tohra who first allowed extremists refuge in the holy precincts of the Golden Temple.”</p><p></p><p>Baldev Singh, another politician who was active in the mid 1980s, says Longowal had no second thoughts about the accord. “Shortly before he was assassinated, he addressed a public meeting where he told people that the accord was necessary for peace in the state.”</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/discord-over-accord/675636/0" target="_blank">http://www.indianexpress.com/news/discord-over-accord/675636/0</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spnadmin, post: 132584, member: 35"] Dharmendra Rataul , Dinker Vashisht Posted: Wed Sep 01 2010, 01:11 hrs Chandigarh: With barely a year and a half to go for the Assembly elections, politics in Punjab is falling back on ghosts of past controversies to liven up the debate. The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal has found the quarter century of the Punjab Accord and the killing of one of its main architects, Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a convenient tool to stir a controversy. The Longowal accord, an attempt to find a political solution for the grievances of the Sikhs, was signed between former Prime Minister the late Rajiv Gandhi and Harchand Singh Longowal, the then president of the Akali Dal, who was assassinated a few months later by separatists. The accord recognised the religious, territorial and economic demands of the Sikhs (see box). The agreement provided a basis for a return to normalcy, but it was denounced by a few Sikh militants who refused to give up demand for an independent Khalistan. The current blame game over the Punjab Accord was sparked off by none other than Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, who claimed that Longowal, who was the president of Akali Dal in 1985, regretted signing the peace accord with Rajiv Gandhi in July 1985. He said Longowal, within days of signing the accord, had personally told him that “he had been betrayed by the Centre”. The Chief Minister also claimed that Arjun Singh, who was Rajiv’s choice as Governor of Punjab, had approached him with the post of chief minister in lieu of signing an agreement that the Centre wanted. The Chief Minister’s comments provoked sharp reactions from all quarters. Leader of Opposition Rajinder Kaur Bhattal termed him an opportunist who was raking up an old issue because of forthcoming Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) elections. Former Congress chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh has, in turn, blamed Badal’s “indecisiveness” for the failure of the accord. “He could never take a stand. At one moment he agreed on some points and then suddenly after a few hours he would do a volte-face.” However, Manjit Singh Khaira, legal advisor and close friend of Harchand Singh Longowal, told The Indian Express, “I find it improper that these people are now voicing their opinions when they know that the four original parties to the accord — Rajiv Gandhi, Sant Longowal, Attar Singh and Balwant Singh — are now dead.” Khaira would draft the letters on behalf of Longowal to Rajiv Gandhi which went on to become part of the Longowal accord. Recollecting those days, he too blamed Badal for being “indecisive” and alleged that he would often develop cold feet and more often than not, he would take the side of the radicals. “It is all very fine for him to speak that Sant Longowal was naïve but why does he conveniently forget that it was him and Jathedar Gurcharan Singh Tohra who first allowed extremists refuge in the holy precincts of the Golden Temple.” Baldev Singh, another politician who was active in the mid 1980s, says Longowal had no second thoughts about the accord. “Shortly before he was assassinated, he addressed a public meeting where he told people that the accord was necessary for peace in the state.” [url]http://www.indianexpress.com/news/discord-over-accord/675636/0[/url] [/QUOTE]
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