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ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
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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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Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
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Gurbani (323-330)
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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)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
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Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
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<blockquote data-quote="Tejwant Singh" data-source="post: 110922" data-attributes="member: 138"><p>Sadh Sangat,</p><p></p><p>Guru Fateh.</p><p></p><p>This thread has brought me back to the good old days and wonderful memories of Hounslow, London and UK in general. I was about 16 in early 1970 when I left India for London where my eldest brother, now deceased due to the inoperable brain tumour lived and where he had gone in 1964. </p><p></p><p>He used to do swap meets to make a living. I joined him in the same venture. On Saturdays at famous Portobello Road in Notting Hill Gate and on Sundays at Petticoat lane in East London. During the week we used to find other swap meets around the country to sell Indian handicrafts and clothes, eg at Canterberry during boxing day, December 25th etc etc.</p><p></p><p> Later on we were able to lease a 3 story building at Portobello Road which became our shop and a warehouse and we started importing our own goods rather than buying from the local wholesalers. We opened little stalls in indoor markets at Kensington High Street, Oxford Street, Carnaby Street and Kings Road in Chelsa, but at the same time, we still continued our one and a half hour drive from Hounslow to Petticoat Lane on Sundays where we had 5 stalls at different locations at 4 am.</p><p></p><p>It was a very hard work, 7 days a week but it was joyful at the same time, perhaps because of my young age, it was more of an adventure. I worked and went out every night and never slept on Fridays and Saturdays, used to come home, take shower and was ready to go to work.</p><p></p><p>The hardest day was Sunday to put up 5 stalls which were tables, put the tarps on because of the English weather, unload the van, decorate the stalls with the goodies and be ready for the tourists by 7 am and then dismantle everything at 2 pm.</p><p></p><p>We were well liked and by the other people who were mainly {censored}neys because we were friendly to all and having 5 stalls showed some kind of clout which brought respect.</p><p></p><p>On one of these Sundays, a couple of the young lads whom we had hired to manage the 5 stalls were unloading the van when a {censored}ney guy parked his van so close to ours that the lads were not able to unload. They first went to my brother Harbhajan to let him know what was happening. He came to me and told me what had taken place. I went to Mike's ( I still remember his name) stall and asked," Mike what is happening my frien..."? I could not even finish the sentence when he uttered in his typical {censored}ney accent," You Indian bas...." and then he felt a punch on the bridge of his nose by me. People got together, separated us and that was all it needed to sort things out.</p><p></p><p>After that, Mike always took permission how far to park from our van and started addressing me as Mr. Malik rather than Teji.</p><p></p><p>I must admit that I have never felt any kind of discrimination in the UK where I used to travel from Monday to Thursday to sell clothes to the boutiques and met lots of lovely people. I travelled all around the UK many times and also to many parts of Europe. </p><p></p><p>But at the same time I know lots of people who felt discriminated even in business who were not only Sikhs but also Hindus and Muslims.</p><p></p><p>Not to keep on tooting my own horn in the fear of being arrogant, there was a fierce competition for the clothes from India mainly cheese cloth at that time. So all importers and wholesalers tried to sell the same goods to the big department stores.</p><p></p><p>We all so called salesmen met in the waiting room of the buyers to peddle almost the same clothes. All of them were older than I was. I was only 17 and happy to say that I was able to sell what I had to offer which was not any different than any other people who were there. My very first order with a Department store was worth 20,000 pounds which was a huge order for a small company like ours.</p><p></p><p>I thought I would share this interesting part of my young life. One thing I must add which may offend some in here but many Muslim people who I thought were my friends and helped them even with some money turned out to be the worst of all. I have nothing negative to say about any English, Welsh, Scottish or Irish I met during my 6 years there.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Tejwant Singh</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tejwant Singh, post: 110922, member: 138"] Sadh Sangat, Guru Fateh. This thread has brought me back to the good old days and wonderful memories of Hounslow, London and UK in general. I was about 16 in early 1970 when I left India for London where my eldest brother, now deceased due to the inoperable brain tumour lived and where he had gone in 1964. He used to do swap meets to make a living. I joined him in the same venture. On Saturdays at famous Portobello Road in Notting Hill Gate and on Sundays at Petticoat lane in East London. During the week we used to find other swap meets around the country to sell Indian handicrafts and clothes, eg at Canterberry during boxing day, December 25th etc etc. Later on we were able to lease a 3 story building at Portobello Road which became our shop and a warehouse and we started importing our own goods rather than buying from the local wholesalers. We opened little stalls in indoor markets at Kensington High Street, Oxford Street, Carnaby Street and Kings Road in Chelsa, but at the same time, we still continued our one and a half hour drive from Hounslow to Petticoat Lane on Sundays where we had 5 stalls at different locations at 4 am. It was a very hard work, 7 days a week but it was joyful at the same time, perhaps because of my young age, it was more of an adventure. I worked and went out every night and never slept on Fridays and Saturdays, used to come home, take shower and was ready to go to work. The hardest day was Sunday to put up 5 stalls which were tables, put the tarps on because of the English weather, unload the van, decorate the stalls with the goodies and be ready for the tourists by 7 am and then dismantle everything at 2 pm. We were well liked and by the other people who were mainly {censored}neys because we were friendly to all and having 5 stalls showed some kind of clout which brought respect. On one of these Sundays, a couple of the young lads whom we had hired to manage the 5 stalls were unloading the van when a {censored}ney guy parked his van so close to ours that the lads were not able to unload. They first went to my brother Harbhajan to let him know what was happening. He came to me and told me what had taken place. I went to Mike's ( I still remember his name) stall and asked," Mike what is happening my frien..."? I could not even finish the sentence when he uttered in his typical {censored}ney accent," You Indian bas...." and then he felt a punch on the bridge of his nose by me. People got together, separated us and that was all it needed to sort things out. After that, Mike always took permission how far to park from our van and started addressing me as Mr. Malik rather than Teji. I must admit that I have never felt any kind of discrimination in the UK where I used to travel from Monday to Thursday to sell clothes to the boutiques and met lots of lovely people. I travelled all around the UK many times and also to many parts of Europe. But at the same time I know lots of people who felt discriminated even in business who were not only Sikhs but also Hindus and Muslims. Not to keep on tooting my own horn in the fear of being arrogant, there was a fierce competition for the clothes from India mainly cheese cloth at that time. So all importers and wholesalers tried to sell the same goods to the big department stores. We all so called salesmen met in the waiting room of the buyers to peddle almost the same clothes. All of them were older than I was. I was only 17 and happy to say that I was able to sell what I had to offer which was not any different than any other people who were there. My very first order with a Department store was worth 20,000 pounds which was a huge order for a small company like ours. I thought I would share this interesting part of my young life. One thing I must add which may offend some in here but many Muslim people who I thought were my friends and helped them even with some money turned out to be the worst of all. I have nothing negative to say about any English, Welsh, Scottish or Irish I met during my 6 years there. Tejwant Singh [/QUOTE]
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