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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="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 142554" data-attributes="member: 884"><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy"><strong>Drugs Dent Macho Image of Punjabi Men</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="color: navy"><strong>Aman Sood</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><strong><span style="color: navy">Tribune News Service</span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Patiala, February 21</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Not too long ago, robustness used to be synonymous with Punjabi males. The youth in almost every household used to follow a regimen of regular physical exercise and healthy food — ghee and milk being its vital components. Rightly were they then called "gabru jawans" (robust youth), a characteristic that not only people in neighbouring states but also the entire country used to be envy of. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">But the robust image of the Punjabi youth has been dented of late, thanks to drugs and alcohol replacing ghee and milk on their diet charts. And their growing aversion to physical exercise has dealt the final blow. While earlier youth used to get a kick by going to akharas (rural wrestling grounds) for physical training, now their present day contemporaries are twice as crazy about marking their attendance at ahatas (drinking places at liquor vends) or drug havens. Such a trend of Punjabi youth losing their robustness came to light at a constable-recruitment rally in Patiala. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Of the total 7,114 candidates who had applied, only 3,382 appeared for the physical test — meaning more than half of them lost in advance, apparently due to the fear of failure. And of those who turned up, only 1,456 (till February 19) could clear the test. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Highlighting the harms caused by drugs, police officials claim that the physique of most of the youth was found to be below the set norms and majority of them appeared undernourished. They could not run even half the qualifying distance. The easy availability of drugs is the clear culprit, they opine. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Patiala SSP Gurpreet Singh Gill said drug and alcohol abuse could be blamed for the falling standards. The missing exercise regimen was another cause, he said. "Their (Punjabi youth’s) height is also getting stinted and it is due to drinking at an early age. Haryana youth, on the other hand, are far stronger," Gill said.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">source: </span><a href="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110222/main8.htm" target="_blank"><u><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="font-family: 'Raavi'"><span style="color: navy">http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110222/main8.htm</span></span></span></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 142554, member: 884"] [LEFT][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy][B]Drugs Dent Macho Image of Punjabi Men[/B][/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=navy][B]Aman Sood[/B][/COLOR] [B][COLOR=navy]Tribune News Service[/COLOR][/B][/LEFT] [COLOR=navy]Patiala, February 21[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Not too long ago, robustness used to be synonymous with Punjabi males. The youth in almost every household used to follow a regimen of regular physical exercise and healthy food — ghee and milk being its vital components. Rightly were they then called "gabru jawans" (robust youth), a characteristic that not only people in neighbouring states but also the entire country used to be envy of. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]But the robust image of the Punjabi youth has been dented of late, thanks to drugs and alcohol replacing ghee and milk on their diet charts. And their growing aversion to physical exercise has dealt the final blow. While earlier youth used to get a kick by going to akharas (rural wrestling grounds) for physical training, now their present day contemporaries are twice as crazy about marking their attendance at ahatas (drinking places at liquor vends) or drug havens. Such a trend of Punjabi youth losing their robustness came to light at a constable-recruitment rally in Patiala. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Of the total 7,114 candidates who had applied, only 3,382 appeared for the physical test — meaning more than half of them lost in advance, apparently due to the fear of failure. And of those who turned up, only 1,456 (till February 19) could clear the test. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Highlighting the harms caused by drugs, police officials claim that the physique of most of the youth was found to be below the set norms and majority of them appeared undernourished. They could not run even half the qualifying distance. The easy availability of drugs is the clear culprit, they opine. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Patiala SSP Gurpreet Singh Gill said drug and alcohol abuse could be blamed for the falling standards. The missing exercise regimen was another cause, he said. "Their (Punjabi youth’s) height is also getting stinted and it is due to drinking at an early age. Haryana youth, on the other hand, are far stronger," Gill said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]source: [/COLOR][URL="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110222/main8.htm"][U][FONT=Raavi][FONT=Raavi][COLOR=navy]http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110222/main8.htm[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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