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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)
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Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
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Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
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Mundavanee Mehl 5
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<blockquote data-quote="kds1980" data-source="post: 142000" data-attributes="member: 1178"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>East & West Do Meet ... in Amritsar</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong></strong></span> by DHARMENDRA RATAUL</p><p></p><p>Amritsar, Punjab </p><p></p><p>The reported marriage of Alexandra Aitken, daughter of former British cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken, to Sardar Inderjot Singh is only the latest instance here of a woman from the West seeking spiritual bliss in Sikhism. </p><p></p><p>There are at least three recent instances of high-profile Western women converting to Sikhism after marrying amritdhari Sikhs and choosing to settle down in this city. </p><p></p><p>K. Peterson, hailing from Fairbanks, Alaska (U.S.A.), married Amritsar-based businessman Hardip Singh last year. She not only converted to Sikhism but also listens to the gurbani daily and maintains a Khalsa way of life. </p><p></p><p>"She is perhaps more devoted to the religion than me. She regularly recites shabads and visits the gurdwara," said Hardip, who met Peterson during a religious discourse as her mother also had a strong leaning towards the religion. </p><p></p><p>Peterson, now renamed Amrit Kaur, lives with Hardip's family in the city. </p><p></p><p>"She left for Fairbanks on January 18 to complete her Major in Languages in the University of Alaska. She is immersed in Sikhi and also wears a turban. She is so devoted to the Sikh tenets that she was not even ready to pursue her studies back home. It is on my insistence that she has gone back to Fairbanks, where I will be joining her shortly," said Hardip. </p><p></p><p>He further said that they married in an Anand Karaj wedding ceremony here last year and the entire Peterson family was present. "She adjusted so well. She speaks Punjabi now and eats and prepares Punjabi food too. She wept profusely when I saw her off two weeks back at the airport. We talk to each other daily and she recites hymns from Guru Granth Sahib every day in her hostel," said Hardip Singh, whose family is also happy to have such a devoted Sikh at home. </p><p></p><p>Amritsar also hosts a Miri-Piri Academy, geared mostly to Sikhs from the diaspora, and many of the students here are children or grandchildren of converts to Sikhism and live in the Khalsa discipline. </p><p></p><p>"There are many women marrying amritdhari Sikh men, including Nihangs, these days. They are devoted to a life of Sikhi. Some couples go back to the U.S. and other countries, while some settle here. Those on our campus lead their life as per the teachings of the Sikh Gurus and Guru Granth Sahib," said Kiran Singh, Director of Miri-Piri Academy which was founded Singh Sahib Harbhajan Singh ji Yogi, known worldwide for having inspired many Westerners to Sikhism to convert to Sikhism. </p><p></p><p>The longest wedded mixed couple in the city is former cricketer Swaranjit Singh and his German wife, Irmengard. They first met at Cambridge University where they were students, and later fell in love and married. [Manmohan Singh - now Prime Minister of India - was a student at that time and as a friend of the couple, attended their wedding.] </p><p></p><p>"I was a cricketer and Irmen got a job in the Cultural Affairs Department of the Government of Germany," explains Swaranjit. "We have lived in a number of places, but finally decided to settle here," adds Irmen with pride writ large on her face. </p><p></p><p>She said although she is not a very religious person, she attends the gurdwara regularly with Swaran and she appreciates the devoted her husband has for Sikhi. Their son Ranjit lives in Germany but often comes here to stay with his parents. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>[Courtesy: Indian Express. Edited for sikhchic.com] </p><p>February 10, 2011</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.sikhchic.com/people/east_west_do_meet_in_amritsar" target="_blank">http://www.sikhchic.com/people/east_west_do_meet_in_amritsar</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kds1980, post: 142000, member: 1178"] [SIZE=4][B]East & West Do Meet ... in Amritsar [/B][/SIZE] by DHARMENDRA RATAUL Amritsar, Punjab The reported marriage of Alexandra Aitken, daughter of former British cabinet minister Jonathan Aitken, to Sardar Inderjot Singh is only the latest instance here of a woman from the West seeking spiritual bliss in Sikhism. There are at least three recent instances of high-profile Western women converting to Sikhism after marrying amritdhari Sikhs and choosing to settle down in this city. K. Peterson, hailing from Fairbanks, Alaska (U.S.A.), married Amritsar-based businessman Hardip Singh last year. She not only converted to Sikhism but also listens to the gurbani daily and maintains a Khalsa way of life. "She is perhaps more devoted to the religion than me. She regularly recites shabads and visits the gurdwara," said Hardip, who met Peterson during a religious discourse as her mother also had a strong leaning towards the religion. Peterson, now renamed Amrit Kaur, lives with Hardip's family in the city. "She left for Fairbanks on January 18 to complete her Major in Languages in the University of Alaska. She is immersed in Sikhi and also wears a turban. She is so devoted to the Sikh tenets that she was not even ready to pursue her studies back home. It is on my insistence that she has gone back to Fairbanks, where I will be joining her shortly," said Hardip. He further said that they married in an Anand Karaj wedding ceremony here last year and the entire Peterson family was present. "She adjusted so well. She speaks Punjabi now and eats and prepares Punjabi food too. She wept profusely when I saw her off two weeks back at the airport. We talk to each other daily and she recites hymns from Guru Granth Sahib every day in her hostel," said Hardip Singh, whose family is also happy to have such a devoted Sikh at home. Amritsar also hosts a Miri-Piri Academy, geared mostly to Sikhs from the diaspora, and many of the students here are children or grandchildren of converts to Sikhism and live in the Khalsa discipline. "There are many women marrying amritdhari Sikh men, including Nihangs, these days. They are devoted to a life of Sikhi. Some couples go back to the U.S. and other countries, while some settle here. Those on our campus lead their life as per the teachings of the Sikh Gurus and Guru Granth Sahib," said Kiran Singh, Director of Miri-Piri Academy which was founded Singh Sahib Harbhajan Singh ji Yogi, known worldwide for having inspired many Westerners to Sikhism to convert to Sikhism. The longest wedded mixed couple in the city is former cricketer Swaranjit Singh and his German wife, Irmengard. They first met at Cambridge University where they were students, and later fell in love and married. [Manmohan Singh - now Prime Minister of India - was a student at that time and as a friend of the couple, attended their wedding.] "I was a cricketer and Irmen got a job in the Cultural Affairs Department of the Government of Germany," explains Swaranjit. "We have lived in a number of places, but finally decided to settle here," adds Irmen with pride writ large on her face. She said although she is not a very religious person, she attends the gurdwara regularly with Swaran and she appreciates the devoted her husband has for Sikhi. Their son Ranjit lives in Germany but often comes here to stay with his parents. [Courtesy: Indian Express. Edited for sikhchic.com] February 10, 2011 [URL]http://www.sikhchic.com/people/east_west_do_meet_in_amritsar[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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