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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="Neutral Singh" data-source="post: 6611" data-attributes="member: 2"><p>Explaining Sikhism</p><p>By Bruce Buchanan, Staff Writer</p><p>News & Record</p><p></p><p>GREENSBORO -- Jasbir Singh doesn't want to push his religion on others; he </p><p>simply wants people to understand and respect it.</p><p></p><p>Greensboro Day School officials produced a curriculum to accompany a new </p><p>educational film called "The Sikh Next Door." Singh, a Greensboro Day </p><p>parent who worked on the project, asked the school to participate, and </p><p>school officials said yes.</p><p></p><p>"It was one of those deals we couldn't refuse," said Ralph Davison, the </p><p>headmaster at Greensboro Day. "It happens to coincide very deeply with the </p><p>school's values."</p><p></p><p>Sikhs from across the country decided to make the film because some Sikh </p><p>students were bullied and harassed at school after the Sept. 11, 2001, </p><p>terrorist attacks because they were confused with Muslims.</p><p></p><p>In April, a Sikh student at UNC-Chapel Hill was attacked near campus by </p><p>three teens who called him "Osama bin Laden." The teens were convicted of </p><p>ethnic intimidation and assault.</p><p></p><p>In the film, Sikh students from across the country explain their religion </p><p>and its customs in their own words.</p><p></p><p>Aprille Black, Greensboro Day's middle and upper school librarian, said she </p><p>and others from the school collaborated with the film's producers and Sikh </p><p>educators to offer suggestions on making the film more useful to teachers. </p><p>They also produced a curriculum for middle and high school students, which </p><p>includes lesson plans and classroom exercises, to accompany the film.</p><p></p><p>Several schools across the country, including Greensboro Day, are already </p><p>using "The Sikh Next Door."</p><p></p><p>The Sikh religion originated in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. </p><p>The religion emphasizes equality and, like Christians and Jews, Sikhs </p><p>worship a single god. There are about 500,000 Sikhs in the United States </p><p>and 22 million worldwide, making it the world's fifth-largest religion.</p><p></p><p>Guilford County's Sikh population is small.</p><p></p><p>The Rev. Mark Sills of FaithAction International House, a Greensboro </p><p>organization that promotes religious tolerance, estimates that fewer than </p><p>100 live in the county.</p><p></p><p>Sikhs do not cut their hair for religions reasons, according to the film. </p><p>Men cover their heads with turbans called pagri.</p><p></p><p>Singh said Sikh men often are mistaken for Muslims because they wear </p><p>turbans. However, they are different religions.</p><p></p><p>Greensboro Day students screened the 15-minute film last week, and Singh's </p><p>daughter, ninth-grader Gulnaar Kaur, spoke to her classmates about it. In </p><p>the Sikh religion, men traditionally take the last name Singh, while women </p><p>use the last name Kaur.</p><p></p><p>"It's not something to be feared," Gulnaar said.</p><p></p><p>She has attended Greensboro Day since first grade and fits right in with </p><p>students from different backgrounds. She plays piano and is on the school's </p><p>field hockey team, which her dad helps coach. Her brother, Anoop Singh, </p><p>graduated from Greensboro Day in 2003 and attends Duke University.</p><p></p><p>"The beauty of Greensboro Day School is being a part of the family," Singh </p><p>said.</p><p></p><p>Although the film focuses on Sikhs, Singh said its lessons of diversity and </p><p>tolerance can be applied to all religions and cultures.</p><p></p><p>"We all want to be respected for our differences," Singh said.</p><p></p><p>Contact Bruce Buchanan at 373-7078 or </p><p><mailto:bbuchanan@news-record.com>bbuchanan@news-record.com</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.news-record.com/news/local/gso/sikh_020405_hp.htm" target="_blank">http://www.news-record.com/news/local/gso/sikh_020405_hp.htm</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neutral Singh, post: 6611, member: 2"] Explaining Sikhism By Bruce Buchanan, Staff Writer News & Record GREENSBORO -- Jasbir Singh doesn't want to push his religion on others; he simply wants people to understand and respect it. Greensboro Day School officials produced a curriculum to accompany a new educational film called "The Sikh Next Door." Singh, a Greensboro Day parent who worked on the project, asked the school to participate, and school officials said yes. "It was one of those deals we couldn't refuse," said Ralph Davison, the headmaster at Greensboro Day. "It happens to coincide very deeply with the school's values." Sikhs from across the country decided to make the film because some Sikh students were bullied and harassed at school after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks because they were confused with Muslims. In April, a Sikh student at UNC-Chapel Hill was attacked near campus by three teens who called him "Osama bin Laden." The teens were convicted of ethnic intimidation and assault. In the film, Sikh students from across the country explain their religion and its customs in their own words. Aprille Black, Greensboro Day's middle and upper school librarian, said she and others from the school collaborated with the film's producers and Sikh educators to offer suggestions on making the film more useful to teachers. They also produced a curriculum for middle and high school students, which includes lesson plans and classroom exercises, to accompany the film. Several schools across the country, including Greensboro Day, are already using "The Sikh Next Door." The Sikh religion originated in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan. The religion emphasizes equality and, like Christians and Jews, Sikhs worship a single god. There are about 500,000 Sikhs in the United States and 22 million worldwide, making it the world's fifth-largest religion. Guilford County's Sikh population is small. The Rev. Mark Sills of FaithAction International House, a Greensboro organization that promotes religious tolerance, estimates that fewer than 100 live in the county. Sikhs do not cut their hair for religions reasons, according to the film. Men cover their heads with turbans called pagri. Singh said Sikh men often are mistaken for Muslims because they wear turbans. However, they are different religions. Greensboro Day students screened the 15-minute film last week, and Singh's daughter, ninth-grader Gulnaar Kaur, spoke to her classmates about it. In the Sikh religion, men traditionally take the last name Singh, while women use the last name Kaur. "It's not something to be feared," Gulnaar said. She has attended Greensboro Day since first grade and fits right in with students from different backgrounds. She plays piano and is on the school's field hockey team, which her dad helps coach. Her brother, Anoop Singh, graduated from Greensboro Day in 2003 and attends Duke University. "The beauty of Greensboro Day School is being a part of the family," Singh said. Although the film focuses on Sikhs, Singh said its lessons of diversity and tolerance can be applied to all religions and cultures. "We all want to be respected for our differences," Singh said. Contact Bruce Buchanan at 373-7078 or <mailto:bbuchanan@news-record.com>bbuchanan@news-record.com [url]http://www.news-record.com/news/local/gso/sikh_020405_hp.htm[/url] [/QUOTE]
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